"Owned by the Catholic diocese and still home to six Dominican nuns, this convent now operates as a budget hotel." Full review

"lf luck is on your side, you may get one of the rooms with a balcony overlooking the Duomo. You can always retire to the lovely reading room or the little chapel (access on the second floor)."

"Originally a pilgrim hostel, this fourteenth-century building, reached via a stairway down from close to San Domenico church, offers great-value and remarkably peaceful accommodation."

"With a great perk, city-view balconies in many rooms. Breakfast is included, but it’s a bit monastic and you may want to walk up the hill and enjoy a cappuccino in the Campo." Full review

"Siena's only real luxury hotel sits right in the heart of the city, two minutes from Piazza del Campo. Its 51 individually decorated rooms mix old-world elegance with modern panache."

"If you’re looking for an up-close look at history in the Renaissance city of Siena, there’s no better place to lay your head than at this gem of a hotel." Full review

"In a majestic 1600s palazzo, the rooms are filled with priceless antiques, stunning fabrics and frescoed ceilings."

"Set behind a magnificent 17th-century facade and layered with dazzling frescoes, murals, antiques and antiquities, this is Siena's magnate for visiting dignitaries." Full review

"The only luxury hotel in Siena's centro storico...the Grand Hotel Continental is a lovingly restored Renaissance palazzo...and is within a stone's throw of all the city's iconic sights." Full review

"17th-century grandeur meets contemporary elegance at this five-star hotel in central Siena – the hotel of choice for visiting businessmen, politicians and celebrities." Full review

"Housed in a magnificent palazzo in the heart of Siena's historic centre, this luxury choice offers well-sized and elegantly furnished rooms and suites; consider opting for one of the executive junior suites, which feature extraordinary frescoed ceilings, or for the antique-adorned panoramic suite on the top floor." Full review

"For grand luxury in the heart of Siena, you can't do better." Full review

"Siena is, on the one hand, a time machine, a meticulously preserved medieval city, known for its artworks and architecture, and ever-popular with travelers of all nationalities" Full review

"Siena is, on the one hand, a time machine, a meticulously preserved medieval city, known for its artworks and architecture, and ever-popular with travelers of all nationalities. But..." Full review