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Hotel Santa Caterina vs Hotel Palazzetto Rosso

Both hotels are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel Santa Caterina is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel Palazzetto Rosso. Hotel Santa Caterina comes in at #3 in Siena with approval from 6 publications including Lonely Planet, Afar Magazine and Oyster.

Hotel Santa Caterina
Hotel Santa Caterina
8 / 10
Via Enea Silvio Piccolomini 7, 53100 Siena
From $67 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's Fodor's
"The well-run hotel is outside Porta Romana—a 15-minute walk south of Piazza del Campo." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"You'll find some of the friendliest hoteliers in Siena here, and they've been slowly reinvesting in the place." Full review
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Ask for a room with a view down a verdant, unspoiled valley south of Siena.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"This renovated 18th-century elegant villa, just outside the city walls, is a stone's throw beyond the Porta Romana." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Mid-Range
"Housed in a restored 18th-century villa just outside Siena's medieval city walls, the 22-room Hotel Santa Caterina is an intimate, welcoming, mid-range little hotel, often with budget-friendly rates." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"TIP: Make sure to ask for a view-side (not street-side) room. They're not guaranteed, but WOW. The views are amazing." Full review
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Hotel Palazzetto Rosso
Hotel Palazzetto Rosso
7 / 10
Via dei Rossi, 38-42, 53100 Siena, Italy
From $122 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Ooh la la! This French-owned hotel occupies a magnificent 13th-century building and is Siena's only hip hotel, replete with designer furniture and fittings." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"If only these red brick walls could talk. Hotel Palazzetto Rosso, located in the heart of Siena’s medieval center, has been hosting travelers since the Middle Ages. Plenty has changed..." Full review
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There’s old-world elegance in the architecture, to be sure — high vaulted ceilings, rich frescoes, curving archways — but the slate gray floor tiles are by 14 Ora Italiana, the mod Zippo banquettes and cool white bar by Claudio Dondoli and Marco Pocci, the lighting scheme by Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina for Artémide.