Apartment Fonti d'Ovile - Siena

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Apr 2008

The apartment is very big and very clean. It's close to old town via the escalator. The stuff at the hotel (Moderna) was very friendly and helpful. The apartment is well equipped with big kitchen and bathroom. There is heat and A.C. in all rooms. Just outside the place there is a big parking. The only drawback is the gym located above the apartment. But it's closed on Sunday and gets closed at 22:00 during day weeks. And overall it's not too noise and we could sleep at noon… To sum it up- I surly would come back again and recommended for others!

Guest name: ND, Israel

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Jan 2008

Apartment very good price/quality ratio, only problem is that they only give you one set of keys and the interphone doesn't seem to work! My mother arrived several hours after me, and they wouldn't let her in but she didn't have a key to get in (nor a phone to call me on)! She finally go them to lend her their second set of keys, but she had to argue for 15 mins first. Note also that you can only use around electric burners on the stove at any time without the circuit breaker tripping. However the apartment was really big and clean and we had a good time there.

Guest name: DW, France

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2007

excellence

Guest name: WT, Taiwan

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2007

The ideal apartment for a City break. First time to the apartment. The Spaciousness, cleanliness and the position enabled us to have the perfect Holiday; to spend time in Siena and then to visit Tuscany due to the brilliant public transport of trains and buses. An experienced traveller to Italy I consider this apartment was an all round success.

Guest name: VL, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2007

We had a nice 2-week stay at 'Font d'Ovile'. I myself enjoyed walking around, shopping daily foods at supermarket nereby, cooking, sightseeing...etc., while my daughter joined a language school in Siena. The place is easy to come up to town center with the escalator. The atomosphere, space and the honor(Hotel Moderno)'s service was almost perfect. The only bad thing was the wettness!!! It was musty when checked in although airconditioner was on. We had to wipe all cabinets and closets on the first night. I turned all mattreses, and hung out bed covers, pillows...etc. with window opened in almost every mornings. Anyway we enjoyed!!!

Guest name: CM, Japan

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jun 2007

This place is very big and clean (we stayed in the biggest apartment; I cannot speak for the others). I can't believe it was cheaper than most of the hotels in Siena. I guess it is because you have to walk into the city, which takes 10-15 minutes if your destination is Il Campo, but any visit to Siena involves walking up a lot of hills, so I don't know that this is really a problem. It gave me an excuse to get a gelato every day, since the last open store you walk by at night on the way home is a gelateria on Via del Rossi. Also, the large bed in the bedroom is composed of two twin-size beds placed together, so it was easy for my friend and I to stay there together and sleep on comfortable beds; we simply moved one of the twin beds out to the family room and put the sofa-bed sheets on it. However, these are things to keep in mind: <p> - There is a gym upstairs. It is open during hours that we normally weren't there, and it was not too busy even when we were there, but maybe we got lucky. If it opens earlier than you want to be up, you might get woken up. <p> - The apartment is air-conditioned, which is nice. However, for some reason, running the air-conditioner all day with the windows closed causes the apartment to get very humid (this is the opposite effect my air-conditioner at home has). So sheets and towels started getting mysteriously wet before we realized to keep the windows open for at least some of the day and night. <p> - You can only pay cash or traveller's check, contrary to the entry on Venere.com (probably because it is run by Hotel Moderno, which only lets you pay with a credit card if you are staying in Hotel Moderno). But you don't have to pay until the end, so we had time to hit an ATM to get the money, and Siena seems to be a safe place to walk around with a big wad of cash. <p> Other than that, it was very pleasant and the staff at Hotel Moderno was very polite and helpful in getting us checked in and checked out.

Guest name: David Doty, USA

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: 

stayed in Nov 2006

Fonti d'Ovile was fantastic value for money. We stayed for 12 nights. Staff at the Hotel Moderno were most helpful - with a special mention for Pierluigi and Francesca. The noise from the gym was not a problem. However, if you decide, as we did, to cook your evening meal, and if you have 2 hot plates and a kettle on at the same time, the lights will go out. This was the only drawback. Apart from that, it would be impossible to find better value for money in Siena. The location was ideal, with easy access to the old city via the escalators, and a fabulous green grocer and a supermarket just around the corner. I recommend this apartment highly and would happily stay there again.

Guest name: Glynis Wattus, Australia

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2006

The apartment was spacious with a easy to use kitchen and air conditioning. It was private and quite. Close to the heart of Siena without being overwhelmed with tourists. Its a bit of a hike from the train station, so its better to get the bus if possible.

Guest name: Sarah & Matt Flint, Australia

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Jul 2006

Outstanding apartment - quiet, spacious, pleasantly furnished, amazing value. Very good aircon, 2 tv's, video player. The photos don't really do it justice. The only thing it could definitely do with is a washing machine and possibly a microwave. There's a bakery and a supermarket literally round the corner, free car parking available. Avis car hire office also 5 mins walk. The apartment's a bit hard to find - my advice is to head for the Hotel Moderno which is 50 metres away & they will give you the keys & take you there. The apartment is 2 mins walk from a system of escalators which deposit you in piazza St Francesca, from there it's no more than 10 mins to the Campo. The apartment is beneath a fitness club so there's a certain amount of bumping & banging overhead until about 9pm Mon-Fri but I can't say that this was a problem. The hotel's garden restaurant is surprisingly good too. The nearby bakery does takeaway pizza in the evenings (closed Sun). This apartment really made our holiday!

Guest name: David Leslie, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2006

really enjoyed the spaciousness of fonti, as it was an apartment we self supplied,handy to the escalator to get us to town,massive unit, enjoyed our stay. one fault was trying to find the place so here goes. taxi from station 6.50euro or walk 15 mins. to unit. on arrival at station turn left and go straight along bottom road to a next intersection vear right for 30 metres then turn right follow around to hotel moderno then go into reception and book in. the theory is that hotel moderno has the keys for the apartment, so go there, i stii havent seen a sign saying port o:ville apartments.

Guest name: Arthur Waide, New Zealand

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Excellent location in relation to town and shopping. Good possibility for preparing meals. Independent of other people. We had some problems with humidity and ants, but were able to manage them. Noise from the fitness center is absolutely acceptable.

Guest name: Sigurd Bentz, Denmark

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Apr 2006

Will definitely stay here again! The noise from the gym is only an issue in the early evening.

Guest name: Mary Fowler, USA

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Nov 2005

This is an ideal place to stay for seeing Siena and the surrounding area. Hiring a car made it possible to visit the more out of the way places but if I went back I'd probably use the trains & buses to keep the stress levels down. Finding the accommodation was a bit tricky but worth it when we got there. The staff at the Moderna Hotel were very helpful. Fonti d'Ovile apartments are comfortable, clean, well equipped and situated right next to the heart of Siena, which is a beautiful city. I'd definitely use them again.

Guest name: SHEILA MCLEAN, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2005

There is a gym above the apartments and it can get quite noisy at night, it closes about 10pm. otherwise, the partments are very comnfortable, the staff very friendly and helpful, very good value.

Guest name: CL, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

This was a very comfortable apartment close to the escalator to get up to the old town and close to a small supermarket. It was quite spacious.

Guest name: DH, Australia

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

it's just perfect; you won't find anything better according price and quality. The Gym realy may create some noise from falling dumbbell but you must test it!

Guest name: Matthias Bachmann, Switzerland

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2005

The apartment was huge, with a large kitchen and dining area, big lounge, large double bedroom and well appointed bathroom. Excellent airconditioning. The only difficulty we had was finding it. The map was accurate but we were looking for the Fonti d'Ovile,and this apartment was actually located underneath the Moderna Hotel. The Moderna Hotel acts as a sort of agent for the owner of the apartment. The first person we spoke to at the hotel did not know of the Fonti d'Ovile and we spent another 45 minutes trying to find it, only to come back to the Moderna Hotel where a different receptionist knew of the arrangements for the leasing of the apartments. Early evening in the apartment (Mon-Fri) could be a bit noisy as the apartment is located underneath a fitness centre. The sound of barbells and dumbells crashing onto the floor was a bit distracting, but the gym closes at 9.00pm weekdays and at 6.00pm weekends, so no real problem. Excellent access to the town of Sienna, free escalator right up to the top of the town. Handy for supermarket too. Car parking was a little tricky, very popular area and so it was not possible to always park outside the apartment, but the hotel staff were very helpful in making sure there was always a space somewhere.

Guest name: Peter Osborn, New Zealand

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

Beautiful apartment quite near to the elevator that takes you directly to the city center. large and clean bathroom, well equipped kitchen and a lrge number of facilities. Definitely a good deal!

Guest name: CZ, Italy

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jul 2005

The apartments (not the rooms in the hotel!) at Fonti d' Ovile have a very good price/quality rate. The apartments are big (till 80 square metres) and are quiet. Only the sportcentre on top of the apartments can be a little noisy in the evening. The personnel speaks english and is friendly. Only thing we didn't like was a dirty fridge in the apartment.

Guest name: DV, Netherlands

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

The flat is large, clean, luminous and well located. It would be even great with a washing machine. Two little troubles : first, in spite of the air con, it is very difficult to dry something in the bathroom as it has no window, second, the fitness center at the first floor is sometimes a little noisy in the morning and could prevent some people, kids for instance, to sleep late.

Guest name: YM, France

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

This is a really lovely apartment, it's cool and a bit dark, but nice when you come in from the sun outside!

Guest name: HF, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

The Apartment is situated only 2 minutes from the Porta d'Ovile escalator that deposits you in town. There is really no reason to stay in a hotel in Siena when you can get such a spacious apartment for Eur 70 per night. On arrival we thought there must have been some mistake, the apartment was that good. Dropped points for surroundings as the entrance is in an unfinished car park (didn't bother us) and the foyer to apartments is unfinished. If you just need somewhere to sleep on a short stay this is perfect.

Guest name: JL, Switzerland

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2005

A great choice! However, there is a gym located directly above the apartment ... the noise begins early and ends late - this would definitely bother some people a great deal. However, the apartment is very spacious! I was really happy with it (minus the noise factor). If you're hoping to stay in the heart of Siena, this may not be the place for you, though ... it's a bit away from the main area (such as the Campo). If I return to Siena, I'll stay here again. :)

Guest name: CG, Canada

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Jan 2005

Great deal! Good location, spacious apartment, good value for the money. Would definitely go there again.

Guest name: GB, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Jun 2004

well situated, spacious, reasonably quiet, very helpful concierge, value for money

Guest name: PK, Australia

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2004

your not going to beat the value of this apartment it really is very tastefully kitted out and is huge you could easily sleep 4 in it. its right next to the san fransesco escalators which take you straight in to where you want to be, the view out of the window is green and typical sienna with an old tuscan baths just below.its air conditioned to.has a full kitchen and fridge freezer and all the pots pans utensils you need and a huge dining table. its only set back is it has a gym above it which in the day can be noisy ,but lets face it your in sienna for being out not in the noise doent start till 10 in the morning and ends at 8ish at night, its no problem if you dont want to sleep in the day.for the cost i assure you ,it cant be beaten

Guest name: Ian Jacks, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Dec 2003

Spacious apartment, but a bit impersonal. Somewhat noisy from fitness center above.

Guest name: Wim Passchier, Netherlands