Bed & Breakfast Palazzo al Torrione 2 - San Gimignano

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2006

Very highly recommend this place. Extremely well-located, can walk easily to everything. Very nice rooms, nice people!

Guest name: JJ, Canada

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Dec 2007

No doubt we'll repeat. Vanna picked us up and led us to the parking. Our room was beatiful. A lot of care has been put in every detail. We find everything was most confortable, warm and in perfect condition. Bath and shower new and nicely decored. Breakfast was not a buffet but was abundant with natural products just baked rather than other factory packed buns offered in some other buffet hotels. Location is perfect near San Giovanni Gate, shops and a fabulous osteria called Chiribiri. Vanna is a 'bravissima' lady. She made our stay even more pleasant. Special thanks from Spain to her. Definitely we wouldn't recommend any other place in San Gimignano.

Guest name: Rafael Moreno Cordoba, Spain

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2007

This is a fantastic place! The rooms are beautiful and ours had a private terrace where we could seat and enjoy a wonderful Tuscan view. Vanna, the owner and Francesco her son, were fantastic. The hotel is inside the walls so you have to park and walk for about 10 minutes to the hotel, but the sorroundings in San Gimigniano are so beautiful that you dont mind. The town is like a dream and the hotel is located one block away from the main street where all the shops and restaurants are. You have to be in good shape to walk around SG since streets are very steep but all is worth it. Thank you Vanna and Francesco for a great stay. We will definitely go back!!

Guest name: Margarita Ponce, USA

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Right inside the wall but in a side street, this hotel has lovely decor and professional service. The owners will help with private E5/day parking and ferry bags so easy for drivers. Go for a walk outside the walls and get away from the hordes of day tourists.

Guest name: Pamela Baillie, New Zealand

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2006

Lovely hotel in 600 year old palace, run by Francesco, very charming young man, who takes pride in his place. They serve great breakfast, often with great dish made by his mom. Parking is arranged for some 150 meters or so away, and someone will shuttle you, if you need. We stayed in regular room, but they have rooms with balconies, we will stay there next time! Great place to relax with bottle of wine.

Guest name: Douglas Martine, USA

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2006

ottima accoglienza, posizione eccellente, pulizia camere eccellente, ottima colazione. soggiorno veramente gradevole ed ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo. caldamente raccomandato

Guest name: GIUSEPPE MARCHEGIANI, Italy

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Sep 2005

Family of 4 from Melbourne, Australia. Right in the heart of San Gimignano, this was fantastic(quite luxurious)accommodation. We were met by a great young guy who parked our car then drove us to our room. He was fantastic during our stay, preparing a superb, big breakfast & assisting with directions as we were leaving. The room was beautiful, clean & spacious. We definitely recommend Palazzo al Torrione and San Gimignano. What a gorgeous place! Very clean, good shopping, spectacular views & lovely atmosphere to walk around for a couple of days.

Guest name: LISA PUMMEROY, Australia

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jul 2006

_huge_ rooms and bathrooms - very nice. their office is a little further than 50m from the gate, but still easy to find.

Guest name: Angus Oliver, Australia

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2006

Thanks to the owner, it was very easy to park and find the hotel. The rooms were very comfortable and the bathroom was outstanding. I would come back and stay here - it will always be a lovely memory.

Guest name: Jerry Kreymer, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2006

We arrived late in the afternoon. Checked with the local police and they directed us to a tobacco shop in the fort. We had parked in the local parking area (E20/day)and went into the fort. There we encountered Vanna. She immediately loaded us into her car and drove us to the public parking area where we got our car and followed her to nearby parking (E20/4 days - quite a savings). She then loaded up our luggage and took us to our room. The room overlooked the interior of the fort and was clean and neat. When we asked about getting an exterior room with a veranda, she said someone canceled and the following day moved us to the room with a varanda. It was wonderful. We sat and drank wine as the sun set over the valley. Vanna was more then helpful, offering us rides to our car and helping us with our various needs. There is a local laundry shop nearby that did an excellent job on our clothes, no ironing but their folding job was good enough that ironing wasn't needed. Overall, this was our best stay in the Tuscany area. We throughly enjoyed our 4 days there. We used San G as a base, leaving early in the morning and returning early evening to San G as the tourist buses cleared out. Once the buses left, we enjoyed the quiet and pleasent atmosphere of San G. We enjoyed our stay so much I've recommended this B&B to several of our friends. My only criticism would be that the breakfast fare is limited but a number of shops are open early for breakfast so we alternated breakfast. Also, there is an internet cafe a couple hundred yeards from the B&B.

Guest name: William Thompson, USA

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in May 2006

Beautiful and beyond our expectations. The hostess was very nice and accomodating. Right in the historic center in a 700 year old building. only thing to be aware of is that the stairs to the rooms are steep with no lift. No problem for people with okay mobility. I will stay again!

Guest name: Jessica Colomb, USA

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

Lovely place to stay!

Guest name: IM, Finland

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2005

Lovely little B&B in San Gimignano. We parked outside the opposite side of the town, but went to the tourism office. The woman working there (very helpful) immediately understood the place my wife and I were staying, and called the owner. Within 5 minutes the owner had driven to the center of the town, picked us up and took us to Palazzo al Torrione. What great service! We stayed in SG one night and would recommend this B&B to anyone looking to stay in SG. We stayed in "the pink room". Very clean, quiet and staff was very helpful.

Guest name: Colin Kegel, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2005

This little family owned romantic hotel was a very surprise. We got a room with balcony and a view over the remote hills. It was 4 meter up to the beams. The bathroom was bigger in reality than shown on the web. All looked new and was very clean. Breakfast was ok for our purposes. We do not like to have dinner eight o’clock in the morning. The hotel is situated just at or on the old wall. It is about 30 meter down to the main walking street where the tourists’ shops are. Perfect! The hostess was very friendly and helpful. We were very well welcomed and did get help to find a parking place and to transport our luggage from the car to the hotel. We regard the hotel as good value for money and will recommend it to our best friends. Carl-Johan Kindgren

Guest name: Carl-Johan Kindgren, Sweden

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

I would give 6 sterns to this hotel if it were possible. Splendid accomodation, more like a palace than a hotel! Rooms are very spacious, bathroom is shick, location and view from the window - great! Staff is very welcoming, besides they recommended us very good restaurants in S.G. San Gimignano in general is great! I reccomend to all to stay there at least for one night and I definitely would choose this B&B again.

Guest name: Natalia Rudenko, Russia

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Jul 2005

Excellent hotel just off the main street. Owners were very friendly and helpful. Rooms very clean and well presented with breakfast simple but more than adequate for our needs. Highly recommended - we will be staying there again next time we visit the area.

Guest name: Jonathan Wilson, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Mar 2005

Wonderful staff, family run. Very quaint in an apartment style setting right near the main entrance. Small rooms, but clean and newly remodeled. We had excellent service, very light breakfast of fresh baked bread and coffee.

Guest name: Michele Civiello, USA