Bed & Breakfast Soggiorno Lo Stellino - Siena

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Group

stayed in Aug 2007

Un poco lejos del centro. No incluye desayuno

Guest name: ANGEL ACEITUNO OLIVER, Spain

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Jun 2007

The inside of the soggorno was very very nice, everything perfect. The only downside of it all was that the surroundings were very noisy (streets with loads of traffic) and as i needed a good night's rest as i walked all through Siena, i would 've benefitted from a more quiet environment.

Guest name: TD, Italy

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Two Relatives

stayed in Apr 2007

This was a good stay. The hotel is not close to either the old city or the train station. The good news is, the bus rides are only 1 euro and can be purchased at almost any store. Don't show up till after 3pm, they take lunch from about 12:30 to 3pm. We waited in a nice recetion area for about an hour. They have a computer to use for internet, helped out. The bathrooms were nice but the shower small. Ask for a quiet room on booking due to the noisy road out front. Overall a good value.

Guest name: Kevin Wichterman, USA

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Oct 2006

Ojo, El hotel es presentado como Bed and Breakfast, pero el desayuno NO esta incluido! Hay un Mc Donald's al frente...

Guest name: DJ, France

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jul 2006

Of all the places we stayed at during our Italy trip, this had the nicest room, and the best value for our money. There were 4 of us and we stayed in a room with 2 floors, with beds for 2 on each floor. It wasn't right in the middle of town so we had to take a bus, but it was very easy to catch the bus to and from town center. Overall it was a great experience.

Guest name: Dorothy Lok, Canada

Average rating:  6.6

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2006

The rooms were a bit small but very attractively decorated. The bathroom too was cramped but clean. There was no breakfast at this B & B and the bar next door was closed on Sundays, the day we were there. There were a lot of pidgeons nesting in the building and the noise of them was very annoying. The b&b was a bit out of town but we drove into the city and found a free parking place outside the walls so it was no problem.

Guest name: JH, Italy

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jul 2006

Only problem is that we had requested a double bed but found out that it was not possible with a shared bath. We would not hesitate to stay there again. Very clean and comfortable Dave and Carol Maxwell

Guest name: David Maxwell, USA

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jun 2006

This is a very hard place to find with a car, maybe it would be easier by bus. But it's a good value for a place so close to the historical centre of Siena. Rooms on the street are noisier than those in the back.

Guest name: Helen Leneman, Italy

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Apr 2006

Easy to go to center of Siena and Clean and quiet. Near the B&B, thre is good restrants. Only from Siena station,you have to go by bus or taxi.

Guest name: SHIMIZU ISAMU, Japan

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Dec 2005

The property is not close to the train station or the downtown. So it will take about 20 min. to take the bus. It's easy to find the location though. I would recommend others to stay in the hotel since the overall faciality and surrounding are nice.

Guest name: Wei-Yun Lee, Taiwan

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Nov 2005

Molto carino e tranquillo è un comodo approdo per visitare Siena utilizzando i mezzi pubblici e non la macchina. Fermate a 50 mt.

Guest name: DM, Italy

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Oct 2005

This hotel was pretty good. Make no mistake about it as it is not close to the train station or center if going by foot. However from the hotel we took buses and from the train station we walked (it took about 30 minutes). But also being away from center gave out room on the top floor great views. The triple with bathroom we reserved had a balcony and a larger bathroom than the communal bathroom others used. The triple and the double were more than adequate in terms of space. Staff was friendly but leaves at 8 pm If you ask nicely you can use the kitchen, but you have to finish by 8 as the staff leaves at that time. There is a fruit and vegetable market just a few stores down and a supermarket about 5 minutes away. It was nice to eat in a more relaxed environment with the friends then always eating meals in town or at the 2 resaurants nearby.

Guest name: Stephen Brawner, USA

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2005

We thought this was a great deal for Sienna. It's a 15 minute walk from the old part of town, buses available too, but for folks who don't mind walking it's a really great deal. The staff was very helpful, rooms were clean and pleasant. Not fancy.

Guest name: RG, USA

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

It's a nice hotel in agood position for reaching the city center and it has private parking. The rooms are clean and confortable... Finally I think I'll raccomand it to my friends!

Guest name: Caterina Bergami, Italy

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in May 2005

The wife and I enjoyed our stay at the Soggiorno Lo Stellino, great location, close to Siena center city--had one point of confusion -- booked Saturday and Sunday and then changed to Friday and Saturday --- very difficuly to get across that this was a change and not adding an extra day. A very nice hotel, with good location a little atmosphere and an excellent overall value. We would happly book here again!

Guest name: Frederick Walczyk, USA

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2005

nothing to add. we had to use our car to visit the center of Siena, but a free car park was possible.

Guest name: RG, France

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Mar 2005

Really good, easy to find and quite well connected with the centre by bus.

Guest name: RC, Italy

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Mar 2005

Good hotel for a short stay. Breakfast is not offered, but nevertheless an excellent Cafeteria at next door (the same owner as the hotel). The price of 49,00 EUR for one night in double room seems a little bit too much. Good service and very friendly employees.

Guest name: Sabine And Erwin Schaefer, Germany

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Feb 2005

Nice hotel, nice room. The reception could be 24 hours, but this is Italy after all!

Guest name: Leonardo Maya, Italy

Average rating:  6.7

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2004

this place was thoroughly bearable. but it was pretty average. the room was clean, and the beds reasonably comfy. shared bathroom, but it was a good bathroom.

Guest name: HM, Australia

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Oct 2004

a little difficult to get around from if you did not have a car as the buses were not on time and taxis were not readily available either.Great food in the pizzaria just down the road.

Guest name: LT, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2004

Pleasant, clean rooms with TV. Carparking onsite. Restaurant, cafe and laundrette next door. Good bus connection with old town. Overall a very pleasant stay.

Guest name: David Bednarczuk, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Sep 2004

This Hotel was very convenient for our needs, spacious room, clean bed linens, very clean bathroom. We booked a triple and the third bed was on a cosy second level in the same room. Although we arrived very late, they set everything up for us to find our keys. Staff where really helpful the phone on our way there, and also giving information about how to get to places. Is True that its located far from the city centre, but we arrived by car, and it had car park. It is very well communicated, as buses run often and very close to the hotel door. There is even a internet service a couple of meters from it. Yes it did not include the breakfast but there was also on the same block a cafe where you find what you need to start the day. I would recomend this property with no hesitation it is defenetly good value for money.

Guest name: Zyntya Ponce Nava, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Aug 2004

We had a 4 person room with the big queen bed for my wife and I in an upstairs loft which was a very useful arrangement. We arrived late and the management arranged to leave the key hidden outside. These things made the stay very nice for us. However, the sink in the bathroom leaked on the floor- a minor inconvenience.

Guest name: BH, USA

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2004

The staff were most helpful. The rooms were spotlessly clean. Shower very small but adequate. No breakfast available. Close to a cafe and excellent restaurant. Handy to local buses and a laundromat. An easy bus ride into Siena. Rather hard to find, but worth the search!

Guest name: Mervyn Clifton, Australia

Average rating:  2.4

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Jul 2004

aucun intérêt. endroit sans âme, sans clim, et atrocement bruyant .à éviter.

Guest name: HC, France

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2004

We were very pleasantly surprised at the appearance of the hotel and our room in particular. I told Stefano that the photos on the website don't do it justice. We had a share bathroom but never had to share it with anyone. We had some difficulty finding the hotel - arriving on a Sunday when some bus routes were not operating - and not really knowing where to get off. Generally, the biggest drawback was the distance from the centre. We spent a long time waiting for buses on a number of occasions, but for those driving it would be great because of the big car-park. Information provided by the staff left something to be desired. For example, one morning, after asking at Reception, we travelled to the city centre to connect with a bus to San Gimignano, only to find that that bus then passed in front of Lo Stellino and stopped to pick up right there.I feel the counter staff should be able to give more accurate guidance to visitors. This was one of several occasions when we were given misleading information that caused us to waste a lot of time.However, generally speaking we were happy with our stay and would recommend Lo Stellino to travellers with cars.

Guest name: Lynne Wells, Australia

Average rating:  5.9

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Jul 2004

L'hôtel était très propre, les chambres très agréables bien décorées avec terrasse. Malheureusement beaucoup trop de circulation sur la via florentina: camions, scooters... toute la nuit. Ce qui a été très génant car nous étions obligés de laisser les fenêtres ouvertes pour cause de chaleur et d'absence de climatisation ou ventilateur... L'accueil a été très impersonnel: en 2 jours, 4 personnes différentes, ouverture de la réception à 8h30 fermeture en fin d'après-midi, musique dans les couloirs pour pallier le manque de présence humaine...

Guest name: Marie-christine BOUTEILLER, France

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2004

Very good place to stay, clean, and welcoming, although quite far from the center of Siena (40 minutes walk). However one can get closer to the center by car pretty easily, then walk.

Guest name: RP, France

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2004

Photos of your Web page helped me to choose your accommodation,however we were delighted with your comfortable hotel after comming such a distance.We hope to return and will tell any of our friends who wish to go to Siena. Thank you for a lovely holiday.

Guest name: ALASTAIR.F. ESSON, United Kingdom

Average rating:  5.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jun 2004

The Sioggornio Lo Stellino was an adequate place to stay. On the plus side the room was clean and well maintained with the linen and towels changed everyday. However there was no indication that it was a hostel and not a hotel. The location of the hostel could be better as it is on the outskirts of Siena and took a bit of searching to locate it. There are a couple of restaraunts and a bar near by but there opening hours are erratic. The hostel does not have a dining room so breakfast and dinner require you to go elsewhere. You have to pay in advance for your stay which was not indicated on the website. There is a bus service to Siena but the last bus back is 12pm so if you are going to have late nights better to stay somewhere closer to Sienna. As we had a car this was not a problem and the hostel did have a car park beside it. The reception opening hours are a problem as it closes in the afternoon for three hours and also at 8pm. We arrived in the afternoon at 2pm and had to wait for an hour for the reception to open. During our stay there was a brief powercut at night that a guest was able to fix by resetting circuit breakers but it hightlighted the necessity of having somebody there all the time to handle problems that may arise. All in all a reasonable place to stay given the price of accomodation in Siena but its location is the major drawback.

Guest name: DO, Ireland

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in May 2004

A very nice room & bathroom facilities. On the outside of town but nice. Very welcoming & very helpful.

Guest name: Cynthia Harris, USA

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2004

Due to the exchange rate diffrence between the Euro and the Canadian Dollar the prices for all Hotels and Meals in Italy were very expnsive Also we were promised a "Double" bed and got two very small single beds, very very small beds

Guest name: T Joseph Hill, Canada

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Apr 2004

Our room was charming with nice windows and views. Although the hotel desk closed for siesta, we were able to work around it. The staff was helpful. Our room was next to one used by housekeeping which was a noisy place in the morning. Overall we were very pleased.

Guest name: TB, USA

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Group

stayed in May 2003

This is a cute little place. The owner/manager is wonderful. She made our reservations for us at the Uffizi and the Accademia (saved us a lot of trouble), and provided a map of the Florence and some nice restaurants to visit. For the price, this is a great place to stay while in Florence--not too far from the big spots, and in a quiet enough place to get good rest. Only complaints: watch out for mosquitoes, and the bathroom tub/shower stalls clogged very quickly (bring slippers!)

Guest name: SH, USA

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2003

A very nice place with helpful staff. It's a bit far from the train station and the walls of Siena if you're walking, but we had a car. Still it was less than 2km from each and well worth the price. No breakfast is included.

Guest name: Thomas Land, USA

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Oct 2003

Venere - this is not the first time a reviewer has asked you to remove this property from the bed and breakfast category! It is advertised as B & B but after booking the property informs that it there is no breakfast - very misleading. I thought this property was very clean and nice but to far out of town, so car parking costs need to be taken into account.

Guest name: Kim Mcfayden, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2003

Fairly nice, clean place, had a bit of difficulty with employees' bus directions resulting in several taxi rides. Our stay was short so we didn't have time to sort out all the transport details, but it is in a decent area of town albeit a busy street. Rooms were spacious and hallway noise was squelched early in the evening by management. Overall not bad, but not wonderful either.

Guest name: David Saunders, USA

Average rating:  3.9

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Aug 2003

We ordered two double rooms - one without bath, one with bath. Upon arrival the room without bath was "upgraded" to one with bath without any notification about the higher price and without asking whether we would agree. Although the reservation cofirmation says that the prices would include bed AND breakfast, no breakfast was included - there is not even a possibility to have breakfast in this hotel!!! No discount was offered when the hotel staff was approached with this complaint.

Guest name: Robert Kovacs, Austria

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jul 2003

Nice 2-floor(!), 4-bedded room. No Aircon, but windows in three directions made it ok, in spite of >30 celsius outside...

Guest name: Goran Alestam, Sweden

Average rating:  9.3

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2003

A nice, clean and comfortable hotel.. easy to find after a hard days drive in a new country. Rewarding to find someone to converse with in English. Would recomend. Australia

Guest name: Janece Chant, Australia

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jun 2003

Nice room, friendly desk clerk. The directions we were given were not specific enough. We were told that the hotel was close to the train station. A distance of 2 kilometers is close by car but not by foot. We were told to take the #10 bus from the train station. That bus drove sround for a full hour before dropping us off .5k from the hotel. Other than that everything was very good.

Guest name: Scott Whitham, USA

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2003

Good hotel, very nice rooms, nice bathroom, nice public areas. Staff was very helpful. The location is not ideal if you're going to explore the Centro a lot, but it's easy to grab a taxi or take the bus, which is what I did.

Guest name: JT, USA

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2003

I think you should tell before that the breakfast is not included. We knew that only when the soggiorno sent us the confirmation back, and at that moment it was late to cancel the room without penalties. Anyway Lo Stellino is a very nice place, the building it's hand painted bi the owner, with a lovely taste, and the cleaning is perfect.

Guest name: Casariego Judith, Italy

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2003

Lo Stellino was excellent. A taxi is required to get there from the train station but the centre of Siena is within walking distance (approx 25-30 minutes). Buses are available either on Fiorentina or around the corner in the direction of Macdonalds. Although breakfast is not available there is a good cappachino cafe close by. We enjoyed the very popular restaurant to the left of Lo Stellino as you come out. Siena is well worth a visit.

Guest name: SW, Canada

Average rating:  7.3

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2003

Very nice hotel. Just a pitty thart there's no sink in the room. Bathroom (apart) was very nice. If you don't have a car it's a bit far from the historic center.

Guest name: MM, Belgium

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Apr 2003

Pleasant place to stop for two nights

Guest name: Michael Ben Ari, Israel

Average rating:  9.4

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Mar 2003

Please do not list this as a bed and breakfast. No breakfast is offered. You have to leave the hotel and go next door to their bakery for breakfast. B&B shoulod be places which include breakfast. It's a small thing, but important to me since I don't want to start the day trying to figure out where to get a cup of coffee.

Guest name: Arthur Jay, USA

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2002

the hotel is far from the center of the city. we took a taxi from the train station - around $6. the managers speak very good english and were extremely helpful and gracious in trying to help us book rooms for our next stop. ask for a room far from the wc - otherwise if you are a light sleeper, you will hear everyone who uses the wc. because the hotel was so far from the center of town - beware that at night the bus does not stop on the street of the hotel. it stops quite far away - we missed it the first time and ended up on the bus for another hour.

Guest name: PG, Afghanistan

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2002

We were on our honeymoon, and this place was much better than we expected in terms of the rooms, and the tourist help offered by the front desk. However, the location is not the best if you want to spend lots of time in central Siena. It is impractical to walk to the old town, where I'd highly recommend going for dinners and evenings at least, and cars are not permitted there (except taxis). The good news is that Taxis in Siena are cheap, and the front desk can call them for you quickly and easily. For the non-adventurous, there is a McDonald's very close - which is strange since this place is on the edge of the countryside.. The view from our room was beautiful. If your main goal is to spend most of your time within the walls, find somewhere closer, or be prepared to use taxis, but other than that, this place is wonderful. P.S. - the showers are too small for a couple to share at the same time ;)

Guest name: David Caldarelli, Canada