Hotel Vico Alto - Siena

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in May 2007

very good hotel. to go to sienna, it takes walking 20 mn

Guest name: Philippe Torres, France

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2006

Hotel is located in a very quiet residential area, about 5km outside the city centre and area's of tourist interest. No restuarants nearby. A bus stop close to hotel but schedule limited, particularly in the evening. Well appointed public area's, including a good bar. Reception staff very helpful but breakfast staff less so. Appears popular with bus tours. Our room was small, and the toilet/shower unit was tiny. If going back to Siena, we'd try to stay closer to city.

Guest name: Sean Carney, Ireland

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Oct 2007

This is a very good hotel for staying outside the city center. One must take the local number 7 bus to the center but these buses run only til 830pm. Taxi's are few and far between but run most regularly from the train station. From the train station to Hotel Vico Alto the fare is around 10Euros, including tip. At first I thought the reception staff was not friendly but by my third day I felt differently. Alessandro, Rajeem (sorry if I completely got this incorrect), and especially Pia engaged in conversation each time I returned to the hotel from my adventures in and around Siena. Pia was exceptional, friendly, very patient and spoke the most perfect proper English ever heard outside the U.S.. The only problems, minor as they were, I felt were the archaic computer and uncooperative mouse at the hotel's little internet station, staff hot being able to make change from 20Euro bills, thin walls, and water damage on one wall of my tiny single room (room 204)with crooked spring mattress. I fell off the bed in the middle of the night but actually had a good laugh about it. The hotel restaurant was very good and I was grateful that the chef kept the kitchen open so I could eat dinner very late one night. My waiter Jeen, (Jin..once again don't know about the correct spelling) was friendly and pleasant to encounter at breakfast and dinner. I ate a dish of farfalle pasta with zucchini and saffron sauce..yummy.....also just a side of grilled vegetables with a house wine and bottle of water. Very reasonable price. Prices are set for the meal yet can flucuate depending on what courses you order and are added to your room bill. From the hotel reception one can sign up for various tours in and around Siena. I highly recommend the San Gimignano tour and the one hour City Bus tour. In the long run it would be easier if the hotel guests could book the tours themselves yet currently the staff must sign you up and take a small deposit; the remaining amount is paid before

Guest name: Tina Giamotti, USA

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2007

The best deal in Siena. Very affordable and clean rooms. Staff was very helpful.

Guest name: RL, USA

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2007

A good hotel with good value but out of the way from the central townsite. You need a car to utilize this hotel, and even then, it isn's easy to find!

Guest name: Phil Marshall, Canada

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Aug 2007

nice occasion to stay one night in siena

Guest name: AB, Italy

Average rating:  5.5

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jul 2007

We stayed four persones in a quadruple. The room was rather spacious and the balcony was huge. If you stay in a room on the third floor you will get a good view over Siena, but not from the first floor. There were noise from the cars on the road below the room but it didn't bother us that much. The beds were rather uncomfortable. The hotel standard is not the best. A 2 star rating is more correct, never 3 star. The breakfast was very disappointing. The plates and glasses in the breakfast room were not clean! But service and welcoming was ok and for the price payed, we really cannot complain too much. This is a decent budget alternative.

Guest name: Paul Baz Harknell, Sweden

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jun 2007

Staff were very helpful with information. There are no laundry facilities. It is quite a walk to/from the station - but was further for us due to construction work. Nearby bus.

Guest name: David Sanders, Australia

Average rating:  5.8

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Jun 2007

Terrible beds!

Guest name: KS, Norway

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2006

Hotel not situated in historic Siena, but in the seperate residential area of Vico Alto, 800 meters southwest from the train station (uphill)!!. There is a bus stop across from the hotel. Generous breakfast, accomodating staff, quiet neighborhood, good views of Siena. A little remote from the walled city, but being at the top of a hill, a feeling of spaciousness that we couldn't get in Siena.

Guest name: Gerald Manley, USA

Average rating:  7.3

Guest type: Group

stayed in Oct 2006

It´s a normal Hotel, just 15-20 minutes away from Siena taking the public bus at the door (Be carefull with the returning times, there are just 3 buses from 9 p.m to 12 p.m.). It´s located in a residential zone and it´s very quiet place, but maybe too quiet cause there´s no place to have dinner(just the hotel´s restaurant). Oh! and wake up early for breakfast, we get there at 9:00 and we only get some ham, cheese, bread and little more.

Guest name: BA, Spain

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2006

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel and we recommend it. We parked our car on the street near the hotel and we feel very safe. Quiet and nice place.

Guest name: EN, Brazil

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Oct 2006

The Desk clerks were very welcoming and friendly. They were able to answer all of our questions in a competent manner. As other guests have noted, the Breakfast was \ probably the poorest choice of breakfast food - (no meat, no cheese - (only sweet rolls, cereal, and prepackaged toast) of all the hotels that we visited in Italy this trip.

Guest name: Peter Black, Canada

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2006

We enjoy our stay in this hotel. It is a nice place and the employees are very nice people.

Guest name: Vicente Fadanelli, Brazil

Average rating:  8.3

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jul 2005

***

Guest name: LM, Denmark

Average rating:  5.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

It is a bit far away from the center but in the same street there is a bus stop that allows you to go to the center every 15 minutes; the ticket is sold in the hotel. This way you avoid parking rates in the city.

Guest name: DR, Spain

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Sep 2006

Albergo estremamente pulito, essenziale ed economico, da consigliare

Guest name: Stefano Semprebene, Italy

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2006

Una mica car però és el preu d'Itàlia. L'hotel està apartat de Siena, millor si es va en cotxe. Molt recomanable la pizzera que està pujant el carrer a l'esquerra, a uns 300mts. Proveu els antipastos i en general tot!!!

Guest name: MS, Spain

Average rating:  6.4

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2006

Great meal that it has been a dinner with good and so much food. Also breakfast has been good, with many things.

Guest name: BF, Spain

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in Aug 2006

Very spacious room (quadruple was actually 2 rooms, sharing a bath). Bath very small, but functional. Standard buffet breakfast, nothing fancy. Nice surroundings outside of Siena (need a car or have to take a bus). Found the hotel with GPS, not by using the directions on the website.

Guest name: Riitta Charrier, France

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2006

Friendly staff, nice terracce for a budget hotel. About 2-3km walk to the Siena old town market square so it's within bearable in a good weather. I could stay in Vico Alto again.

Guest name: Jukka Mustasilta, Finland

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2006

Hotel de très bon niveau, cependant popur le prix le petit déjeuner devrait être inclus. En dehors de cela, l'hotel est un peu reculé de la ville mais très propre et la chambre était superbe. A voir

Guest name: Jean Michel Chalin, France

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Aug 2006

We are a family of four and were able to have a quad room that was spacious and clean. The breakfast had a large selection to choose from. The location is outside the central core, but is easily accessible to the A1 highway. There is a bus to the city centre and parking available near the major attractions--a 10 minute walk. I would recommend the hotel.

Guest name: Robert Fairholm, Canada

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Jul 2006

The breakfast was fine, but a bit dissapointing. The rooms were very clean. The hotel was out of the way of Siena.

Guest name: LG, Canada

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jun 2006

First and foremost, book to eat lunch and/or dinner at the hotel and book early! It is really good home-cooking, and lots of it. It's like grandma's cooking except, it's grandpa! The price for it is also very good and economical. When inquiring directions, just ask which bus to take. Unless you are young and fit, don't attempt to walk there with luggage from the train station. The rooms are clean but the decor seemed bare and boring. Again, there is no TV but there is an elevator.

Guest name: Elaine Sin, USA

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Single corporate traveller

stayed in Jun 2006

The hotel is located in a nice and quite place, but far from downtown and restaurants: you need a car or the bus to reach them. The staff is very kind and the rooms are clean and comfortable.

Guest name: RV, Italy

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

An excellent journay was

Guest name: Carlo Maffi, Italy

Average rating:  7.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2006

un po' anonimo!

Guest name: LV, Italy

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Single corporate traveller

stayed in Dec 2005

se siete da soli in viaggio per lavoro,non ve lo consiglio: è molto isolato, senza negozi o esercizi di alcun genere nei dintorni, non si può cenare la sera e per andare in città è necessaria la macchina

Guest name: Giulia Sebregondi, Italy

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Nov 2005

Really good value. Somewhat difficult to find. Also, I must say, there's a great pizzeria nearby; I had one of the best ever simple buffalo mozzarella and cherry tomato pizzas (they bring olive oil to douse those tomatoes).

Guest name: Alice Bodtke-Roberts, USA

Average rating:  9.1

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Nov 2005

E' vicinissimo al centro, ed è economico...penso ci ritornerò piu volte e molto volentieri! :)

Guest name: Alessandro Marcelletti, Italy

Average rating:  8.6

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Oct 2005

Nice hotel. Very friendly and helpful staff. Close to train station (don't walk, too much traffic), but far from center of town and restaurants - take a taxi or the bus (right across the street).

Guest name: Mike Lancaster, USA

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Oct 2005

Great value. Only stayed one night and in hotel for just 8 hours but would happily stay again

Guest name: DC, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2005

it takes only 8min by bus(80cent a ride) to reach siena city, but at night after nine oclock there are no buses available to reach the hotel. but a taxi costs only 5euro. the staff was really kind, helfull and also did speak really good english(wich does not seem to be the average in italy) i did like it very much and would recommend it to everyone

Guest name: LV, Germany

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

Very nice stay. Busses will not travel to the hotel after 20:00.

Guest name: CM, Germany

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2005

Pleasant and very clean hotel. Fairly priced. Friendly and helpfull staff but they do not seem to know too much, probably caused by the limited knowledge of English. Information given about bus services was confusing, but one soon finds out. No bus tickets available from hotel or bus, buy them at the newsagent/tabac. Taxi to/from town ca. 7 euro. From the information given on internet it is difficult to find the hotel and to estimate the distances to town and other places: 15 min. walk to the medical university, 40 min. to the town centre. Overall a place to be recommended.

Guest name: Anne Marie Oudesluys-Murphy, Netherlands

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Aug 2005

I enjoyed my stay.Very quiet hotel because there weren't a lot of visitors.The busservice taking you to the city centre was very practical: don't forget to take a ticket at the hotel or in town before you take the bus!! and don't stay out too late because they stop running after 21.OO;For my next visit I'll go back to this hotel

Guest name: Ondina Collijns, Belgium

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Jul 2005

The best things about the hotel are the very large, comfortable and clean rooms, and the staff who were very helpful and pleasant. Some spoke English and some did not, but they were all wonderful. We had a room for four people, and there was more than enough room with a beautiful view of Siena and a big balcony. The breakfast was adequate. The location and the parking situation were the only problems we had. It is rather out of the way and we had a hard time finding it at first -- it's in a little village a few kilometers from Siena, although it's within view. The parking is on the street (and the sidewalk) in front of the hotel. It's not a busy street so it was OK, but we were a little surprised about that. There is a large supermarket (called COOP) within 5 minutes driving distance -- we shopped there and had picnic meals in our room. Overall, I would recommend this hotel if you have a car and don't mind exploring a little to find the hotel. If we go to Siena again we will probably pay a little more to stay in or very close to Siena.

Guest name: Sara Jalali, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Aug 2005

Usually, when there's a lot to write, it's due to "complaining purposes"... Nevertheless, in this case, I'd have very much to write about my lovely stay, in Siena and in this hotel!!! Of course, I won't talk about the beautiful Siena, it's not necessary... The hotel is very nice, it's not too far from the railway station and you can easily reach the centre of Siena by bus (and it's possible to buy bus tickets directly at the reception); also, into the range of 200 metres out of the hotel there are a newsagent's, a supermarket and a pizza restaurant. Nothing to say about the service inside the hotel: simply perfect. I'm sure I'll come back there, and of course I recommend Hotel Vico Alto to everyone who plans to go to Siena.

Guest name: Andrea Ruggiu, Italy

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Aug 2005

Belle le stanze e panorama fantastico. Comoda la posizione, ma indispensabile recarsi al vico alto in auto (fuori le mura - facile parcheggiare nelle vicinanze dell'albergo). Buona la colazione

Guest name: AR, Italy

Average rating:  5.0

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Jul 2005

People in the room next door were having sort of a party – wasn’t really that funny to me. TV remote control was broken– even though it had been kept at the reception and handed over at arrival; i.e. it was handed over in this condition. What’s the point to do so?

Guest name: GB, Italy

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Jul 2005

I had a wonderful stay at Vico Alto! The staff is extremely courteous and helpful. While the hotel is a fair walk outside of town, it makes traveling with a car very easy with free parking! Two buses run from right outside the hotel into town in 5 minutes, making it very easy to reach Siena for sightseeing. The view is very nice and the hotel is quiet. Full service restaurant and bar make the fact that is is a residential area no problem. I'd happily stay there again!

Guest name: Gretchen Busl, USA

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Mar 2005

Dommage qu'à 9h30, on vous demande de quitter la chambre parce qu'il faut faire le ménage pour les suivants !!!! (alors qu'il est noté que la chambre doit être libérée pour 10h00).

Guest name: EN, France