Hotel Athena

Located inside Siena’s historic walls, Hotel Athena offers free parking, an elegant Italian restaurant and a furnished terrace with views of the town and the surrounding valley. Internet is free.

With air conditioning, rooms are spacious and elegantly furnished with warm colour schemes and tiled floors. Rooms on the upper floors offer beautiful views.

A varied buffet breakfast is served each morning, while at dinner the restaurant serves a mix of international favourites and Tuscan dishes and fine wines.

Hotel Athena is less than a 10-minute walk from Siena Cathedral and the main square of Piazza del Campo. Siena University campus is also just a short walk away.

Staff at the Athena Hotel can arrange tours of the Chianti and Brunello wine regions.

This is our guests’ favourite part of Siena, according to independent reviews.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.