Hotel Minerva

“Fine hotel - fair prices”

Fine hotel with parking. At the bottom of a hill so it’s a bit of a walk to piazza del Campo and town center. My wife has since been having hip problems so walking would be trouble but prior to that the walk was ok. Not too far from train station. Rooms with view of city. Prices were moderate. Wo… more

Fine hotel with parking. At the bottom of a hill so it’s a bit of a walk to piazza del Campo and town center. My wife has since been having hip problems so walking would be trouble but prior to that the walk was ok. Not too far from train station. Rooms with view of city. Prices were moderate. Would stay again .

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“A little far away from the action, but otherwise a decent hotel”

Other reviews were all over the place. I guess it depends on one’s luck of draw on particular room? Mine was fine. No problem. AC works fine. I was there during the Palio. So needless to say it’s noisy with all the singing and chanting. But I thought that’s part of the charm of the festivity. I s… more

Other reviews were all over the place. I guess it depends on one’s luck of draw on particular room? Mine was fine. No problem. AC works fine. I was there during the Palio. So needless to say it’s noisy with all the singing and chanting. But I thought that’s part of the charm of the festivity. I suspect that’s the same at every hotel, probably even more so for hotels in the center of town! Your mindset may impact your perspective if you’re not expecting it. Also, because it’s Palio week, it’s rather pricy no matter how you look at it. It’s a long and uphill walk to get into the city center. The street is a bit desolate at times, especially after dark. On the other hand, it’s an easy walk to the “restaurant row”.

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“Average level hotel however they need to modernise the rooms for the price charged”

Liked · We had the ultra quadruple room and the balcony was excellent and had an amazing view of Siena. The staff were super nice and helpful. They helped us when we ordered a take away and provided us with plates and cutlery and were lovely on check in. They even entertained my bad Italian! The ga… more

Liked · We had the ultra quadruple room and the balcony was excellent and had an amazing view of Siena. The staff were super nice and helpful. They helped us when we ordered a take away and provided us with plates and cutlery and were lovely on check in. They even entertained my bad Italian! The garage is a great perk, although you pay €20, it is overnight and they allowed us to continue parking until we left, 3 hrs after check out. It is slightly out on the edge of the main attractions, but still within a comfortable walking distance and was just outside the ZTL charging zone, so you manage to avoid it and the garage means you don’t risk going into it by looking for parking, as it is within walking distance. Air conditioning was very good in the room Disliked · It was like walking into the 1980s! Although it was comfortable and clean, it was very dated and was ok for a one night stop over but orange nylon covers went out in the 70s! For a quadruple family room, it was cramped and small, and we could just about fit in, with our luggage. It was pricey compared to other modernised hotels we had stayed in on our trip. In the room was a coffee machine and tea making facilities, but no tea or coffee! I asked at reception and she was clear they don’t provide these - why have a tea tray with no tea and why have a coffee machine with no coffee capsules!! The mini bar was just a mini fridge, there was no bar and had small bottles of water in it. I suspect they want you to go down and use the bar. The fridge opened in a different direction to the door over it and with a child bed in front of it, it was difficult to open! Breakfast was awful and the worst we had experienced on our trip and we had stayed in a number of hotels. The croissants were badly burned, the choice of cereals was poor, the milk was warm due to heat and when it was refreshed it was still warm, which was probably due to being left out in the kitchen before coming out. The yoghurts were warm, and were in a chiller and we declined to eat them as they are probably going warm and cold each day. Fruit option was limited. The coffee was ok and the eggs were ok. For the price of room - €200 per night, it was a little poor.

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