We drove to this hotel from England, having booked months ahead and achieved a discount for an early booking (direct with the hotel). We booked a superior room, but were upgraded on arrival to a deluxe room, which had magnificent views of the surrounding countryside looking away from Siena. The reception staff are very warm, welcoming and obliging. The breakfast... More

Rented a car in Florence and drove to Siena. Tip: Get a Garmin or other navigation device to find anything while driving. It saved us and made finding hotels like the Athena very easy. The staff could not have been nicer. Spoke English and were very knowledgeable about attractions and restaurants. They made a late reservation for us and we... More

We stayed here for 2 nights and what a fab base it was. Room a standard double room but great and comfy. Breakfast was good, we didn't eat dinner in the hotel as too many lovely other restaurants to choose from. You must visit the terrace bar within the hotel for ye views If nothing else..... They are stunning. We... More

We stayed here for 3 nights at the end of May. The most covenient thing about the hotel is that it is within the city walls and it has on-site parking. With a 6 month old baby this was a god send. The rooms were nicely furnished, clean and comfortable. The breakfast whilst unspectacular was of a good standard (make... More

We stayed here for 2 nights and found a v warm welcome. Breakfast was good as was the opportunity to park the car at the hotel. The room was slightly smaller than we expected but overall this was a great choice. Would recommend to friends.

We stayed here for 2 nights and used it as a base to visit Siena and a couple of nearby towns. From the time we arrived we found all the staff (reception, porters and restaurant) were very good at anticipating and meeting our needs and providing us with recommendations. Our room was spacious, comfortable and clean with a very good... More

We just recently left from our stay at the Hotel Athena and can't say enough about the staff there. So helpful and friendly, always wanting to be sure we were taken care of and enjoyed our stay. Very clean rooms, reception extremely friendly and helpful. Parking garage was very tight, but as we found very quickly, that's Italy...it was one... More

Best location if you are driving - easy in, easy out, free parking. AND great location in relation to everything you want to see on foot. Staff is friendly & speaks great English. The bar on the upper floor overlooking the countryside and city wall is GREAT. Go have a Tuscan Red & watch the sun set from the bar.

Hotel Athena is a large and very nice hotel. We stayed in May 2013 for one night. This was the nicest hotel we stayed at during our Italy trip. However, it was missing the personal touch that we experienced at our other smaller hotels and B&B. Hotel is located within city wall (but outside of restricted zone) and has free... More