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We were in Italy for nearly 3 weeks, but this was our favorite stay of all. We spent 3 nights at Hotel Palazzo di Valli, in a room with a vaulted, frescoed ceiling and a gorgeous view of the Siena hillside. Our room was quiet, spotlessly clean, and felt welcoming with an in-room tea service that included cookies. Breakfast, held on the terrace level, included the typical generous continental fare we found throughout Italy, but the cappuccinos were particularly good. ||The proprietors, Giacomo and Lorenzo, gave more of a vibe of hosts or future friends than is typically true of short hotel stays (and Palazzo di Valli felt more boutique than any of the others), showing us hospitality throughout our time there. They entered into our plans, sitting down with us to help us bring them to fruition, and offering excellent ideas of their own. They even helped us figure out how to get to our next stop, Assisi. A previous guest had created a couple of bound photo books of her stays with them, clearly demonstrating her appreciation of the uniqueness of this experience. Siena’s town wall is only a 10-minute walk, with Piazza del Campo another 10 beyond that, making this boutique hotel, which welcomed us with such hospitality, well worth it.