Villa Scacciapensieri

I LOVED Villa Scacciapensieri! We spent four nights there in late June. It was exactly what I was looking for. We were in Siena during a heat wave (90 during the day) so after each day of walking through another hilltop city, I wanted to be in the country surrounded by gardens with a swimming pool and sleep in an old palazzo. It was all of that. It was peaceful, quiet and cool at night. It was lovely eating dinner outside. The food was very good and the staff were very attentive. ||I had been concerned from reading some of the reviews, but I think some people have unrealistic expectations about staying in an old palazzo. Villa Scacciapensieri has so much charm and a lovely staff and a beautiful environment. The air conditioning worked, but it would not be possible to get the room to 68 degrees. We added a fan and were very comfortable sleeping.

Gardens beautiful. Staff very friendly. Special mention to Roger and Mildred. The room was clean and AC worked well. Its location and adjacent bus stop were also huge plus points.The breakfast was very disappointing - especially for a Coeliac. The food generally was uninspiring. For all this, it is somewhere we would return to as its tranquil and almost retro vibe was refreshing and does make for a great base to explore Siena.

All in all people stay here to be away from the noise of the city and get the ultimate Tuscan experience. My biggest complaint was the mattresses were extremely uncomfortable. Breakfast was great and on point with other hotels in the 4 star range. We stayed here for our honeymoon and they did not greet us and say congratulations - which every other hotel during our stays in Italy have and I know they knew it was our “special occasion” sooooo just keep in mind you won’t be getting super “special” treatment here but the property is gorgeous! You do have to take the bus or taxi into town which was fine. We were here during their horse race tradition which was pretty cool to see.

We had a wonderful one night stay here! Awesome view, very quit and relaxed. Rooms are big, but overall a bit dusty. Not a big Problem for us but may be an issue for someone else. Staff was friendly, Breakfast was good and u get everything u need!

Well, on Sunday (22-23 March), I forgot a jacket and I'm waiting until today (Wednesday) for them to tell me. The hotel has a very strong smell of cigarettes in the lobby. The breakfast is good. The service is good too. The room (they said gave us an upgrade) was large. However, the shower stall was small, the water fell on the floor and could cause an accident. The hair dryer didn’t work.

We spent 6 nights here in August. The good…We loved the beautiful property and gardens. The staff were very friendly, especially Ruth and Betty serving a delicious breakfast every morning. The rooms were lovely. It was quiet and safe. A couple miles outside of Siena in a residential area.|The bad… The tennis court is no longer playable and we chose this hotel as they had a court. The old air conditioning could not keep up with the summer heat so the rooms were uncomfortable and difficult to sleep. The hotel accidentally overcharged me at check out and has yet to issue a refund. I have had to involve my bank/credit card company to get my money back

Great experience overall. Clean rooms and great service. Frederica at the front desk was so helpful and attentive. Amazing views from the terrace and our room. Very relaxing atmosphere. Especially, after traveling all over Italy. It was nice to stop here and rest on a nice rustic, romantic place.

the hotel is excellent and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to enjoy the nature of the pool