Subscribe to our newsletter. The Jolly Hotel Excelsior is on the edge of the city center, facing the piazza where local and long-distance buses arrive. Hotels Your hotel's location is more important in Siena than it is in many Italian cities, because there's a huge difference in atmosphere between the medieval center and the town's modern outskirts. So pick carefully, and stay in the city proper unless you plan to spend most of your time exploring the Tuscan countryside. It's about a 15-minute walk from the bus station, or you can take a cab.
Free parking is nearby.
If upscale elegance floats your yacht, this hotel of 53 rooms and suites in a newly restored 17th Century palace should tempt you. It's in the heart of the city, with shuttle service to the pool and sporting facilities of the Park Hotel Siena on the outskirts of town. This hotel is by the Porta Ovile, near the Church of San Francesco. Indoor and outdoor parking are available. The hotel also has a rental apartment in the same neighborhood.