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Hotels in Siena |
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Grand Hotel Continental
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| Description: |
Occupying a 17th century palace, carefully restored to its original Baroque splendour, the Grand Hotel Continental is located on historic Siena's main shopping street opposite Italy's oldest bank. Each of the 51 air conditioned guestrooms is different, with frescoed vaulted ceilings or coffered wooden beams, terracotta floors, valuable prints, paintings and ceramics and period furniture. All are equipped with satellite television, direct dial telephones and Internet access, minibars and marble bathrooms. Located in a palm filled courtyard covered by a modern glass roof, the elegant but relaxed restaurant offers contemporary Italian cuisine, while wine tastings are accompanied by Italian cheeses and cold cuts and live piano music in the cellar wine bar, located at the foot of a Medieval tower. Guests can relax with the papers or simply admire the lofty, frescoed ceiling in the lounge and those with laptops can take advantage of wireless Internet in the hotel's public areas. The hotel offers round the clock front desk and room service and the concierge can with booking requirements from excursions and city tours to restaurant tables and airport transfers. Conference and banquet rooms are available and those arriving by car can make use of secure valet parking (fee). Stepping out through the hotel's grand entrance, guests will find themselves in the heart of historic Siena. The Piazza del Campo, the Duomo and the Santa Maria della Scala museum are all within 200 metres. The nearest airport is Florence Vespucci, which is 70 kilometres and a 90 minute journey away.
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Banchi Di Sopra 85
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SIENA
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