Hotel San Marco Siena
Via Massetana 70 Siena, Tuscany, 53100, Italy
TravelPod Member ReviewsHotel San Marco Siena
“Don't do it!”
wheatiegirl 1 contribution
Garden City, United States
Sep 25, 2011
The hotel isn't located close to anything. The front desk staff knows nothing about the transport system (wasted an hour and a half waiting for buses that never came), and the "non-smoking" status is a joke.
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“Could have been much better”
jtedbell 1 contribution
Sherwood, AR, United States
Sep 23, 2011
The rooms and amenities were fine. It was a good place from which to base drives into Tuscany. They seemed tied to the restaurant next door and would not give information for any other. When we tried to use that restaurant, we were rudely told that they were not open (despite the fact the door was open and lights on). Travel into the town is by bus service which is sketchy at best (we waited 90 minutes for one that never came). Despite numerous signs that smoking was forbidden, our room repeatedly filled with cigarette smoke, to the point that both my wife and I got sick. The receptionist's response was a shrug of the shoulders. I cannot imagine any scenario under which I would return to this hotel.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelHotel San Marco Siena
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We hit our first major bump in the trip. Upon arrival in Siena, the bus driver dropped us in a plaza (convenient for him to purchase his cigarettes and lotto ticket) but miles from where we were supposed to be.
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This hotel was formerly known as: San Marco



