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Reviews of Hotel Foresteria Volterra

3 out of 5
Hotel Foresteria Volterra
Borgo San Lazzaro, Località San Girolamo, Volterra, PI

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 56 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 122 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 122 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Vince

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was amazing...can walk right to town!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

GLORIA

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Hotel Foresteria on Apr 25, 2022
Grazie infinite Gloria, la vostra opinione è importante per noi. Speriamo a presto, Hotel Foresteria

10/10 Excellent

Celia

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay. Receptionists were very helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Valentina on Apr 12, 2022
Thank you very much! We hope to have you as our guest in the future :) Our best greetings from volterra!

8/10 Good

Felix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Vincent

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Off location
The hotel is located 20mins wall from the center. There is no pool in the hotel but 3kms away. Very off location. The bed is so hard as well as the pillow. We woke up with stiff neck.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

sanjoy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice surprise
The lobby was not impressive, however our room was perfect. Good air conditioning, comfortable bed and strong shower. The breakfast buffet had a large variety of foods available. We would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Jeanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast isn't always free
We stayed 2 nights - one of our criteria for selection was the free parking outside the city walls, and this worked out very well. Quick walk to an entry to the walled city. One note - the booking site said the room came with free breakfast and there is signage in the room that says this, however we ended up somehow selecting an option that did NOT come with free breakfast (was 5 euros per person per day). Aside from this the room was advertised.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Weird ambiance but a decent place.
Service was good but the overall ambiance was very strange. It felt like and old age home or rehab center. Bed was a bit hard for my tastes.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Free parking and not too far to walk to the town
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Leigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spacious rooms, helpful service
We felt fortunate to find this hotel for the night of the Andrea Boccelli concert. The hotel is a convenient 30 minutes from the Teatro de Silenzio in Lajatico. The hotel reception had helpful information on driving and parking for the concert too. They also gave us information on how to approach our visit to nearby Volterra and a great restaurant recommendation. The hotel staff seem very integrated with the local area and opportunities there. Volterra is also such a great little town with a lot to see, wish we could have had more time there! The room was very spacious with a balcony and good A C. The bed was fairly hard. We couldn’t get connected to WiFi no matter what we tried to do, so that was too bad. The parking lot was convenient, spacious and free!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and Secluded feel
The cost of the room was fantastic as were the staff of the hotel. The bed was a bit on the hard side, it would be great if you offered a pillow topper for the be for those of us that like a softer bed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good stay at Fosteria
Fosteria has great dinners in the evening. We always eat there. Breakfast was good. Room was spacious and clean.

8/10 Good

bob, seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Basic clean hotel near Volterra
No frill room - almost college dorm room style. Great price though for family of four. Nice outdoor patio for dining and breakfast. Dinner was decent and reasonable. Breakfast was standard Italian (perfectly fine). All the staff I encountered were pleasant.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
convenient location
Very lovely setting. rooms a little dreary. Lovely dining area and grounds.

6/10 Okay

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Lisa, Norfolk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Surprising find
From the outside it looked a little grim, however the welcome was very warm and the room spacious, cool and airy with a little balcony overlooking fields at the back. The teenagers had bunk beds and ours was large and comfy. It is a little outside the town and at night the walk back was a bit eerie - however the appearance of fireflies dancing along the road in front of us turned it into a magical experience. The breakfasts were the usual fare but with nice home made cake - and we ate there one evening and we were surprised at the quality of the food and how reasonable it was. The staff were extremely accommodating

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short walk into Volterr

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Bring your own pillow
A decent hotel, in a good location. You need a car though, and your own pillow as they were uncomfortable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SPARTAN AND OUT OF THE WAY BUT GOOD VALUE
hard to find without GPS. Very plain, but very clean hotel. Good option outside city wall with free parking.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Free parking, 20 minute walk into Volterra.

8/10 Good

Rod, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent hotel in a peaceful location
We were impressed by the Hotel Foresteria Volterra. The staff were all friendly, informal and helpful and there was a relaxed atmosphere at all times. Our rooms were spacious, clean with good bathrooms and plenty of towels and toiletries. They also had beautiful views of rolling Tuscan hills and efficient and quiet air-conditioning. And such a peaceful location! Our only suggestion for the rooms is to decorate them a little more - a couple of pictures on the wall would be beneficial. The hotel has a nice courtyard which can be used for breakfast or other meals or just drinks. The restaurant provides good food at lunch and dinner if required. The hotel is a little tricky to find, but just follow the signs from the main road east of Volterra centre. It's not walking distance from the town centre, but you can drive and park or, more easily, get a taxi. This is a three star hotel, so no extravagant luxuries, but a very decent place to stay, with friendly people.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mixed Feelings
I was going to leave a good review because the girl at the front desk was so nice but the next mroning at 7:30 am, the maid banged on the door and told us we must leave within the next 20 minutes so she could clean the room! I have stayed at hundreds of hotels and we usually check out around 9 am, but the posted time is 11 am. I have never had the maid demand we leave by 8 am. Very unprofessional!

8/10 Good

Natalie, Griffin, GA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place, once you find it.
We had some trouble getting to the Hotel Foresteria, mostly because the bus from Volterra Saline puts you out on the edge of the old city and we had to walk with our luggage a pretty fair piece on roads only meant for car traffic. However, once we located the hotel, the room was spacious and and clean, with a beautiful view across the hills. The desk staff was friendly and accommodating, ordering us a taxi for our very early departure the next morning. Would definitely recommend to friends, as long as they get directions first!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

6/10 Okay

R, Portsmouth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location, clean, simple, affordable
We stayed at this hotel for one night whilst exploring Volterra. Well situated, within walking distance of the town centre and with plenty of room around it. The room was nice and clean, if a little bare. It did have a mini fridge though, which was a bonus. Breakfast was the usual buffet affair but a good range and all fresh, with filter coffee offered. The staff were polite and pleasant, if a little robotic at times. The hotel had a usual number of guests, mostly italian, not noisy and all friendly. Unfortunately, the air conditioning did not work, although a fan was provided which was gratefully used. This was the hottest place we'd stayed in so air conditioning was sorely missed, although it have been a temporary problem. Volterra is a beautiful place and our favourite visit during our trip. This hotel is an affordable and well placed option and although it's nothing to right home about, it fit the bill nicely for us.

10/10 Excellent

Mike, South Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel in Volterra
The hotel is just outside Volterra and in a nice, quiet spot. The room was very modern, clean and comfortable. It had a balcony with a lovely view over the surrounding countryside. It was in wasy reach of car parking for the city itself (in Summer, I understand that they offer a shuttle from the car park into the city). Breakfast was very good, with a variety of different foods. I would recommend this hotel for a stay in Tuscany.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place to stay!
A lovely place to stay with nice, friendly staff. Is a 20 min walk from Volterra, but well worth it for the views. Good breakfast too, definately would stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Sheri, Dayton, OH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the walk
The Hotel Foresteria was wonderful! Our room was huge and made you feel you were in a romantic italian spot( Which it is!). It has windows and patio doors covered in light curtains that flutter in the breeze and we looked over a farm to one side and the valley below if we looked further down the hotel. It was very quiet, you could hear the rooster and gaots in the distance. We only had breakfast in the dinning room and it was good. A nearby church's bells chimed an Sunday. We walked up to the city of Volterra every day and the walk from the main road to the hotel was very quiet and peaceful. The only down side was that the beds and pillows were very hard, I would recomend bringing your own pillows. Wi-fi would be a bonus. We hope to come back again and stay longer, we didn't want to leave!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Difficult to find but worth it.
Excellent condition, large room, friendly staff. Great continental breakfast. Location on Google maps and map from hotels.com is wrong. Look for small signage as you get closer.

10/10 Excellent

CARLOS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice place...
excellent place just a few minutes from downtown, the view of countryside of the Tuscany was completely fulfilled by this hotel...
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

José

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Johann

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Preis-Leistungs Verhältnis absolut ok. Unterkunft ist sehr sauber und Personal sehr freundlich. Frühstück besser als für ein 3-Stern Hotel zu erwarten. Altstadt von Volterra zu Fuß bequem in 10 min erreichbar. Wütenden wir jederzeit wieder buchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rent och fräscht hotell i ett ”offside- område”
Rent och fräscht hotell. Bra rum av modern standard. Hotellet ligger i ett område med förfallna sjukhusbyggnader. Restaurangen bra, men ligger i ett närliggande hotell. Nära Volterra
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Julien

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parfait pour un voyage en toscanes
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Fabio

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Andrea on Apr 23, 2023
Molte grazie MarianneLe auguriamo una piacevole vacanza.

8/10 Good

Giuseppe

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bien situé
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Andrea on Apr 23, 2023
Molte grazie Giuseppe

8/10 Good

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Mario

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

anna

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
la stanza era molto spaziosa e luminosa, ogni letto aveva la propria bajour. anche il bagno molto pulito e spazioso. la colazione era abbondante con anche torte fatte in casa
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

MARIANGELA

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ottima la posizione
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Flora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Consigliato
Tutto bene. Grazie
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

angela

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
l'hotel è carino ma a piedi é tutto troppo scomodo e lontano
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Daniele

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ottima location per visitare Volterra
Ottima location poco fuori le mura di Volterra; personale gentile, disponibile e preparato. Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Samila F

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muito boa acomodação
Muito boa acomodação, quarto espaçoso e limpo, além de silencioso e com linda paisagem. Café da manhã simples mas muito gostoso.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tutto in ordine. Camera quadrupla spaziosa. Ristorante interno buono
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alvaro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Para empezar a visitar la Toscana
Muy buena opción para quedarse cerca de Volterra y comenzar a visitar la Toscana. Todo bien por lo general.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019