Villa Porta all'Arco

My partner and I stayed for 3 nights. On arrival the hotel was closed and we had to call staff to check in. They said 10 minutes it was 25. Not too much of an issue, as it was a nice sunny day while we waited, but we had a long journey and were tired and hungry, so not ideal. The room we were given was on the ground floor right by the entrance. It was clean, but very dark and dingy. The road was also quite noisy. We were hoping for a room more similar to those photographed. The hotel is just a 5 min walk to the old town

My partner and I stayed for 3 nights, Thur-Sun, last week. This is definitely more of a B&B than a hotel and from our experience, 3 stars is rather generous. On arrival at 3:30pm the hotel was closed and we had to call staff to check in. We waited nearly 30mins. The room we were given was on the ground floor right by the entrance (no.24). It was clean, but rather dark and dingy. There were only 4 clothes hangers provided. The road was also quite noisy. The hotel is just a 5 min walk to the old town, which was excellent and there are plenty of places to eat. Although, you have to walk along the edge of a busy road and I would be wary if you have children. We also returned to the hotel at 10pm in complete darkness, which felt rather strange. In the mornings we were woken by people talking outside our room by the entrance and smoking by our window. Breakfast was fine, but rather basic. As the hotel began to fill for the weekend, parking became problematic, by Saturday we had to park a 10/15min walk down the steep hillside at a local supermarket. On Sunday, we were told to check out by 9am, however at 8:30 reception was still closed. We had to call staff back to the hotel again and had to wait over 20 minutes. It was rather stressful, as we had a flight to catch. So overall not a particularly relaxing stay at this hotel, but it was cheaper than other accommodation in the area. Volterra is an exceptionally beautiful town though and we enjoyed the area very much.

Close to we’re we were going. Free parking and gave us discount at a restaurant in town for dinner. Was cozy more b&b than hotel.

Gratis Parkplatz, sehr saubere Zimmer und ein gutes Frühstück. Ideal um Volterra und die Umgebung zu erkunden. Volterra ist noch nicht so überlaufen wie San Gimignano. Die Nacht war erholsam und ruhig. Das Hotel ist eine alte italienische Villa mit kleinem Garten. Zur Altstadt ist es ein kleiner Spaziergang

È in ottima posizione, appena fuori le mura, per chi vuol visitare Volterra. Siamo stato bene.

Gostamos muito! Local aconchegante, confortável, de fácil acesso ao centro de Volterra, atendentes muito gentis! Café da manhã muito bom! Toalhas de banho e lençóis de toque macio e cheiroso!! O acesso ao nosso quarto tinha escadas, mas levaram as nossas malas.

the hotel was fab staff very helpful

Beautiful place in a charming and very classic italian villa, cosy rooms and a nice patio. Excellent service from everyone, they helped us out with many things. Also just a very short walk from Volterra city centre. Absolutely recommend!

The location is better than indicated as although just outside the wall it is only 5 minutes from main square. The building is more of a large house than hotel which was fine for us. The reception is only staffed on checkout and checkin, to checkin had to wait 30 minutes in the heat and make several phone calls. The staff were friendly especially the breakfast staff and served very good coffee, on the downside breakfast day one expectable but more fruit on second day, room was cleaned each day. Would visit again especially if arriving by car although a car is not necessary as there is parking.

Family run business that also have a restaurant in the old town. The 10 procent discount we received as hotel guests for eating there was a only a bonus as the food and service here were phenomenal! If you eat here don't forget to try the wild boar! Located in an old Tuscan style house with garden patio just below the main arch to the old Town. There are some stairs up to the gate but they are farely easy to climb, not steep, low steps. Breakfast was very fresh, different assortments of cold cuts and bread with new baked pastries. Guests can eat their breakfast outside in their cosy garden. I'd definitely stay here again.