Villa Porta all'Arco

Nice simple hotel. No frills. Clean, polite, steps to Volterra. Lovely staff,

villa set in a peaceful lovely garden, Host just elegant and CHARMING. Perfect for Volterra--2 minute walk to the Etruscan gate, just SO convenient.

Villa Porto All'Arco is an old villa that's been converted to a small hotel. Don't come if you're looking for modern amenities. This is more of a trip back in time. You get tall ceilings and original floors from hundreds of years ago. The owners are incredibly nice and helpful. And they serve a great breakfast. Two minor demerits. First, the address didn't show up on our GPS so it was a little difficult to find. Second, it's a five minute walk from the hotel to the main piazza of Volterra. So you'll need to walk to shop, sightsee, or have dinner. But it's a fair trade-off for a large, more open room.

Loved our hotel stay and the owner Antonelli was "like family"----so friendly and helpful with suggestions for places to visit nearby.

This small hotel, converted from a private villa, is just a short (although steep) walk into the town. The rooms are beautifully decorated and have a cozy, authentic, welcoming atmosphere. The owners are so very friendly and helpful with directions and recommendations. There are several good restaurants just inside the town from the villa, so you don't have to walk far to eat well. Our room faced the street, but there was absolutely no street noise thanks to the good windows and shutters. (The rooms in the back of the villa have a better view of the countryside). Breakfast was excellent (like most breakfasts in Italy!) Parking is on-site, but the lot is a bit small and some cars may be blocked in. Volterra itself is absolutely beautiful, and the entire city can be reached by foot from the hotel. During our stay at the villa, there were visitors from all over the world: a good sign.

The hotel was built as a palatial home in 1900, and retains its turn of the century charm. Our room was large, high ceilings, with great views. It was pretty warm, and the AC worked well to cool off the room. The bathroom was a little dated and the shower pretty tiny, but everything else was just fantastic. People couldn't be nicer, although not a lot of English spoken. I would definitely stay there again.

Great place

We had a very hard time finding the hotel. Once we finally located it we had to wait for the proprietor to show up. He failed to answer my phone calla and arrived about 20 minutes after the check-in time with some excuse that I didn't understand. The hotel itself was OK.

Nice charming hotel converted from some sort of mansion. Big rooms with tall ceilings, clean and comfortable. Very pleasant views of the valley below Volterra. Only letdown was the breakfast, which had very tepid coffee and very basic quality food.

Easy walk to Volterre from this European style hotel. Room was simple, but adequate. Breakfast had the best cappuccino in Italy (translation - the largest). View looked towards the sea which you can almost see. A little difficult to find without GPS. You can park right at the hotel. The charming proprietor speaks Italian, but we got by fine.