Villa Porta all'Arco

The location of this hotel is amazing - at the bottom of the climb up into the medieval centre, the last piece of road where you can park legally. Parking available and free at the hotel, which has to be a bonus! We loved our stay here - excellent breakfast, very friendly staff who bent over backwards for us, and the accommodation was perfect, very clean and quiet.

Easy to find and comfortable, to a degree, but an excellent breakfast.

The hotel was great, had many parking spaces and a comfortable room. The main drawback was the lack of electrical outlets in the room, so we couldn't charge all devices at the same time. The breakfast was delicious and the staff very kind.

This was a charming B&B in a large old house, beautifully decorated with antique furniture. It had large rooms, high ceilings, and big windows that opened up to gorgeous views of the valley below. The bathroom was equally large and very clean. It had a good breakfast and a lovely, though simple, outside patio sitting area. We could not get the wireless internet to work unfortunately. It did not have a mini-fridge, but did have a TV. It was located just outside of the city walls (downhill) which was a bit of a hassle seeing as how there's no good sidewalk to get there (we had to drag our luggage in the street dodging traffic for 50 intimidating meters!). I guess it's really meant to be accessed by car. But it's just a 10-15 hike uphill to the center of town. In the end we spent most of our time in Volterra so we didn't get to enjoy all the charm of the B&B, which was a shame given how nice it was.

We booked this hotel for the first two nights of a holiday touring Tuscany and arrived shortly before sunset in a hire car picked up at Pisa airport. It is a traditional house in excellent condition, with a good blend of taste and modern facilities. We had a warm welcome and found it ideal in many ways. The parking may be limited but they fit everyone in. It's an uphill walk into the old town of Volterra, but it would be: it's a hill town. (Look out for traffic as you leave the gate - especially as a pedestrian). Rooms are attractively furnished and of a sensible size. The people who run it simply could not be more helpful and welcoming. Breakfast is fine, with attention to refills of decent coffee. What more can I say? Well we set off touring and found good hotels in Montepulciano and Arezzo, BUT we missed this hotel and the relative calm of Volterra, so phoned from Arezzo and returned for two more nights before going on to Pisa. I think we'll stay again before too long...

The hotel was easy to reach by car, offered secure parking, and was situated just a few steps from one of the main gates to the inner city. The room was comfortable, though proximity to the road made it a bit noisy with the windows open. Service was friendly and the typical morning breakfasts were good. Only the WiFi service was out of commission with no one in a position on the weekend to do anything about it.

We really enjoyed our stay. The hotel was located right at bottom of the walled city. A 5-10 minute walk to one of the "gates" to the city. Parking was easy, staff was great and breakfast was good. Building was very well kept with nice outside sitting area out back. The room was nice, the air con worked well and the bed was fairly comfortable. The only downside was the wi fi was weak in our room (#40, farthest from office in back), but the room had an incredible view. The street out front is busy, so I would request a room in the back of the building. The busy street has no sidewalks and therefore makes the first 100 meters of the walk to the city a bit tenuous.

We had a wonderfu and very comfortablel 3 night stay (with air conditioning)at this hotel in beautiful Volterra.The staff were extremely friendly and The hotel is very charming, with gardens where one has the option of having breakfast in a beautiful setting.Thank you owners and staff for making our stay with you so enjoyable.

Great selection for the huge continental breakfast. Wifi was extremely weak, often unusable in the room but sufficient in the courtyard. Location was outside the walls of the city and there were many stairs plus a steep pathway to get inside the gate.

Nice small hotel. As the name implies, in an old villa. A bit noisy inside - lots of tile floors and masonry contribute to a little lack of sound dampening. Not too troublesome for us, but if you're highly sensitive to noise, keep it in mind. Lovely breakfast. Best coffee I ever had, too. If you're touring and looking to see Volterra, it is a steep, longish walk up to the town from the hotel. We made it repeatedly, but love to walk. If you're less able to climb, it might not be your perfect choice.