Property will offer upgrades at time of check-in, subject to availability for Rooms
100 USD hotel credit (Excludes garage, dry cleaning and room service delivery charges)
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Complimentary buffet breakfast for two daily
The Grand Hotel Continental is the only five star luxury hotel in Siena, located in the heart of its exquisite historical city center steps away from the famous Piazza del Campo where every year the Palio horse race takes place. The Palio is the most important event in Siena, taking place on July 2 and August 16 every year. This hotel offer an exclusive setting in a magnificent 17th century palazzo no less than a paragon of fine Renaissance architecture, with opulent rooms boasting original frescoes, priceless artworks and precious antique furniture. This grand palace, also known as Palazzo Gori Pannilini, was originally build as a wedding gift from Pope Alexander VII, a member of the powerful Chigi family to his niece Olimpia and her fiancée Giulio de’ Gori. The Grand Hotel Continental welcomes its guests with its majestic elegance, beneath the original frescoes that adorn the vaulted ceilings of many of the rooms and with its original Tuscan cotto tiled floors that reverberate with 400 years of history. All of the 51 rooms and suites, luxuriously appointed with antique paintings and opulent furnishings, evoke a centuries-old, aristocratic atmosphere. Each room is a masterpiece, with its own unique and inimitable character, that has been refined over the centuries.
OVERVIEW The Grand Hotel Continental is located near Piazza del Campo, the Duomo and within the city’s most exclusive shopping district. This 17th-century Palace features many magnificent treasured frescoes. ROOM DESCRIPTIONS Rooms are fitted with authentic nineteenth-century furniture in different styles, antique paintings and prints purchased at international auctions, luxurious fabrics of exclusive Italian and French manufacture, The bathrooms are crafted in two tones of travertine stone with tops of Carrara marble. Countless frescoes and decorations of different periods (from the 17th century to the 19th) were brought to light and restored during the refurbishment. Particular importance attaches to the suites on the main floor or piano nobile, some with frescoes, others with a fireplace or gallery. The stupendous Panoramic Suite occupies 2 floors at the top of the Medieval tower of the Palace. DINING Sapordivino Restaurant and Bar The Sapordivino Restaurant is located in the courtyard. The menu focuses on specialties of the Tuscan region with a few excursions into traditional Italian cuisine, the dishes change with the seasons. The Bar is a sophisticated wine bar surrounded by seating area to enjoy drinks pre and after dinner and light snacks. A buffet is served at breakfast each morning offering a vast array of fruits, cereals, cheeses and home made pastries as well as breakfast cooked to order. Sapordivino Wine Cellar The Enoteca Sapordivino occupies one of the most fascinating parts of the hotel: the base of a medieval tower, recently uncovered. Its thick walls protect more than 200 important labels stored in steel racks from floor to ceiling. RECREATION The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply. · Golfing · Horse riding / rental · Bicycle rental · Tennis · Truffle hunting · Wine tasting · Thermal baths MEETINGS & CONFERENCES An ideal venue for private functions is the hotel’s Ballroom “Salone delle Feste” decorated with fine frescoes and eighteenth century monochrome decorations. Further function rooms are situated on the ground floor. 4 meeting and conference rooms with banquet capacity of 80 PAX.