La Locanda di San Francesco

This place is truly magical. Due to a train strike, our arrival was extremely delayed, but Luca accommodated this change and met us at the hotel to show us to our room and assist with our luggage. He was even kind enough to arrange a dinner reservation for us at a local restaurant. The room was traditionally furnished and cozy, with gorgeous views out of the windows on either side. The location is very central at the top of town, not more than 10 minutes’ walk anywhere you might want to go, but extremely quiet and peaceful. Breakfast was one of the better spreads we had staying at many hotels around Italy, and when we went to the attached enoteca for lunch, we were pleasantly surprised to find Luca hard at work in the kitchen. There is so much to see and do in the Val D’Orcia but we will definitely be back to relax and enjoy this stunning accommodation.

This is our third stay which spans appx 10 years. As usual, the room is very nice but showing a little bit of age. The wine bar staff were excellent, and checked us into the B&B. I would really recommend that they provide some assistance with the luggage bringing it up the long staircase leading up to the rooms. After straining my back, I think I have aged out of staying here without that assistance. Other than that, lovely.

Luca and his staff, Victor, Camilia, Roxanna and Ramona were outstanding in every way. They made my wife and I have a wonderful vacation stay. The room was beautiful. The view was incredible. The breakfast was excellent, the lunch and outside sitting area was exceptional.

We stayed in the suite and enjoyed the very spacious room. It's beautifully decorated and updated but still maintained the charm and character of the original building. The views from our room and the plaza just outside the villa are absolutely stunning. Sunset is an absolute treat. Service was very helpful and accommodating at check in. You can walk to everywhere from the villa. Will absolutely return and stay again.

I just had a drink on the terrace with the most out of this world views - and, especially given how little I was spending with the prices of drinks astonishingly reasonable - was bowled over by the charm and warmth of the service. Everything about the hotel exudes class - and the staff are exemplary.

Staying at this hotel on the top of Montepulciano is a gift. It has only four rooms and feels like you are staying at a friends house - there is no formal checkin desk - you are led to your room directly, and you have your own key to the building. The rooms are spacious by Italian standards and ample by US ones - and clean and up to date. When you are tired of touring Montepulciano, including the grand piazza just up the hill or San Biagio just down below, you can have a wonderful Vino Nobile and dinner at E Lucevan Le Stelle - attached to the hotel through an inside passage. There, Victor and Lucca will take wonderful care of you, along with the rest of the staff. In the morning, enjoy breakfast in the dining room with four tables, one per room, and practice your Italian reading the travel books in the small library (many in English as well). I found Locanda San Francesco a home away from home and I will be back for both it and the magical town of Montepulciano!