Sextantio Albergo Diffuso

This hotel is in an old Medieval town fron the 1500's. There is some restoration going on in the town, but it doesn't interfere with any plans. The room is an old wall house. It has stone walls, floors and fireplaces. I chose the room with a small terrace, and a living room. The bedroom and bathroom are upstairs. There is a large soaking tub, in the bathroom, but no shower. Be prepared to use the rinsing pot provided. It brings you back to the day. There is an excellent hair dryer. Not much in amenities, so bring your own, but hey it's the 1500's! The restaurant serves a great breakfast and dinner was outstanding. I loved the whole Medieval neighborhood. I chose a guide, but you can easily walk the town and discover it yourself, but the guide holds the key to the tower, which is the only way in and up to the top for the beautiful view.

Loved it. Unique place. The rooms and suites are restored medieval dwellings, designed to retain their original architecture and character. It blends the intimacy of a hotel with the feeling of living within a historic village. A nice cool romantic escape

Amazing medieval town and rooms in the middle. Keeping the medieval feel and yet modern and comfy. Room we had was great with our own little fire place that was made up for us each day. Breakfast in locando restaurant was Italian with good variety. Cantina for wine and cheese or tea and biscuits in the evening was an extra bonus. Big shout out to Alberto who was great. Highly recommend this place. Hiking around also great. Staff Fantastic and very helpful.

I booked the hotel for a group of Brazilian motorcyclists, and everyone was thrilled with the experience of staying in a Medieval Villa. The dinner organized by the hotel was incredible, and the service from the entire team was exceptional. This experience is truly worthwhile.

The place is quite interesting in that all the rooms are in various places around Santo Stefano (that's why it's called "diffuso") which in itself is a very pretty town. We found the concept of sticking to the original "arte povera" ambiance to be very well done: the rooms did in fact feel like out of another time and yet there were extremely clean and well appointed. In particular, we liked the large bathroom and the modern tub. WiFi reception was quite good, and sleeping was great. Breakfast was fantastic. Dinner was very good but a bit less so - my dish, while delicious, came to the table rather cold. The staff is generally very nice. The people at the restaurant are very attentive, and other workers were very helpful at carrying our bags in and out of the room - which was very welcome in this cobble-stoned town. The worst part was the front desk. The receptionist was somewhat unfriendly and not at all trained or inclined to greet new guests warmly and well - she was short, curt and constantly frowning. Upon arrival, guests are provided with a map showing the location of the various rooms, the bar ("cantinone"), the restaurant, and something called the library ("biblioteca"). I asked at the front desk if I could see the library and I might as well have asked if I could see the Pope while he's in the bathroom. I wonder why on earth they include the "library" in the place's map if it's off-limits to guests.

An amazing experience in this medieval city brought to life. The hotel rooms, well they are not hotel rooms but a small medieval village house. Stone flooring, minimal lighting, no TV, fire place, beautiful bathrooms with toothpaste and soaps made in the medieval tradition. My husband, 14yo son and I had an absolutely unforgettable stay.