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San Gimignano Map: L'Antico PozzoL'Antico Pozzo Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Address
Via San Matteo 87
Location Near Porta San Matteo, Around Town
Phone 0577/942-014
Fax 0577/942-117
Web site www.anticopozzo.com
Room Information 18 units
Prices 130€ ($169) double; 150€ ($195) superior double. Rates include breakfast
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, Wi-Fi, dataport, minibar, hair dryer, safe
Parking Parking 15€ ($20) in nearby garage or lot
Season Closed Feb

Frommer's Review

L'Antico Pozzo is the choicest inn within the walls, a 15th-century palazzo converted to a hotel in 1990 with careful attention to preserving the structural antiquity without sacrificing modern convenience (guests even have Internet access). The subdued elegance and comfort offer the most medieval-feeling experience in this most medieval of cities. Over the building's colorful history it has hosted Dante, the Inquisition trials, a religious community, and an 18th-century salon. Accommodations vary in size and decor, but none is small, and the huge junior suites have large writing desks, wood ceilings, and spumanti waiting for you. Throughout, the furnishings are simple wooden 19th-century pieces, and the firm beds are surrounded by cast-iron frames -- the junior suites come with canopies. "Superior" doubles have 17th-century ceiling frescoes and the smaller "standard" rooms on the third floor have wood floors and a view of the Rocca and a few towers, while other rooms look over the street or the rear terrace (where breakfast is served in summer).

Facilities:
Concierge; car-rental desk; computer w/Internet; room service; in-room massage; babysitting; laundry service; same-day dry cleaning

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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