As other reviewers have said, the staff is very helpful and friendly and being able to check your e-mail was nice. Location and parking are convenient. The view from our room was really picture perfect. However, the room was tiny (this was disclosed in advance and the price was quite reasonable) and water from the shower flowed pretty freely out of the bathroom. Also, the walls must be paper thin.

My husband and I stayed at Piccolo Hotel Oliveta, Siena, on November 10 and 11, 2003.It is the hotel we have loved the most, of the four hotels we stayed at, during our two-week holiday in Italy.The staff is friendly, courteous, and helpful. They explained us how to get to places.As for the hotel location itself: perfect. Outside of town, and at the same time, only a ten/fifteen minute walk to reach town, that is, if you don't get lost.As soon as the taxi entered the hotel's property, we felt like we were in somebody's yard. It didn't feel at all like a hotel; same thing when we were in the main area, we felt like we were in somebody's house. This hotel is different from the others we have stayed at, the reception is separate from the rooms, which is kind of nice.The hotel is surrounded by olive trees, and in the frontyard, you have an overwhelming view of the Tuscan hills and olive trees. What a treat it was every morning, to open our window to that view, and hear the roosters call, the dogs barking.Also, it is the only hotel we have seen that has a separate bathroom and toilet. Some people don't like that idea, we loved it. Our room was simple, spacious, very bright because of the four windows, and very clean.The continental breakfast was good.We have also been lucky to catch a scene of life in Tuscany. Two people were picking olives from the hotel's trees; we watched how it is done.We'd love to go back to Piccolo Hotel Oliveta. We recommend it.