Siena
Italy.
Italy · 2 districts · 1 vibes
2 handpicked hostels in Siena, sorted by traveler rating.
Siena is a 54k-population walled medieval city in Tuscany, 70 km south of Florence, where the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo and the twice-yearly Palio horse race anchor a backpacker scene that is small, quiet, and almost entirely confined to the historic center inside the walls. Two hostels, both within a five-minute walk of the Duomo and the Campo, both leaning quiet-and-clean over party, both honest budget bases for travelers using Siena as a Tuscan launchpad to San Gimignano, Florence, and the surrounding Chianti hills.
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2 handpicked hostels in Siena, sorted by traveler rating.
Residenza del Capitano
Residenza del Capitano is the upgrade pick in Siena: a 6-room operation on the fourth floor of a historic palazzo on Via del Capitano, two minutes from the Duomo and four from Piazza del Campo. 8.2 from 87 reviews, shared kitchen and lounge, modern interiors that mix new fittings with original Sienese stonework, and rooms with views over the Tuscan countryside. Closer to a guesthouse-hostel hybrid than a backpacker dorm — most guests are couples and solo travelers in their 30s and 40s.
HostelCiompi
HostelCiompi is the only no-nonsense hostel inside Siena's medieval walls, three minutes' walk from Piazza del Campo on Via del Porrione. Self-check-in via keycode, shared kitchen, large in-room fridges, fan-cooled rooms (no AC) and 8.0 across 114 reviews. Reviewers consistently call out 'brilliant location' and 'value-for-money gem' — you trade staffed reception for a setup that works smoothly if you're comfortable with a code on your phone.