First of all, Orvieto is an 100% jewel between Rome and Florence. La Magnolia provided a perfect respite with excellent value, service, and comfort. It’s literally 50 steps to the Duomo square. There is one flight of stairs to access the reception area. Our room was also on this level. Other rooms were on higher floors. No elevator. The view to the piazza from our window was an added bonus. Two sets of double paned glass window silenced all street noise. The bed was large with an extra firm mattress that gave us a great night’s rest. Breakfast at the ground level café was a standard continental style, not a huge buffet with cooked to order options. Excellent coffee and pasties. No wonder Rick Steves recommends this wonderful place. It has everything a frugal traveler needs. Exceptional!

Charming accommodations in a fantastic location down the street from the beautiful Orvieto Duomo. (In my opinion, the exterior of Orvieto’s Duomo is the most beautiful and colorful in Italy; no disrespect to Florence, Siena, and Milan!) The room and bathroom are newly renovated; modern and clean. Breakfast is available in the bar right downstairs, but we didn’t realize until our last morning that we actually could have had meat, fruit, and yogurt available to us as patrons of La Magnolia, in addition to pastry and coffee even though we identified ourselves each morning as guest of La Magnolia. Any weekend noise in the night from the restaurant downstairs was completely blocked by closing the new double-paned windows.

Some type of soap dish or shelf to hold the soap and shampoo needs to be added to the shower so a person doesn’t need to keep bending down to get it from the floor. The shower is slippery and bending down increases the chance of a fall. Also, a small hand towel bar/hook on the wall next to the bathroom sink would be helpful. (The bathroom is beautiful and modern and these two small things are mentioned only to be helpful for the host to understand the guest’s experience.)

Great location in the historic center, authentic house and room. Very clean. Very helpful staff. Reserved parking not far, on Piazza Duomo (6EUR/day). Amazing atmosphere.

Just a classic Italian breakfast (croissant-coffee-juice). However, there are many options for a "salty" breakfast nearby (our tip: Montanucci, 19 Corso Cavour, 240m).

1) large room with modern amenities; 2) excellent location: 1 1/2 blocks to the cathedral and other major sights; 3) on a street with restaurants and shops, but the room was very quiet; 4) parking adjacent to the cathedral was reasonably priced wit the hotel discount; 5) friendly and informative owner/manager; 6) excellent breakfast at the cafe next store; the breakfast is included as the owners are relatives.

1) 20 or more steep steps to get from the entrance to the 1st floor rooms 2) the banisters/handrails on the steps are not continuous; they vary from side to side which is disconcerting when you're carrying luggage.

We had a really quick stay so did not have the opprortunity to have the full experience but the owner was very responsive and accomodating in the short time we were there, which was during a fesitval so the city was very crowded with a period procession, which passed our hotel. She made sure we knew where to park our car, and how to reach our room. Hope to be able to meet her next time! :-) The room was spacious and comfortable with a nice living area and an amazingly large bathroom. The building had a lot of character. There were stairs and no elevator that I saw. It was in the middle of the town, so there was some noise from the street but we were above it enough that it didn't bother us and we had a nice vantage point to see the procession as it wound its way around.

La Magnolia was an absolute gem for our visit to Orvieto. Our room was beyond expectations! It was so spacious and charming and had a lovely patio for having wine or relaxing. The location is perfection with easy access to everything in the heart of beautiful Orvieto. Breakfast at the family cafe each morning was a treasure with amazing coffee and house made cakes. Serena was a delight and so helpful with restaurant recommendations and helping with anything we needed. We will always remember our stay at La Magnolia and hope to return in the future.

We loved it all and wouldn't change a thing!

Lodging near the main cathedral, restaurants and shops, clean and comfortable room, breakfast provided.

Large room with a very comfy bed, tea and coffee making facilities, heating and a good bathroom. Lovely welcome from the owner. We'd forgotten our travel adaptor and she came up with a number of ones for us to try. A life saver! The location is ideal for the old town, close to everything and yet quiet. We were given some very good recommendations on restaurants and wine tasting, which added to our enjoyment of this short break. Breakfast was good with a choice of toast or croissants, cakes, meats and cheese, coffee, tea or juice.

Nothing! Though fine for us, there are lots of steps up to the bedrooms. No non dairy spread at breakfast

La Magnolia is in a wonderful location to visit the Old Town in Orvieto. It is just a few steps from the Duomo and easy walking distance to restaurants and shops. The breakfast is an added bonus in a small cafe attached to the hotel. Delicious pastries, fabulous coffee, and more. The owner is very helpful, and she was especially accommodating in giving us an upgraded room. We would highly recommend this accommodation for your stay in Orvieto.

Parking, while available, was confusing. We arrived late, and as the room was located in the Old Town center, we were unable to drive to the location. Once we located La Magnolia, we were instructed to park at the Duomo. Overnight parking at the Duomo is free, but it is very expensive if you are there after 8 am or during any part of the day. The owner of La Magnolia was helpful, but just a heads-up that if you will have a car, communicate carefully with the property before arriving to avoid confusion, as we ended up paying quite a bit of unexpected money for parking our rental car. Not a reason to avoid La Magnolia, though, because this stay was definitely worth the parking hassles we encountered.

We love Serena's cheerful smile and friendliness. She does so much to make us feel comfortable. Our room overlooking the street was wonderful. It was fun to open the window and watch people walking by, but when nighttime came, the heavy, tight fitting windows blocked all sound from outside for a great night's sleep. She has two nice brothers at Bar Brozzi next door where we enjoyed breakfast each morning. We love that Magnolia B&B is part of a palazzo and has such a sense of spaciousness and that it offers both rooms and apartments