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.

The location is incredible, on a main street, less than a block from Piazza Duomo (convenient if you take the shuttle bus from the funicular station. If you pass the magnolia tree on the left, you went too far.). The hotel is located near restaurants and shopping, in the middle of this small, easily walkable gem of a town. The room was clean, the bed was very comfortable...a great value! Roomy bathroom with storage for toiletries. Note: there is a flight of stairs to reach the rooms in this hotel. Note: Not sure if there was a washing machine available as included in description. We didn't need it as planned in this location.

Breakfast staff seemed unprepared when multiple guests showed up during the designated times. Host was not around at checkout to collect city taxes due. Thankfully, a member of cleaning staff was there to help out.

La Magnolia apartment was extremely clean and modern!! It more than surpassed our expectations. The location was excellent as it only about 2-3 minute walk from the Duomo & was in the heart of restaurants & shops! Getting there was very easy by local transportation. Hopped on the local bus after getting off the funicular & the bus took us to the Duomo piazza & then a short walk to the apartment. We would highly recommend staying at La Magnolia 😊 The breakfast next door which was included was good as well!!

It would have been nice to have at least one (1) English Channel on the TV

The location is unbeatable. You walk out the front door and immediately see the Duomo. Apartment is also very large and well-appointed with great views of the street below.

I had read so many reviews about how helpful the hostess is, so I was a little disappointed when she wasn't on location at all for the day of my arrival. I was excited about the washing machine, but there was no one to show me how to use it. However, she met me at breakfast the next day and provided me with complimentary breakfasts during my stay, so all was well.

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.