La Gustea Hotel & Cucina

I recently returned from a 2-week stay at La Gustea. This was the third time I've stayed at this wonderful hotel within the last eight years, and I can't imagine staying anywhere else when I visit beautiful Sarteano. The owners, Nadia and Felice, are delightful hosts, and Nadia generously offers advice about visits to some of the town's historic sites and points of interest, as well as help with other needs of her hotel guests. The hotel is located just outside of the historic center of Sarteano on a quiet residential street. Some of the rooms have a view of Sarteano's hilltop castle. The rooms have recently been updated. They are immaculate, with excellent lighting, as well as high-quality furnishings and fixtures. I also enjoyed the creative new palette of colors in my comfortable and spacious room. The breakfast that's included is exceptional, with a variety of fresh baked pasteries and croissants, farm fresh eggs cooked to order, prosciutto, seasonal fruits, and much more. The hotel also operates a restaurant that offers pleasant indoor and outdoor seating. Although I enjoy having dinners in the many excellent restaurants in the town, my favorite dinners are at the hotel. Felice is a wonderful and creative chef, and every entree I've ordered has been high quality and with a particularly delicious blend of ingredients. My two favorite menu items this year were the fried zucchini blossoms and the handmade pici with white pork ragu, ginger, and lemon. His pizzas are also the best in the area! I highly recommend La Gustea Hotel and Cucina.

Five stars are not enough! I had a wonderful experience here. It is very quiet and clean, and breakfast was delicious. The pizzas were sooo good! Nadia and Felize are the nicest people that you could ever meet. They were very welcoming. Any accommodation that I needed Nadia was there to assist. It was such a personalized experience that I felt at home, even as a solo traveler. Nadia even went above and beyond to help me with transportation. The location was great, I walked to the town piazza most days, which was only a 12 minute walk. I will definitely be back.

Perfect B&B! The room was spacious, bright, and very clean! Nadia is so kind and accommodating. Breakfast is delicious (absolutely perfect eggs) and so is dessert. We'll have to go back and try dinner. Very reasonably priced, highly recommend! Thank you for a wonderful stay!