Rome vs Val d'Orcia: where should you stay?

Both are in Italy, and the honest difference between them is what a night costs and how far you are from everything else. The numbers below come from our own live inventory.

 RomeVal d'Orcia
Best forAncient city · food · artCypress hills · wine towns
Typical nightly rate€73.00 – €220.00€77.00 – €220.00
Places to stay2,9751,735
From Rome Fiumicino Airport33 min by road3 hr 25 min by road
Things worth seeing135

Rates are the 10th–90th percentile of what we hold in each area, so they describe a normal night rather than the cheapest and most expensive rooms on the island.

Where to stay in Rome

All 2,975 in Rome
Hotel san VitaleTop rated
Rome · Hotel
from €108.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Princeps Boutique Hotel3-star hotel
Rome · Hotel
from €176.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Hotel Damaso3-star hotel

Hotel Damaso

5.00(2519)
Rome · Hotel
from €215.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date

Where to stay in Val d'Orcia

All 1,735 in Val d'Orcia
Meublé il Riccio4-star hotel
Val d'Orcia · Hotel
from €171.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Il Mastio di Spedaletto4-star hotel
Val d'Orcia · Hotel
from €161.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date
Il Tosco4-star hotel

Il Tosco

5.00(185)
Val d'Orcia · Hotel
from €216.00 /nightEstimate · varies by date

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