In RS guide book he recommends staying at the Palazzo Bruchi in Siena. They don't have ac,will we regret it? We will have a room that faces the inner courtyard, unfortunately, we can't afford the room facing the lake. Thank you,
Cynthia
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA
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FWIW, it would likely still be too warm in September for me to want to go without AC in Siena.
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Oak Hill, VA, USA
113 posts
Have you been to Seina? If so, where would you stay?
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Alta Loma, CA, USA
1446 posts
Cynthia, we stayed in an agriturismo in Siena the 2nd week of September 2009 & we didn't need A/C (whereas at home that time of year, we definitely still use the A/C). The room had a table fan but we didn't even need it. It was quite comfortable. I don't know if that particular week was unseasonably cool compared to other years or not; during the day it was definitely warm but at night it seemed to cool down quite nicely. You might ask the owner if they have fans available if you should need them.
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Seattle, WA, USA
117 posts
This sort of question is really unanswerable for two reasons: 1) No one can predict the weather, at least not for 3 months from now; and 2) It mostly comes down to what your body is aclimated to. I'm in Seattle. It rarely gets above 75 here and there's no humidity. When I go back to Chicago or NYC to visit friends in the summer (where it's regulary in the 90's with thick, sticky humidity) I absolutely melt into a puddle of my own sweat while my friends are walking around in jeans and, at night, light jackets. Siena averages 77 degrees in August (average low of 64) and 70 (avg low of 59) in September. Italy as a whole can be pretty humid compared to most, but not all, of the United States. But only you can answer whether those temps are comfortable or not, or whether you'd require AC or not. Coming from Seattle, I'd need the AC big time. Someone from Phoenix or Miami might actualy need the heater. :-)
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Alachua, FL, USA
238 posts
We just stayed in Siena with no A/C and were fine. You'll probably only be there at night and it will cool down enough by then to be fine. We stayed in Il Campo until it was dark, watching the birds swirl around the bell tower. Friends who stayed at Palazzo Bruchi loved it!