Palazzo Seneca

This was a great hotel with excellent service and an amazing restaurant in a good location in Norcia. We enjoyed our stay there and it was a central location for touring. Norcia is a beautiful town with great restaurants. It was worth the stay.

We have stayed here before but this was the best stay yet. Our room , 107, was the same level of cost as previous stays but seemed particularly quiet. The ante-room where we kept our luggage had a door, so it is possible that having 2 doors made for the incredible quietude. As always, the attention by all staff was warm , welcoming and accomdating. At this time of year, it was a little cool to have breakfast outdoors, but the indoor breakfast area was pleasant and offered a delightful view of the Sibillini hills shrouded in mist. The big difference with this stay was that it was our first experience to have dinner at the hotel. The food was beautifully plated, inventive, and delicious. The hostes/server in the sweet dining area was amazing to watch. Multi-lingual and multi-tasking, she seated, served, welcomed, and conversed with the diners at the tables warmly in Italian , French, and English. Despite each table being served numerous small plates, she never missed a beat. We will be attending a wedding in nearby Fabriano in June and intend to make another stop in Norcia. There is no doubt we will stay at the Palazzo Seneca.

Lovely hotel with an amazing restaurant. The town of Norica is still undergoing extensive restoration after the earthquake it experienced many years ago. It was nice to be able to support the town. The cathedral will hopefully be opened again in October.

This hotel is housed in a sprawling palazzo right next to the castello in the center of town. Perfect location. The staff is extremely welcoming and helpful, and the property itself has many amenities, including a spa and wellness center, multiple cute common rooms, and a michelin-rated restaurant onsite. (They also have an osteria too, which, because of the 2016/17 earthquake restoration, is housed outside the town walls.) They feature an international breakfast buffet in the restaurant every morning. For one night, this was a nice experience, although our room was a little small for the price we paid. Even so, we were happy to stay in town and do what we could to help the local economy. These areas are still recovering from earthquakes, and need our help. Norcia itself is a cute town with friendly and very resilient people. The town is a gem, even if it clearly will have years of restoration ahead to bring it back to pre-2016 normality. Easily walkable, and also easily walkable to the outside retail center, which was developed while the earthquake damage in centro storico gets repaired. Norcia itself is a great base for exploring southern Umbria and southwest Le Marche, including parco nazionale Monti Sibillini, right over the nearest range of hills.

The Palazzo Seneca is everything you would expect in a Relais & Chateau, and much more. Family owned and operated since 1850, the Bianconis have mastered the art of hospitaltiy in Norcia with this premier signature hotel, an upgraded and beautiful B&B, and three amazing restaurants. The craftsmanship by Umbrian masters is reflected in every piece of furniture, fireplace, ceiling beam and headboard. The rooms are generous in size and the baths are luxurious. The public areas are comfortable and warming. The service is impeccable. I will get into the restaurant reviews in another post. The hotel staff was amazingly accomodating, from Martina and Estefano to Mohamed and Argent, all very kind and generoous. The only sllight complaint was spotty wi-fi in room 200. The spa had very nice amenities, but the jacuzzi could have been a bit warmer. No complaints however and we will be back for an even longer stay.