This basic little 2-star has the advantage of being high up in a hill-top town, and it's in a very quiet backwater spot. You still need to hike up some quite steep steps to get to the historic centre of Perugia, but those steps are quite a spectacular sight.

At the top of the steps are some very inviting restaurants, as a just reward for your efforts!

The Hotel San Sebastiano has simply furnished rooms. I stayed in the cheapest single room, with the shower room off the corridor. The bed was firm and comfortable, and the room was perfectly clean. Most guests eat breakfast out, but the owner (who was very helptul to me in providing directions to places) said he could provide breakfast for an extra 3 Euros.

We stayed at the family-run Hotel San Sebastiano in the interesting and historic city of Perugia in Umbria for 3 nights in April 2005. It is in the "centro storico" area of Perugia, overlooking a gorge, with trees and greenery outside. We had a nice view from our bigger-than-average size room. It was clean and wonderfully quiet. San Sebastiano is close to the Roman aquaduct and university, and only a few blocks from the city attractions. There is a private parking lot, which was a bonus for us in this part of the city. It was a bit hard to find, but a good place to stay. If taking the train or bus, it would be best to take a taxi with your luggage to find it, but can definitely get around well without a car. We used Perugia as a home base to visit medieval hill towns such as Assissi, Spello, Speleto, and Deruta. The owners are very sweet, the husband and grown daughter speak English, and are very helpful. Our double room was 60 euros, which we felt was a good value. They have a website, ------.