For sale a beautiful former convent converted into a hotel with restaurant whose first stone dates back to the year 1498 in the historic center of Sarteano. The new hotel destination, in the past also used as an elementary school, is able to accommodate customers in large panoramic rooms and rooms with services, all enriched by a large garden in the shade of pine trees and the vastness of the panorama over the lakes. The structure built directly on the castle walls, is spread over two floors above ground and a basement, as well as the exclusive courtyard garden where there is a ruined building with a small plot of adjacent land. Location Sarteano is a village of historical and naturalistic importance, located on the buttresses of the Val d'Orcia, in a plateau bordering the Val di Chiana. The medieval past of Sarteano is testified by the Castle, considered the main element of the architectural landscape, and by a large number of churches. The small Etruscan town enjoys total tranquility and is located in the lower province of Siena, less than 10km from Cetona and Chiusi. Places of interest such as Città della Pieve, San Casciano dei Bagni and Chianciano Terme, is within a radius of 20 km. The airports of Rome and Florence are respectively 180 and 130 kilometers away. Here you will find the peace and beauty of the typical landscape of this area. Description The beautiful and fascinating former convent used as a hotel of about 1,500 square meters is spread over two floors above ground and a basement. The "L" shape of the ground floor extends along a central body where there are five contiguous corridors with large windows, from which you can access, through other small corridors, seven bedrooms all with an exclusive bathroom inside. In the first part of the same floor with access from the square are the office, two bedrooms with a living room and an exclusive bathroom. Located along the central part there is a veranda used as a reading space that can be used by all guests. On the first floor, reachable via the main staircase, there are again four large contiguous corridors with windows, one of which has a fireplace, which leads to a kitchen, four large bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the first basement floor, reachable from the surrounding courtyard and an internal staircase from the ground floor, there is the part used for catering, here there is a porch from which you enter the building, hallway for welcoming guests, kitchen divided into two separate rooms, two dining rooms, two toilets, hallway with toilet and anti-bathroom for the staff, thermal power plant, two cellars and accessory compartments for the activity such as woodshed and / or clearing rooms. Outdoor spaces To complete the property the external courtyard of about 1,500 square meters enclosed on one side by the town walls, on the other by the building in question and on the other two by the access to the property and by the ruined building of about 200 square meters in addition to adjacent land, located downstream of the building, used as an olive grove. State and finishes The property is in a good state of conservation and maintenance with good general level finishes. Externally the structure is in exposed stone. The supporting structure is in masonry and the roof covering has a mantle in brick tiles. Potential use It is perfect as an accommodation business but given the large size some parts of the structure can be perfectly used as a main or secondary residence.