We loved absolutely everything! The rooms are spacious and impeccable in terms of cleanliness. The place is run by two people who have all the professionalism you can hope for and on top of that really care about Theo customers and accommodate every wish. - We could pick up a coffee prior to breakfast and have glasses from the bar for our “own” wine. The food in the restaurant is great and exceeds what you can expect from a hotel restaurant. Prices are more than reasonable They also have a vast selection of wine and again you can take the house wine, which is absolutely fine or chose from the local or international selection. The place is quiet and has a lovely pool and beautiful garden and terraces with lemon and clementine trees as well as many local plants. It feels like you are at the garden of Eden. Perfect for Lovers or old still-in-love couples like us. What you cannot do: walk into town. You need a car, as there are no boardwalks nor lights at night and it is a drive of around 10 minutes to go to town. However, you can always get a taxi for ca 25 Euros per trip.

The view of La Spezia and the harbor below was spectacular. Rooms are large with balconies that over look the city and harbor. The restaurant was classy and offered a wonderful dinner menu. The food was well prepared and delicious. Breakfast was all that we could hope for! They have a beautiful infinity pool that you can take the view in from as well.

Hotel is a bit out of the way...so be prepared, if you not have a car, to take the shuttle to La Spezia. It worked out well for us, but just be prepared.

Beautiful, secluded hotel - gorgeous outside seating and the views are unparalleled. Every staff member was lovely but, as another review says, Valentino is really the 'heart' of the place. Windy road to get up to the hotel which I wouldn't love to tackle at night so we opted to eat at the restaurant all three nights and each meal was truly excellent, and reasonably priced! Breakfast was good too. Would definitely come again.

Pool was cold, as you'd expect in Spring! Only small improvement could have been more of a bar area - staff very kindly brought beers to the outside patio when we asked but we felt bad taking them out of their other tasks.

An absolutely amazing view, a fabulous infinity pool and delicious food for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Valentino, in the restaurant, looked after us extremely well at night, and Susannah was wonderful serving buffet breakfast and lunch options on 2 of the days when we stayed at the hotel for lunch. The hotel also provide a shuttle bus, at a cost per person, to go down to La Spezia and back (and other areas if required).

The only slight niggle was the mosquitoes! But we were provided with a mosquito repellent in our room.

unique location, great view over the entire bay of la spezia, sunrise like on a postcard. staff at breakfast, bar, restaurant, cleaning and desk are all equally friendly. relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. breakfast was great, and we highly appreciated the willingness to serve vegetarian dishes at dinner, especially coocked for us. the taxi service (for a fee) to porto venere and la spezia is very nice, so we had to take the adventure of driving the narrow access road less often. had a very pleasant stay!

Everything was amazing! The view is stunning! It’s so peaceful and relaxing by the pool, exactly what we needed. Great location for exploring the area. The food and wine were wonderful and the chef even made a special dish for my wife from her home country of Peru! Also the staff were so great with us, so friendly, welcoming, nothing was any trouble for them.. especially Valentino, he’s wonderful and the heart and soul of the place! We’ll definitely be back!

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Great, elevated spot to enjoy La Spezia without the industry on your doorstep, but with the view from afar. Very comfortable accommodation and lovely, friendly staff. Special mentions for Suzanna on the breakfast in the morning and Valentino at dinner in the evening. Beautiful location, best with a car, and a lovely hotel to return to after a busy day walking around the Cinque Terre.

A beautiful property with stunning views over the bay. The staff were all so friendly and the food at breakfast and dinner was always fresh and delicious. We loved being slightly remote, despite not having a car. The hotel driving service was perfect for us and we used it regularly for trips in the local area.

To be honest - absolutely nothing. We enjoyed the week that we had there and this was the perfect base.

Valentina and Alfred, the owners, could not have been nicer or more helpful. The rooms were well appointed with amazing views from the hilltop looking out over the bay. The food in the hotel restaurant was outstanding.

The only drawbacks were the lack of elevators so one has to tote luggage up and down stairs. The hotel is some distance from the town but shuttle service (reservations required) is provided at 9 euros per person.

Great location and our room had a beautiful view of the harbour. All the staff were friendly. We had a lovely dinner one night and enjoyed the breakfast every morning. We drove to La Spezia train station within 12 mins to visit Cinque Terre. The jacuzzi was fabulous after a big day of sight seeing.

The rooms were lovely with everything you need. Just the bed was a little hard and lacked sound proofing between the rooms especially in the hallway. Otherwise it was fabulous.