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Santa Margherita Vistas

Seaside Hotel - Romantic Lodgings

     
Character: Unusually large and sunny rooms overlooking the waterfront.
Advantages: Many rooms have a separate sitting room and bedroom, as well as balcony with sea view.
Location: On the waterfront in the center of Santa Margherita, just south of Genoa and very near Portofino and Rapallo. Click here to see a map.
Many consider Santa Margherita to be the loveliest town on the Italian Riviera. Certainly it is one of Italy's most colorful towns, with its pastel-decorated façades and generous banks of cheerful flowers blooming year-round. All manner of marine crafts fill the expansive harbor laid out in front of this 120-year-old hotel. Thick green forests color the extremities of the bay, and behind are the foothills of the Alps, cascading almost to the water's edge. In between is this charming fishing village, which has been a world-famous resort for two hundred years. From Easter to October, you'll enjoy lively cafes, wonderful seafood restaurants, classy boutiques, and a constant parade of fun-loving visitors from around the globe. After a delicious meal beneath the stars, a romantic stroll along the Riviera and a deep seaside sleep, throw open your shutters in the morning and let your eyes feast on the spectacular Riviera views that give this Art Nouveau hotel its name.

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Public Transportation: Excellent! Trains come and go all day between Genoa, the Cinque Terre and Tuscany, and the station is only 200 yards from the hotel. In season, there are also boats that dock just a few minutes' walk away and stop at all the little villages between Santa Margherita and La Spezia.
   
   
Rooms: 54 room on 5 floors, including singles, doubles, and junior suites. Every room except two standard doubles has sea view. After a recent renovation, many of the former rooms were combined to make very spacious new guestrooms. All the rooms are clean, bright and airy, with terracotta floors, clean-lined furniture and colorful fabrics. Standard doubles usually measure about 300 square feet and some have a small balcony. Junior suites and suites measure at least 450 square feet and have a sitting area with a sleep sofa for one or two people. All the rooms except standard doubles have a bathroom between the bedroom and sitting room for more privacy. Standard junior suites are on the corner of the building and have two picture windows offering views of the mountains and the sea; deluxe junior suites are the same but with balconies instead of picture windows; both types have a double sleep sofa in the living room, which is separate from the bedroom. Superior suites are on the top floor and have a 220-square-foot panoramic terrace.
   
   
Features: Air conditioning, double-glazed windows, color satellite TV, direct-dial telephone, wireless Internet access in some rooms, mini-bar, and safe. Each room has a bathroom with tub and wall shower, and hair dryer.
   
   
Facilities: Elevator; restaurant facing the marina; covered breakfast patio; bar with light meal service; room service; fitness room (5 Euro/use) with cyclettes, treadmills and sea view; Turkish bath (13 Euro); Internet point; outdoor or garage parking 100 yards away (20-40 Euro/day).

     

CLOSED IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY


For this property:
Except for the superior suites on the fifth floor, there are 4 or 5 steps up to all other guest rooms so if this is a problem, please reserve a superior suite. Also, many of the junior suites and suites have a few steps inside the room. We regret there are no wheelcahir-accessible rooms in this hotel.

Click here for information about regular boat service between Portofino, Rapallo, Santa Margherita, Cinque Terre and San Fruttuoso.

Please note that it is not possible to guarantee Internet access at any property, because the property does not generate the service, it merely provides access from a server. If the server experiences any kind of problem at all, the property regrets it cannot be responsible for any inconvenience caused by subsequent lack of service.

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