Riomaggiore
If you're looking for help with reservations, this company, run by a local and his American wife, has a large number of simple, but well-vetted properties…
Must-see hotels in The Italian Riviera
Manarola
An excellent family-run hotel in the upper part of Manarola. Rooms are large with soothing, stylish white-grey tones and slick bathrooms; some have…
Genoa
Four elegant, cosy modern rooms share the 4th floor here, complete with a terrace for breakfast or a hot tub dip.
Riomaggiore
Up the hill, 4km out of town on the way to La Spezia, this '60s hotel is in an utterly stunning location. Rooms are old-fashioned but clean and rather…
Genoa
In stark contrast to its grand 18th-century stucco exterior, the six minimalist rooms include pieces by Jasper Morrison and Philippe Starck. Great stuff,…
San Remo
A 10-room hotel is set in a Liberty-style villa off a small traffic circle about 100m from the train station. The simply furnished rooms are bright with…
Vernazza
To spend a romantic night in Vernazza, try L’Eremo sul Mare, a charming cliff-side villa with just three rooms and a lovely panoramic terrace. It's a 15…
Tellaro
This traditional seven-room inn has art- and antiques-decorated rooms complete with cast-iron bed frames and dark wood furnishings. A new restaurant was…
Ventimiglia
A 10-minute stroll along the seafront from Ventimiglia's modern town centre (and just downhill from the historic centre), this modern hotel has bright,…
Corniglia
One of only two hostels in Cinque Terre, Ostello di Corniglia is perched at the top of the village and has two eight-bed dorms and four doubles (with…
Monterosso
Shoehorned up a backstreet in the older part of town, La Poesia's three rooms occupy an early-17th-century house, where breakfast is served on a terrace…
Portofino
Pretty and unpretentious Eden feels like it slipped out of an EM Forster novel or a grunge fashion spread. Its floral wallpaper residence-hotel appeal is…
Santa Margherita Ligure
Right on the waterfront, this endearingly fussy Liberty-style grande dame offers the quintessential Santa Margherita Ligure experience. Rooms are…
Corniglia
These rent-a-rooms are spread over two buildings in the village's main street. All have kitchens; they're good for families or groups. If you can snare…
Riviera di Ponente
A spectacularly sited small hotel with dreamy mountain views from the traditional, rather Provençal–feeling rooms (it is just over the border). A real…
Portofino
Another just-out-of-town place, Domina does the luxe minimalist look – white on white on beige on pastel – in an old villa on its own rocky beach in…
Genoa
Charming staff and small but well-equipped rooms make this old-style hotel excellent value for money. The friendly, family-run spot is about a 10-minute…
La Spezia
This haven has rather tight-fitting rooms, which are more than made up for by the ultrafriendly owners. It's a few blocks from Via del Prione and near…
Riviera di Ponente
This rambling 18th-century former convent just outside Finalborgo's village walls (800m from the sea) is simple and homey but one of the area's most…
Porto Venere
Down by Porto Venere's picturesque harbourfront, this little guesthouse has just two homey rooms (there's also an option of a four-person apartment on…
Riomaggiore
Basic but well-kept rooms are spread across the sinuous 17th-century house of a former winemaker.
