In short: Freshly renovated cosy little house with a splendid view and very nice landlords
We did a very short term booking less than 48h ahead, which was no problem at all since our landlords (Franca & Fabio) were all the time very kind, responsive and supportive (email and even more via WhatsApp). The house itself is situated on a hillside below a larger older former farmhouse and surrounded by a little silent bamboo forest with a very beautiful outlook on the spectacular surrounding Ligurian landscape. What impressed us even more were the numbers of little glowworms dancing around the house at night :-) Although the location may look a bit close to a street, this wasn't any problem at all since you hardly heard anything. We also appreciated the fact that although being quiet, this accommodation is a very good base camp for all further explorations of the surrounding greater area ranging from Genova over Rapallo, Portofino, Cinque Terre down to La Spezia, which can be made using your private car (either via the motor or the coast highway) as well as train. Thanks to the informations provided by the landlords, you can shop your daily stuff in a bakery just 5 minutes down the hill, or in the COOP and Basko supermarkets downtown (some Carefour Express shops are also sprawled around but not so sufficient), or you go downtown Rapallo for a longer shopping tour in its numerous little shops and cafes. Get your fresh fish at "Pescheria Camoglina" (Via Goffredo Mamelli, no. 187) or in Santa Margherita (next little town on the way to Portofino) "Pescheria Bardi di Fratelli" (Via Tommaso Bottaro, no. 24). If you go for a day trip to Cinque Terre, think about driving to resp. parking your car in Levanto first and then get yourself a train ticket (4€ p.p. in one direction for 75 minutes) to stop by the Cinque Terre place you like to.
The clean and freshly renovated self catering house itself resembles a four to five star level of modern equipment including WiFi internet access as can be seen in the expose, there was nothing we would have missed for any usual household purpose. What else should we say - this is definitely an affordable nice accommodation we will definitely revisit again and refer to our friends as well!
