Appartamento 2 Bedrooms, Sea View
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Sea View - Hostel
Via De Gasperi 260, Riomaggiore, SP

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 68 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
View from property was fantastic Competitive price for Cinque Terre
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent staff, we had issues getting to Riomaggiore, but they waited for us. The room is basic but clean, right across from a nice restaurant. It has a view to the ocean from the balcony. Our room rate was expensive
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gloria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had already paid and they did not let us chek inn, terrible service, SPAM! Dont book here. He stills your money!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from gill on May 15, 2018
Please do not tell lies -you NEVER paid -you checked in an when we were about to take in your room you run away to find an other place -when we tried to take the money for no show you blocked your credit card .......we'll try again......you are really a poor thing and totaly uneducated.......

8/10 Good

Rosarito

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were very friendly and helpful. It was a bit of walk up a hill to get to the room, but it was completely worth the views! I would stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view from the top of the town.

10/10 Excellent

Aiping, Houston, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy access to Cinque Terre
I was arriving very late because missed train stop, but the customer service was very helpful to help me located the room, handled problem efficiently by phone & in person
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
300 STAIRS did not stay !
This was a terrible experience! Would never recommend!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Malgorzata, Seattle, WA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
RUN LIKE HELL!!!
This is the first time I'm writing a bad review. I called the owner 24 hours and then 8 hours prior to our arrival making sure that it will be okay to arrive around 7pm. He said that this will not be a problem. We showed up on time we arranged and the office was closed. After 30 minutes of calling, hang-ups and phone being passed on between a woman and him I was told of a hidden spot with a note with directions. My son and I tried to find it quickly but then went back to notify the rest of our party that this might take a while, found parking, etc. We spent the next 2 hours walking up and down stairs while carrying backpacks trying to figure out his poorly written directions, calling him back and finally asking tourists. When we found our room there was a couple already staying in our room ready to go to sleep at 10pm. We called the owner and he asked that we wait 20 minutes ...he showed up around 10:40 ...and by about 11 o'clock had cleaned up another room. HUGE MISREPRESENTATION from the pictures posted on Expedia! The room was barely big enough for a queen and a twin bed. But when he insisted on charging additional $40 (since my reservations accidentally showed only 3 people) even though we were not going to get another bed) we walked out on our reservations around 11:30pm and were still charged full 2 nights. I realize that this is a first-world problem, but it's your money and your vacation ...and what you see in the pretty pictures isn't at all what you'll be getting

4/10 Poor

Moni, Qatar

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A long exhaustive uphill walk to the room
There is a misrepresentation in the pictures of the hotel provided by Expedia. Firstly, the office where the reception is located is on the main street of Riomaggiore, which actually it is only the office. The rooms of the hotel are located at the furthermost and highest building at Riomaggiore, to get to the room you probably need to be a trained marathon runner, and don't even think of bringing anything with you (not even small backpacks), as it will take you about 15 minutes to reach the room. So, what we did is leave the room in the morning prepared to not return until late as making the climb in the sun could actually give you a hard attack! The room is adjacent to at least 3 other rooms which host at least 3 persons per room, sharing 2 bathrooms. In the morning the door opening and closing sounds where terrible. To top it up, when leaving, you have to pay cash (which we were warned about) but could not use a 500 bill, the staff asked us to go to change it in the bank! The bottom line, don't trust the nice pictures of the hotel on the web, and avoid this hotel at all if you can. There are many other "rooms" for rent like these one all over Riomaggiore at half the cost!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Well appointed and central to tourist sites. Helpful couple who own it.

4/10 Poor

Don, Alabama

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
The property owners insist you pay in Euros- cash, no credit cards. I had to discuss this with them sternly and then he processed my Visa card. The only wifi is in the office down the block. They turn it off when they leave, supposedly at 4:30 check-in. No A/C, even if you are willing to pay the five extra Euros per night. I wouldn't stay there again.

6/10 Okay

Nela, Dani, Est, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Rude staff, only cash, no wifi in room.
The hotel was in a good location, but when we got there we found out we could only pay in cash and there was no wifi in the room. only the main office (far from the rooms) had wifi but just during opening hours which was the time we were at the beach, therefore we could never use it. the day we were leaving we wanted to leave our bags for an hour after check out to enjoy the beach before our train left. the staff was not helpful, they told us to put them in the bathroom and when we were about to leave she told us she was charging us per bag a ridiculous sum, with a horrible rude attitude when we asked about the price. of course we took our bags and left knowing we would never recommend this place to anyone.

6/10 Okay

Patrice, Montreal, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cinque terre are not meant to go with cars..
The room was ok although it was pretty high up after 300 stairs...As per hotels.com, we could have had an option for an Air cond. to rent.....not really available. We (family of five) were at the beginning of August so there was a lot of people, way too much. Could feel locals were a bit fed up with that many people. We came with our car to Riomaggiore as we did not find any parking spot at La Spezia. And life is difficult with a car as any spot is not for tourists. We finally found a parking spot 1,7 km away up the hill at the crossroad of the main road...Keep in mind that you will get a fine if you don't respect their unclear rules....They should think of restricting access to car with shuttle services to a mandatory remote parking up the hill to prevent this unfortunate tough situation. Reception was a bit hectic and we did not need to arrive before 16h30 (as per hotels.com mention ). So we rushed for no reason to get there before that time. Overall, we did like the spot, the landscape was outstanding. A bit of refresh exterior painting would be a good suggestion for the houses.

6/10 Okay

Dan, Westchester, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location but
The office is run down and dank. Not a great first impression. Make sure you get there before 8PM local time! Our room, really a flat with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, was run down. It was clean but beyond well worn. The furniture included some motley cast offs. The kitchen was equipped but barely. The frig was overdue for defrosting and we needed to put a chair against it to keep the door closed. The office and the rooms are not near one another. Wifi is only available at the office, sitting on a small uncomfortable patio, and only between 10AM and 8PM. The lack of wifi after 8PM and before 10AM was annoying. The hotel did provide (threadbare) beach towels that came in handy. You can swim off a dock in Cinque Terre but we took the boat to Monterosso where there is a free sandy beach. The location was great (***warning*** visitors must park in the blue lined spots at the upper part of the access road or floors 4, 5, or 6 of the garage). We had great food in Cinque Terre and enjoyed our two days there greatly. Don't expect to sleep in if your room faces the main road. Deliveries begin at 06:00 and there is a lot of noise. My sense is that most places in Riomaggiore (Cinque Terre) are not high end hotels and I was not expecting a Marriott, but overall, I was not impressed.

8/10 Good

Jacky, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay at Riomaggiore
The room is clean and spacious as described. It is located at the top of the hill, with a balcony you may enjoy the view of the entire Riomaggiore. It could be tough if you carry a lot of luggage with you, but there is luggage storage service at the reception. Enjoying a wonderful seaview, the trade-off is there is no restaurants or bottle shops unless you down the hill. There is no WiFi coverage at the room, but only at the reception counter. Actually I don't really regard it a problem because you may relax and enjoy the beauty and peace of the village without distracted by internet. The staff is nice and helpful too. I'd recommend this room!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Clean room in the heart of Town
I had a private room with private bathroom. Everything was super clean and check in was a breeze. Other than that, there was nothing special about the room for the price. Definitely worth it for a couple but not for a solo traveler trying to recuperate. There are cheaper places for that.

6/10 Okay

Bolling, Thomasville, GA

Liked: Staff & service
Great Stay At The Top Of Riomaggiore
The gentleman that checked us in was very helpful and carried our bags along with some of the other people's up the many, many, many stairs. The view was amazing because you're almost at the top of Riomaggiore. However, that means the actual location where you check in, 25 Columbo, is basically at the bottom. We booked this thinking it would be closer to the train station and not so many steps. I enjoyed the hike and we're both young and in good shape, but beware if climbing up and down steep stairs is not your thing.

6/10 Okay

Al

8/10 Good

kathy, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cinque Terre a great place to visit
Riomaggiore is a great village to stay in. Take the boat trip as well as hike. If at the hostel (we got placed at a room closer to downtown), know it is hundreds of steps to the hostel. Owner and manager are great, friendly people.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Mark, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing View
good. fantastic view.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Walked a long way to get to the room.
We stayed al long way from where it said on the map, but it was cool as it looked like it was someone's personal house. S we were living surrounded by locals. If you want to stay here, and want to be closer to the action I would suggest outlining this. Staff pleasant and friendly when they took us to our room.....approx 10 mins walk up hill to house. Close to the station however!

6/10 Okay

Steve Lopes, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
A long, hard climb to anywhere
Quiet, comfortable room and breakfast in the garden were plusses. However, the property was actually far from the listed address, about an additional 15-20 minute climb with 20 kg backpacks. Not fun, and our guide insisted on chatting with friends while we sweated with our packs. Website was very misleading about "express check in" and any "hostel staff." It isn't a hostel but rather a spare room in a private home about a 15 minute walk from town.

8/10 Good

Gareth H., New Zealand

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Crisis Averted
We turned up late to Riomaggiore (after 8pm), so nobody was there to check us in. They had told us this previously, but we hadn't read the emails properly. We called the number on the door and after a few rounds of 'not our problem' we were eventually told that there was a room we could use and somebody would meet us shortly. Half an hour later someone turned up and said that a friend was in hospital and we could use their apartment. We followed them across town and eventually came to a place one back from the waterfront. The apartment was built into the side of the cliff. There were dirty dishes in the sink and the bathroom had been left as is, but the beds were made and the location was fantastic. All in all it worked out well and made for an interesting story, but I would highly recommend turning up before 8pm to avoid the worry.

8/10 Good

Stu, Dubai, UAE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cinque Terre Comfort
As others have said on this site, the actual rooms are not at the place in the centre of town where the office is. When you check in, the host will walk you up the street, up a bunch of stairs, up some more streets to his house. The rooms are part of a house/home...and you share a common living area and bathrooms. We did not have a view of the ocean from our room, although it seems some of the top floor ones might have somewhat of a view. But we didn't stay there for the view and the home was very comfortable and the host/hostess were very kind and helpful. They were very concerned that we were "happy" with the rooms...which we were. The bathrooms were very clean, the bedding was very clean and very comfortable...and the neighborhood was pleasant and safe. We could walk down to the train station and the town easily. The views from just outside the house were very lovely. Our room also opened up to a small back yard/orchard where there were fruit trees and jasmine and we enjoyed it immensely.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good place, friendly, okay price
This was our first time in Cinque Terre. We were pleasantly surprised with our stay. The owner was very friendly and actually upgraded our room to an ensuite. Rooms were clean and location is great; it's on the Main Street (Columbo) in Riomaggiore No complaints and would recommend this place to anyone.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Affittacamere Patrizia
"Affittacamere" means "rooms for rent". Affitacamere Patrizia is not a hotel, but a collection of rooms or apartments to rent, scattered throughout Riomaggiore. Our apartment was a pleasant surprise, with a lovely view and a small kitchen. Be aware that parking on the outskirts of town is in short supply, and be expected to carry your suitcases up and down many a street and staircase. Also be advised that the Affitacamere Patizia accepts only cash payment.

8/10 Good

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness
Not a "hotel"
The owner owns several apartments and rents the rooms. If I understood that more clearly going in I wouldn't have been so surprised when I saw the accomodations. Don't get me wrong, I would stay again. The room was small but fit two beds. There was a bathroom that worked. The location was perfect. But it shouldn't be labelled as a hotel because it is not. Otherwise, the owner was very nice and if I make it back to the area I would stay again.

8/10 Good

Tonny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rene men små værelser. Lidt lukket inde, men det er lidt et vilkår i denne by. Meget venlige værter.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chercher ailleurs
publicité mensongère rapport qualité prix rien à voir comportement du RESPONSABLE pas diplomate. wifi oui mais pas Internet!!!!!! école et douche partagée mais il faut monter 2 étages vue sur mer !!!!?
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Yi-Wen, 台灣

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Bon acceuil. 2 salles de bain pour 4 chambres, donc partage des douches et sanitaires. 4 chambres dans 1 appartement. Payement en especes uniquement, malgres reservation avec CB sur internet. Parking en supplement fortement conseille.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Nat, France

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hebergement sans grand intérêt
Nous avions pensé louer 2 chambres d'hôtel....mais...,ce n'est pas un hôtel, juste une guest house (4 chambres sur le palier et 2 salle de bains). Ce n'est pas génant mais vaut mieux être averti avant, du coup le prix n'est pas du tout justifié. Nous avions pensé louer dans la rue principale... En fait c'est juste le bureau qui s'y trouve.... Les chambres se trouvent sur le haut de la ville. Nous avions marché toute la journée et les 380 marches d'escalier ont été difficiles pour certaines de notre groupe !!!! Vue sur la ville, pas sur la mer. À éviter si on est à pied ou si on a des enfants en bas âge !!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Patoche, Bourg en Bresse

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
duperie à Riomaggiore
D'abord il ne s'agit pas d'un "hôtel", mais de chambres, avec 2 salles d'eau - wc communes pour les 4 chambres. Ces chambres (dont la nôtre appelée suite ?) se situent à 300 mètres du bureau d'accueil, au dernier niveau d'un immeuble et on compte pas moins de 133 marches d'escalier pour y accéder. Asthmatiques s'abstenir. Donc pas de personnel à proximité au cas où...Lorsqu'on lit dans les renseignements qu'il n'y a pas d'info concernant les petits déjeuners, il faut comprendre en fait qu'il n'y a pas de petits déjeuners possibles, sauf en centre ville à 300m. Hormis une vue magnifique, cette chambre ne justifie pas un prix de 130 euros la nuit. Parlons parking: à l'arrivée, le seul moyen de garer le véhicule est un parking payant à 3.50 euros de l'heure et 23 euros/jour si ce parking n'est pas déjà complet (ce qui était le cas). Il existe bien des places libres mais réservées aux résidents qui disposent d'un pass pour actionner des barrières.L'hôtel (puisqu'il se dénomme ainsi) pourrait au minimum faire lever la barrière pour permettre de décharger les bagages au pied de la location et éviter de faire 250m à pied (+ 133 marches je rappelle). Pas terrible pour l'accueil donc ! Ensuite, si on ne veut pas payer 23 euros/jour (pendant 5 jours pour ce qui nous concerne, soit 18% du prix de la location !)on peut faire comme conseillé par l'hôtel, c'est à dire déposer le véhicule là-haut dans les collines, à nos risques mais gratuit. Nous avons trouvé une place 35 minutes à pied

4/10 Poor

charlene, pont en royans

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ce n'est pas un hôtel!
Très surpris par cet l'hôtel qui n'en est pas un! Ce sont justes des chambres dans une toute petite rue avec vue sur les voisins et non la plage comme les photos l'indiquaient!!!! Rien ne correspond avec les photos et les indications données! J'ai des photos qui le prouvent! Très très cher pour juste une chambre. Ne pas prendre de valises vu le nombre d escaliers à monter avant d arriver à cette fameuse chambre. Et ne pas venir avec des enfants en bas âge et / ou poussette !!!!! L endroit n'est pas très rassurant.tres très déçu!!!!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't go there....
Det eneste gode der kam siges om stedet, er at det var rent. Det bør tilføjes at Riomaggiore nok er et besøg værd, men ikke et ophold... Henrik, Tanja og Osvald

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wundervolle Terrasse, zweckmäßige Zimmer
Super Ausblick von der Terrasse; tolle Lage Mitten in Riomaggiore; einfache Zimmer; Küche und Badezimmer einwandfrei ausgestattet (außer Flaschenöffner -> besser selbst mitnehmen)

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Difficile trovare un parcheggio, se usa il parcheggio di hotel, costa troppo...

6/10 Okay

rongru

Disliked: Staff & service
订了5个人两个房间,结果只有4张床。没有办法一个人睡在地上。因为比较晚了。

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced as hell ! Just avoid this place.
Staff wasn't very helpful, staircase looks like a ruin. No Parking facilities! Room is accessed through other people doorms. Wouldn't book it again.

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Prisvärt och bra boende med en fantastisk utsikt
Fantastisk utsikt i en fantastisk by. Bra och prisvärt boende. Många trappor, nästan högst upp i byn får inte vara lat men belönas med en vacker utsikt

2/10 Terrible

erik

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Feedback
There was a beautiful Cinque Terre view in the room. The share bath room was clean. However, the location of the hostel as shown in the map was only the office of the hostel. The actual location of the room was very far away from that with many many stairs. Not recommend for those who carry luggages.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bra bemötande, sämre rum
Rummet vi fick först var fuktigt och luktade mögel. Vi sov där en natt, men redan vid incheckning lovades vi ett nytt rum till nästa natt, som vi också fick. Det nya rummet var mycket fräschare. Vi var tvungna att betala kontant, vilket vi inte visste om i förväg, men det löste sig. Plus för att nästan alla i personalen pratade engelska.

6/10 Okay

cowjab, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
clean hostel, not convenient location
the hostel is actually located on upside of the hill that is different from the reception point indicated in map. no wifi in room but at reception. so we cannot use it. the overall was clean despite we have shared bathroom.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nettes Apartment in idyliischer Lage
Die Anschrift des Hotels ist nicht identisch mit dem Zimmer, das man bekommt. Das Zimmer war schön, es war etwas außerhalb, was aber gut war. Wir hatten einen kleinen Garten. Das Bad teilten wir uns mit dem Nachbarzimmer, was aber nicht schlimm war. Allgemein war es sehr nett eingerichtet. Parkplätze sind teuer. Wir zahlten 20 € pro Nacht.