Allegroitalia la Spezia 5 Terre

It was nice experience!

Don’t be fooled by the exterior. The interior is great, nice, clean and good for the price that you pay. Located at the top of the hill, great sunrise and sunset view.

A lovely hotel. Staff were amazing, from the cleaners (room was spotless) through the breakfast team (always cheerful and efficient) to dining room staff (charming and lively) and not forgetting the front of house team, all incredibly helpful and super friendly .. never failing to greet us warmly when we returned after a tiring day!

Parked the car out the front of the building. There weren’t a lot of free spaces but we got there. The gent with the glasses who served at reception was exceptionally helpful and welcoming. His English was perfect and we heard him speaking fluent French as well later. Up to the room. The elevator is quite small so my wife and I had to take a turn as we each had a large suitcase. The room was very clean and the finish was good. Shower was very powerful. The room was a an unusual shape as the building has been repurposed. This meant the air conditioner was at the opposite side of the room from the end. When it’s 30+ degrees Celsius outside, air conditioning is handy thing to have. It simply wasn’t adequate. The bed, however, was comfortable. Watch the power outlets, though. They had quite small sockets for the plug prongs and several of our plugs didn’t fit. There was an adaptor used on the coffee machine, which solved the problem. There was only adaptor, though. We had booked a room with a terrace. This was really the flat roof of the lower floor with some chairs and a table. So, in hindsight, we wouldn’t have bothered. Breakfast was ok. I’m not one for big breakfasts but the items went fast. My tip is to get there early. The cooked stuff doesn’t look the best but it did taste good. The air conditioning in the lobby and breakfast area was excellent. A comfortable place to be. The hotel is quite a distance to the main train station but it’s a five minute walk to a bus stop which has regular bus services to Centrale. The town itself is reasonably flat, apart from the area the hotel is in, which is on a moderate hill. We never had to traverse this with luggage as we had a car but wouldn’t want to either. Check out was handled by another member of staff who was very helpful, pleasant and who had perfect English. Overall, a decent, clean hotel with exemplary staff. It just needs stronger air conditioning in the rooms.

It seems to be a newish hotel. Think Travel lodge (if you're from uk) . It's a bit soul less, and the air con wasn't great in our room, it worked but the room was quite stuffy. The staff were fantastic and attentive and very welcoming. The roof top bar is a nice addition. Breakfast was a bit of a disappointment. We didn't eat at the restaurant in the evening as we thought breakfast was a bit lacklustre and the restaurant feels more like a cafe. The room was spotlessly clean and a good location to get the ferry (about a 10 min walk to ferry terminal down (a lot) of steps or down the windy hill (much easier!). Parking was ok there's a free car park outside the hotel, which is very busy but you can park on the street and move the car into a space later in the evening, which is what we did. Would stay here for the convenience but it lacks the charm of other hotels we have stayed in in Italy, it's nice and clean, and the staff couldn't be more friendly.