If I had stayed at this hotel for only 2 nights I would have rated it higher. It is a small hotel located right on a busy seaside promenade. The rooms were very basic, but clean. It was very warm when we visited the 1st week in September and one problem was that the air conditioning would not run if... more

We stayed 3 nights at Vesuvio Hotel during August 2009. Location is spot on just above the promenade (which obviously will generate some noise). The room was clean and contained all the basic stuff. Including a minibar (which we never use). The Italian couple who owns the place are charming and helpful. We enjoyed the basic breakfast. If you need... more

I have only good things to say about this hotel. The location is great as most rooms seem to have balconies which overlook the water and main street of Rapallo. Rapallo is a small, but lively town, with most visitors seeming to be European, on weekend getaways. The drive to get to the Italian Riviera is fun and well worth... more

Hotel Vesuvio RAPALLO 21-25 Sep 07. Bit of a delay in posting this but worth it. Right on the esplanade in lovely Rapallo. We stayed 4 nights. We booked a family room and got a two bedroom unit on the first floor. We had a little balcony that overlooked the esplanade but a room on a higher floor would have... more

Parking - easy, we parked on the road across from the hotel (10e/day). Staff - excellent, great help with tourist info, parking (owner went out to the car each morning and used his card to purchase and display a parking ticket good for the entire day) Rooms - comfortable with a spectacular view out to sea. Some moped noise but... more

We just returned from a 5-day visit to Liguria. We stayed at the Vesuvio hotel in Rapallo. The place is all around fantastic - great location, fab views, super service. we had a corner room with two balconies, the place was clean and airy (all rooms have sea view). As some others mentioned before, the area is pretty noisy with... more

My husband and I stayed at the Vesuvio for 2 nights in July. The hotel itself is great. It is right on the foreshore and we had a seaview room with a balcony looking over the water. The room was clean but the shower did leak. Breakfast was decent (typical European) and the staff were very helpful. Overall had a... more

What great value. If you want to stay on the riviera at a value price, then this is the place. Right on the promenade and foreshore this hotel has a great position! Rooms are spacious and very clean - eac h with a small balcony with a beautiful view over the coastline. Luciano our host was extremely gracious and helpful... more

We stayed at Hotel Vesuvio in Rapallo for 3 nights at the end of September. We like 'off the beaten path' places, so Rapallo was a perfect spot to get in touch with real Italian Riviera. Hotel Vesuvio is located in the perfect spot, smack down in the middle of the Promenade, overlooking the harbor with it's unbelievably beautiful sunsets,... more