We loved our stay at the Grand Hotel Portovenere! Beautiful view that we woke up to each morning, breakfast was wonderful, staff was very accommodating – making recommendations and reservations for us, mailing postcards, and very friendly. The little town was a wonderful place to stay and convenient to take the ferry to the various cities of Cinque Terre. I... more

OK, IF you are the type that demands 5-star pampered luxury in order to enjoy yourself, do everyone (including yourself) a favor and don't even think about Cinque Terre and especially Portovenere. But if you appreciate and value great scenery outside your window ... if you enjoy exploring and finding points of interest and wonder on your own ... If... more

We came across an article about Portovenere while researching Cinque Terre, and decided that we'd like to stay in the town. We chose the Grand Hotel based on the location, and we were totally happy with our decision. We splurged on a seaview room and we were not disappointed. Watching the morning sun kiss the mutli-colored buildings along the harbor... more

We spent 5 nights at the Grand Hotel for our wedding and honeymoon in September 2008 and were very pleased!! Our room was sea view with balcony, and wow what a balcony it was. Our view of Portovenere was just out of this world. The room itself was your average room, nothing particularly special, but the balcony was very spacious.... more

We recently got married in Portovenere and stayed in the Grande for three nights. We had a suite on the second floor, room 301 which is located on the corner of the building so both windows opened up and looked out across both sides of the docks (french doors but no balcony). We found the Suite expensive but did not... more

This hotel is the worth we stayed for a long long time. I don't even understand why people are rating it with 4. This is a terribile hotel!!! The elevator is a joke, it is probably 20 years old... The stairs are closed, so if you wangt to walk , you have to go out of the building throug hthe... more

Hotel is actually former monastery and been partly build 800 years ago. It has four stars based on strict Italian categories. Location is excellent since if you are not travelling by car (parking 30e/night) local busses (lines P and 11 from La Spezia) and boats arrive not more than 25 meters away. Hotel offers variety of different rooms including our... more

We stayed for 4 nights and as far as location goes, Portovenere was perfect. It is a great place in itself and also good for exploring the Cinque Terre. The hotel was a 'mixed bag'. We had room 204 deluxe with balcony). Got to admit the balcony was better than the room and the view was stunning. We found the... more

We were really disappointed with this hotel, particularly for the money, especially compared to other hotels we stayed at during our trip. The Breakfast food was all shop bought (hair in a croissant one morning!), catering staff rude and very reluctant to allow us a second cup of coffee! The decor in our room was poor, grafitti by the lift... more