This was one of our long shots and it was adequate. It provided a very small room by any standard with an equally tiny (leaky) bathroom. While functional it wasn’t roomy but having said that the owners and staff are working hard to make it a pleasant place to stay and they are so friendly and helpful. Also can’t really complain too much as it only presents itself as a two-star hotel and I think that they are exactly that. The rooms were pretty clean, nicely decorated and the Wi-Fi worked. The breakfast was nicely done and presented, with the hosts baking their own breads and pastries. The breakfast is nice and simple and it hits the spot but make sure you don’t get there too early or too late as things may not be ready or they may run out. Coffee was great.

I think that if coming to La Spezia again, for the 90 Euros, we would try to find more value for our money but having said that, if we had to stay here again we would but we would know what to expect. This is a basic but fairly comfortable accommodation. They have a bar and small concession, which is nice because La Spezia closes down early in the evening and on Sundays.

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We stayed at Hotel Birillo before driving into Cinque Terre. While the hotel was not impressive the front desk help, Laura, made the night well worth it. Laura was so accommodating in helping us plan our future reservations in Cinque Terre getting on the phone and speaking Italian with the hotels. She also informed us of the driving & parking situation - otherwise we would have easily received a parking ticket. Breakfast was great and she made sure we had our latte's. Everyone was happy with her and wanted to box her up and send her home to the US. The hotel needs a remodel. Our room was old and not inviting with an odd lay-out (narrow bathroom) BUT it was clean. Basically Hotel Brillo and La Spezia is a one day/night on your way to Cinque Terre..

Myself and somefriends stayed here after completing the cinque terre walk. Staff were lovely but the hotel was very basic, fine for a night though. The breakfast was surprisingly good as i wasnt expecting much, they have a cute little outdoor area and serve nice coffees. La Spezia itself we did not enjoy, everything closes quite early and there is literally nothing to do. Also a lot of youths just sort of hanging around town give it a bit of a dark feel. Knowing what i know now, i would either recommend doing the walk starting in la spezia end or making the effort to take the 20min bus ride to porto venere which is absolutely stunning with lovely beachside hotels restaurants and shops and a castle to explore. Personally i thought vernazza the best of the five towns as the overnight pick - most lively and a really cute terrase rrstaurant by the water.

We stayed here to explore the cinque terra, and it was a perfect location. The ferries are a 10 min walk and so is the train. It was easy to find and the room was a decent size.
There is no elevator, but without even asking the gentleman collected out bags and took them up stairs for us.

The bathroom was very small, for a larger sized person I think this would be a problem.

Breakfast had a good selection of sweet and savory food and freshly made coffee upon request.