Hotel Vesuvio

Loved this hotel’s location in Rapallo, the staff were friendly and the breakfast was fantastic with lots of options. The room we selected was small but it had everything we needed and it was perfectly designed to use the space effectively. The air-conditioning worked well which was key with 40 degree heat! We also loved sitting out on the small balcony overlooking the harbour in the evenings watching all the action below from tourists walking the promenade to the vespas speeding by. The staff gave us great dinner recommendations - which was so helpful. We prefer not to eat in all of the touristy restaurants but rather try some more authentic places.

Three friends and I stayed 6 nights here in June in Superior rooms with side sea views. The hotel has recently been renovated and the rooms were very comfortable and clean with the usual amenities, including excellent showers and aircon. The hotel is family run and they and the staff were charming and always ready to help. There was a good variety of choices at breakfast and, as others have noted, the coffee was excellent. The location on the sea front is great, about 5 minutes' walk from the train station, 15 minutes' walk to the cable car to Montallegro with lovely views over Rapallo and a short walk to the 16th century sanctuary church, and almost opposite the ferry for trips to Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, San Fruttuoso and the Cinque Terre (a lovely day trip along the coast, but only on Sundays and Wednesdays when we were there). There's a great choice of restaurants along the sea front near the hotel and in the streets behind. Having stayed in Santa Magherita Ligure 3 years ago, I much prefer Rapallo, particularly as a base for visiting the area, and we would highly recommend Hotel Vesuvio as the place to stay.

We stayed 3 nights at Hotel Vesuvio and loved it. It is a well run family hotel located right at the waterfront. Treat yourself to a balcony room facing the street, some of the best people watching you will ever have. The family runs the house and they went out of their way to help us in every way! They are friendly and fun and just want you to have a great time. We had an early Sunday train to catch and they made sure we had a taxi booked and on time for us. Rapallo is a great little town and a great place to see both Portifino and Cinque Terre from If you go there, you should stay at Hotel Vesuvio.

I absolutely fell in love with this hotel, and the staff! The views from the water facing room were stunning, the beds and pillows, extremely comfortable so much that I want to buy them for my own house, and the first morning I woke up there I knew I needed to extend my stay!. The convenience of the location for me was excellent as a solo traveler never having been to this area before I researched many reviews and was not disappointed. I eagerly awaited breakfast each morning, and agree with other reviews the coffee was excellent, as was the variety of options available. All of the grocery stores, shopping and restaurants were all within a 5 to 15 minute walk from the hotel try as I might, I could not get lost. Mid May was great timing as it wasn’t too hot with just a slight bit of rain but still when the AC was needed for humidity it worked well. Everything in my room was very functional and not cramped, cleaning was daily. Although it’s a large world, I could definitely see myself returning to this exact location ❤️