We just returned from spending 10 days in Moneglia, as our base for exploring the CInque Terre and other parts of the Italian Riviera. we stayed at the Hotel Mondial. Super experience. We had a residence with a kitchenette and large balcony with a mountain view. The hotel was perfect. Staff was amazing. extremely friendly and helpful with all aspects of our trip, weather it was train schedules, or suggestions on restaurants. Can't say enough good things about the staff. Hotel is a bit dated, but very clean and kept up nicely. The town of Moneglia has special meaning to us since it is where my wife's grandfather was born, and turns out her family are among the four or five families that are prominent in the area. Moneglia is beautiful and clean. Close enough to the Cinque Terre, but not as crowed with tons of tourist as some of the other towns in the area, although far more tourist in the area than we had imagined for this time of year. We were able to take several other side trips including Pisa, as well as Rapallo and Portofino area without losing an entire day getting there. Would highly recommend both the Hotel Mondial as well as Moneglia to anyone wanting to see this part of Italy.