Monterosso Calabro Vacations from $1,432

First the good- staff were all very courteous and helpful. Although I wouldn’t say the breakfast was exceptional, it was still more than adequate with no complaints. Same with the restaurant. Now the not so good which only applies to guests with cars. The hotel does have free parking at a garage about 100 meters from hotel and not attached to hotel. And you can’t enter garage without first checking in. There is no reserved place in front of hotel to offload luggage which means you must double- park on a busy narrow street, or park illegally in front of a nearby fire hydrant while you check in. There is no bellman (other than the single front desk person) to help with luggage. And although the front desk person ( who was very nice and very busy) eventually helped with luggage, because he was all by himself, he simply placed luggage in room and rushed off without explaining the room how to operate lights and TV( though he came later upon our request to do so). So the bottom line is if you arrive by car with lots of luggage you may have a similar experience. If you have a car with only a little luggage only some of the problems above. And if you arrive via public transportation you can probably ignore the above.

Wonderful staff, really welcoming and extremely helpful. Room was well designed and everything worked extremely well - lots of storage space and very good shower. Only criticism is that it looked a bit old fashioned.

Our family (7 people 3 rooms) had a great stay. The facility is very clean and up to date. The rooms are spacious with the air conditioning working wonderfully! The beach is as advertised, small, but a cove. Crystal clear water, and great sand lent for a wonderful beach stay, our first time in the region. Parking is tight, and the road to get there is “slightly” a one lane that supports 2 directional cars, all part of the adventure…. Go slow and remember you are in Italy! We had one snafu which was expensive. 2 of the 7 people met us at the hotel (different flight/car). I bought the family’s hotel rooms, Expedia only allowed me to book 5 people (and rooms). The 2 extra people (in the same rooms) cost us $1,000 for 3 nights! That seemed unfair to me.