This modern, comfortable hotel lies just minutes from the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, Italy. Just north of the spectacular Cinque Terre, this is ideal for a beach holiday, and handy for excursions to La Spezia, Genoa, Parma and northern Tuscany.
The Hotel Garden lies on the beachfront at Levanto, just 50 metres from the beautiful seas of the eastern Ligurian coast. So close are you that you can change into your swimming costume in your room … then cross the road to the beach! This is a pedestrian zone, though guests can park their cars (for 15 minutes) to load and unload bags.
The watchwords of the hotel are politeness, friendly service, and uncompromising quality. You will enjoy a pleasant stay in one of 14 air-conditioned rooms overlooking the Gulf of Levanto. All the rooms have balconies, some with sea views, and the more recently refurbished rooms have bathroom/WC, shower, hairdryer, telephone, safe and satellite TV. Single rooms range from EURO €55-70 per night, doubles from €80-105, and triples from €105-135. Prices include a buffet breakfast, served from 8am until 10am each day.
Roof Garden. Situated in the attic of Garden Hotel, the 5th
floor “Roof Garden” offers recently renovated rooms of the highest standard:
free wi-fi internet connection, satellite TV to LCD screens, air-conditioning,
central heating, minibar, telephone, safe, hairdryer, a lift and for those
wishing refreshment, coffee and tea-making facilities. This privileged position
offers exquisite panoramic views and guarantees our guests a tranquil stay.
Rooms: Deluxe: Has a balcony equipped with chairs overlooking a hill view
and the historic centre.. Superior: Wide and spacious, it has a private terrace
overlooking the sea, where you can enjoy the sunset relaxing on a sun lounger.
From March to November Double Deluxe rooms cost from Euro 90-115 and Double
Superior rooms from Euro 110-135 per night, buffet breakfast included. Prices
in low season (no breakfast) are Euro 65 for a Double Deluxe and Euro 85 for
a Double Superior room.
You’ll find the hotel easily accessible by train or car, and the closest airports are at Genoa and Pisa – your hosts will be happy to provide you with detailed directions.
Nearby, you’ll find ferry-boats to the Cinque Terre, Portovenere and the Gulf of Tigullio. The hotel staff are happy to arrange your ferry bookings. You’ll also find hire of mountain bikes, canoe, dinghies, wind surfers, surfboards and scooters. There is a football pitch, squash courts, and scuba instruction near the hotel.
The ferries are a terrific way to admire the vineyards which go down to the sea, and the little villages clinging to the rocks; or you can reach Portovenere and Lerici to the east, or the Gulf of Tigullio and Portofino in the west. Hotel manager Damiano charters the boats, and organises a variety of excursions … maybe combined with fireworks, with an aperitif during sunset, or with a dinner on the coast.
You have to see the extraordinary run of coastal mountain villages of the Cinque Terre. The ‘five lands’ are wedged into a series of coves between precipitous cliffs. Remote, yet dramatically situated on a stunning coastline they are well worth a trip. Portovenere, meanwhile, is an age-old, narrow-laned village sitting atop a strip of land pushing out into ‘Byron’s Bay’. You enter through a twelfth century gate built by the Genoese; within lies a sparkling terrace of pink- and yellow-painted houses, which once formed the town’s defensive wall. The views across to the Cinque Terre from here are marvellous.
Lerici is a lovely resort of villas, waterfront bars and trattorie, while Portofino is a beautiful spot to visit. Hidden in a secluded inlet, within slopes of olive groves and cypress trees, this has been a magnet for the glitterati since the Dolce Vita days of Loren, Bogart, Bacall, Burton and Taylor. All holidayed here.
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There is Genoa, with its marvellous warren of mediaeval streets, buzzing port, and plenty of historic churches and museums to occupy your time. Or head up to Parma, one of the gastronomic capitals of Italy, with Parma harm and Parmesan cheese just two of the specialities on offer.
And there is much more to see, as you travel the coast, inland to the mountains, or explore deeper into Tuscany and northern Italy. Your hosts will be delighted to help you plan your stay – click below to find out more.
