CINQU TERRE In the hearth the village a fine apartment with terraces in the sun

The house is a great pick in Riomaggiore. It is close to the marina and right on the main street. You have a great roof terrace where you can eat and sunbathe (also a small other roof terrace, but we had no use for it). There is a tiny back yard (not well kept though, used mostly for garbage bins), but the kids had some space to play. The apartment consists of one bed room, one living room/second bedroom, two bathrooms, one tiny space for storage (like a hall) by one bathroom and a small kitchen, plus 4 staircases (up to the first floor from the entrance door - up to the second floor - up to the big roof terrace - up to the small roof terrace). :-) It is clean and even the bed sofa is comfy. We got extra shower towels and separate beach towels, which was highly appreciated. You can wash laundry in a laundromat on the main street (4 € wash + 4 € tumble dry, takes about 80 minutes in all). You can buy washing powder (1€) or bring your own. If you use 4 beds you have no sitting room (since the bed sofa is in the living room), which can be a problem if the weather is bad. Also the kitchen is tiny and if you are 4 persons around the table there is no room to walk around it. If you eat on the terrace this is no problem. The kitchen is pretty well equipped, except for wine glasses and serial bowls. There is eg. a Italian coffee brewer (used on the gas stove), electrical coffee machine, microwave oven, tee kettle and toaster. I don't think you need to worry about the number of stairs. Our 4 year old did not complain, and after all if you come to Cinque Terre you are probably prepared to clime a bit. All in all this is a great home base for exploring 5 terre. However, with kids I'd rather recommend Monterosso with a sand beach, promenade and playgrounds. There is a playground also in Riomaggiore on the hill. You reach it by first crossing the main street from the apartment, then take the upper hillside road towards the marina: great views! In Riomaggiore you can swim from the cliffs in the marina (even kids can manage it), the wave breaker, or at the "beach" past the boat dock with huge rocks (hard to walk on). In Manarola you also swim from the rocks in the marina. Vernazza has a small sand beach in its marina and a small beach facing the railroad towards Manarola, but we never went there (could be a rock beach). PS! There is a great wine bar on the road reached through the back door of the apartment: FUORI ROTTA

The house is a great pick in Riomaggiore. It is close to the marina and right on the main street. You have a great roof terrace where you can eat and sunbathe (also a small other roof terrace, but we had no use for it). There is a tiny back yard (not well kept though, used mostly for garbage bins), but the kids had some space to play. The apartment consists of one bed room, one living room/second bedroom, two bathrooms, one tiny space for storage (like a hall) by one bathroom and a small kitchen, plus 4 staircases (up to the first floor from the entrance door - up to the second floor - up to the big roof terrace - up to the small roof terrace). :-) It is clean and even the bed sofa is comfy. We got extra shower towels and separate beach towels, which was highly appreciated. You can wash laundry in a laundromat on the main street (4 € wash 4 € tumble dry, takes about 80 minutes in all). You can buy washing powder (1€) or bring your own.If you use 4 beds you have no sitting room (since the bed sofa is in the living room), which can be a problem if the weather is bad. Also the kitchen is tiny and if you are 4 persons around the table there is no room to walk around it. If you eat on the terrace this is no problem. The kitchen is pretty well equipped, except for wine glasses and serial bowls. There is eg. a Italian coffee brewer (used on the gas stove), electrical coffee machine, microwave oven, tee kettle and toaster.I dont think you need to worry about the number of stairs. Our 4 year old did not complain, and after all if you come to Cinque Terre you are probably prepared to clime a bit. All in all this is a great home base for exploring 5 terre. However, with kids Id rather recommend Monterosso with a sand beach, promenade and playgrounds. There is a playground also in Riomaggiore on the hill. You reach it by first crossing the main street from the apartment, then take the upper hillside road towards the marina: great views! In Riomaggiore you can swim from the cliffs in the marina (even kids can manage it), the wave breaker, or at the beach past the boat dock with huge rocks (hard to walk on). In Manarola you also swim from the rocks in the marina. Vernazza has a small sand beach in its marina and a small beach facing the railroad towards Manarola, but we never went there (could be a rock beach).PS! There is a great wine bar on the road reached through the back door of the apartment: FUORI ROTTA

We stayed at the apartment for 4 nights before we had to unexpectedly return to the UK. The apartment has all you need and was sufficiently large for us. One of the 2 terraces is huge and we enjoyed breakfast outside in the morning and a glass of wine in the evening watching the never ending flow of tourists beneath. Dont expect a lot of charm - but youll spend most of your time outside anyway as there is plenty to see. Gianfranco, the landlord, has been great. I had a little problem with my second payment and he helped me sort the issue. The garage is very useful so that you dont have to worry about parking fees.

We stayed at the apartment for 4 nights before we had to unexpectedly return to the UK. The apartment has all you need and was sufficiently large for us. One of the 2 terraces is huge and we enjoyed breakfast outside in the morning and a glass of wine in the evening watching the never ending flow of tourists beneath. Don't expect a lot of charm - but you'll spend most of your time outside anyway as there is plenty to see. Gianfranco, the landlord, has been great. I had a little problem with my second payment and he helped me sort the issue. The garage is very useful so that you don't have to worry about parking fees.

Awesome stay! Exactly what we were looking for. Host/owner was prompt communicating pre trip and everything was as promised. The place has a great location, great views convenient to groceries, just a few doors away or into the city by train for five minutes, for bigger shopping triip. Convienient to hiking trails galore. Everything needed and then some, for our month in riomaggiore. Would highly recommend! Lots of steps up to the apt., but ate lots of pasta and needed the exercise.

Awesome stay! Exactly what we were looking for. Host/owner was prompt communicating pre trip and everything was as promised. The place has a great location, great views convenient to groceries, just a few doors away or into the city by train for five minutes, for bigger shopping triip. Convienient to hiking trails galore. Everything needed and then some, for our month in riomaggiore. Would highly recommend! Lots of steps up to the apt., but ate lots of pasta and needed the exercise.

"We (a couple) had a truly wonderful stay at this great authentic apartment with its large, open balcony overlooking the village, hills and sea. The owners were very friendly and welcoming and met us at the station to assist us with our bags. They also gave us a bottle of their home grown local wine for our first evening and washed our clothes at their own apartment below us. The apartment is well equipped and comfortable.It is in the centre of the village and close to everything. Like elsewhere in Cinque Terra you need to be relatively fit because there are lots of stairs and steps to climb and that''s half the fun. We would not hesitate to recommend this apartment in this beautiful village. "

"We loved the wonderful and clean apartment, we could oversee the whole town of Riomaggiore from our great balcony. The Via del Amore, the shops, the station, the restaurants, the bar, the bank, the hills, everything we could hope for was present. We recommend it to everyone. Grazie mille"