Il Bordone - appartamento con vista mare

Beautiful view. Nice comfortable apartment with a wonderful outside seating area with stunning views.

Its a hike up to the church and then a few flights of stairs from there. If you are mobility challenged it would be an issue. We were fine. Church bells outside the window run from roughly 7am to 8:30pm. Don't expect to sleep during those hours. lol. I would suggest maybe frosting or putting some sort of vinyl sticker on the glass door in the hallway.

Giovaninni was a wonderful host. He met us just past the gate and escorted us to his apartment, showed us how everything worked, and recommended restaurants. The view from the balcony is to die for. We watched an amazing sunset from there! Both train and ferry easy to navigate.

The walk with luggage from the parking is a bit rough. Would be great to provide info on taxi's or other options to transport the luggage down and up.

MANAROLA We Love You! Our host Giovanni took the time and trouble to meet us personally and show us how to get to the apartment and how everything inside operated. He was a SUPER HOST! The apartment was large, full kitchen, large bathroom, nice bedroom and air conditioning worked very well as we were there during a heat wave. The apartment is at the top of Manarola - see photo. It is next to the town church and the views are breathtaking!!! You hear the church bells and bonus - you have ocean views and wine terrace views. This made it very hard to leave the large balcony ( there is a large umbrella to provide shade) and we enjoyed aperitivo on our large balcony for 3 nights. Oh the stars!!!! You have a long sweaty walk from the town to your apartment but it was so satisfying to make that hike after eating amazing food and drinking plenty of wine. The focaccia restaurant Giovanni recommended was lovely and the boat operator he recommended was TOP NOTCH. Just book it!

The heat wave was tough but the apartment’s air conditioning was perfection. We loved everything. Manarola was a great base to explore Cinque Terre. Pushing our roller bags up the hill to our room was challenging but the REWARD far outweighed the temporary struggle. We are in our late 50s, relatively fit, and was able to make the walk up and down easily. If you plan to visit the region, you will face hills and steps everywhere. Again, the rewards are worth it!

Beautiful modern apartment , great location with superb mountain and sea views. It was equipped with everything we needed.