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22 de junio de 2023
For our trip to the Cinque Terre, we literally only had 24 hours to spend in the region. Most hotels/inns seemed to require a 2-night stay, but the Hotel Souvenir was able to accommodate the one night stay my partner and I, and my sister in a different room. The hotel, located in the historic old town, was about a 15 minute walk from the train station though we took a 5 minute cab ride from the train station, fearing the location was more uphill than it actually was. The hotel is situated on a side street from the main 2 thoroughfares of Monterosso and the stairs leading to the front gate of the property overlook what sounded like a small rushing stream/waterfall. The front desk was extremely friendly and helpful as they gave us the keys to our room. The hotel provided beach towels if we wanted to partake in one of the few public beaches in the Cinque Terre, as well as an external bathroom for guests that had a shower to rinse off, just in case. We grabbed some beach towels for ourselves as we had a sunset boat tour that allowed us to dip into the water. Our room on the 2nd floor was classic European cozy. Tiny by American standards. However, the room was clean. The bed had a firm mattress, fresh linens and comfortable pillows. The bathroom was similarly cozy but was clean, with fresh towels. My sister's room on the 3rd floor was slightly larger. The hotel also offered an included breakfast in the morning that we partook before venturing to explore the Cinque Terre. It had a good amount for the Continental breakfast spread in their dining room/restaurant, though we chose to eat outdoors at the tables set up. An espresso machine could make any type of coffee drink possible, and the front desk offered to make decaf lattes for my partner. A server also took orders for made to order egg dishes that were included with breakfast. We checked out after breakfast but we were able to store our luggage on the property while we continued to make the best of our time in the Cinque Terre. Hotel Souvenir allowed us to call it a comfortable home base for our too-short stay in the Cinque Terre.
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