Albergo Minerva

We absolutely loved this place! Our room (and the entire hotel) was very clean, modern and comfortable. Our room, with balcony, had a great view of the countryside and the water in the distance. The entire staff was extremely accommodating. Frederica at the front desk was so gracious and helped us with restaurant recommendations, train tickets, and answered our many questions. Breakfast was excellent - great selection of cakes, breads, ham, yogurt, and much more. Luca managed the breakfast room and provided exceptional service. The hotel was within walking distance to city center, restaurants, and the water. Easy access to Portofino and the towns of the Cinque Terre from Santa Margherita Ligure.

The location is great for the harbour and town, and the town itself is one of the best places we've been anywhere: lively where you want it, peaceful where you don't, great food, beatiful surroundings, beaches and swimming. Lots of time spent browsing real estate agents! But the hotel is so much more, excellent room, good breakfast but most of all the most firendly and helpful staff you can imagine - as good a concirege service as you'll find : train tickets, taxis, restauraant bookings, recommendations, travel advice - nothing was too much trouble. Federica and the team make it very difficult to leave

Stunning views, exceptional service! We arrived several hours before check in, but Federica ensured that our room was made ready for our arrival. She also provided extremely detailed information and an annotated map of the local area and recommended plenty of things to do and places to visit. Including going to Camogli to watch the sunset and different ways to get to Portofino. The hotel was in a great quiet location, close enough to the centre but far enough to escape the crowds. Our room was spotless, and the view from our balcony was stunning. They gave us 2 bottles of water. We were very surprised to see the size of the room with a mezzanine with a cozy setup, including lots of warm lighting. The breakfast buffet was superb, with plenty of choices. The staff were very friendly and eager to assist; even remembering the table we picked out on the first day and had it set up and ready for us the next day. They also remembered the hot drink which we preferred and made specially for us. After calling reception about access to the pool, they came to our room and provided towels and keycards straightaway. The rooftop pool was peaceful and warm, and had a great view of the city, coast and surrounding mountains. They also saved us with a bottle opener for our wine on our final night here! All in all we had a great time here!

Went as a group of 5 (one couple, three friends). Location perfect for short easy walk to the centre of everything. Rooms clean with everything you need (apart from if you wish to have a kettle or coffee machine… but these are available from a machine near reception 24/7). Rooms cleaned daily with new towels daily and a beach towel daily as needed (just ask!). Little fridge in room with new water cartons daily. Drinks service lovely… well priced… and included bringing your drinks to you while you lounge around on the rooftop deck/ in pool with magnificent views. Breakfast… lovely spread of scrambled egg/ toast/ eggs cooked to your liking/ bacon, a display of yogurts, nuts, cereals, fruit, pancakes with syrup/ Nutella, cold meats/ cheeses. Plenty various seating areas… indoors/ under shade outside in gardens. Lift / stairs from parking area to reception and another lift or all room floors if you don’t fancy stairs. Staff friendly and always ready to help (especially Federica) with hotel requests as well as with tips for places to see or eat at. Answered emails prior to our stay promptly and efficiently. Weather was perfect.. barely a cloud in the sky all week. Hot but not intolerable. Will definitely be going back.

A hidden gem, with amazing facilities, service and location. Views from the roof top spa terrace were amazing. Beautiful traditional balcony with greenery hilltop views. Super comfy bed and great breakfast included!!

What a happy find at the last minute. Incredible service from very kind and respecful management. Great views from the beautiful terrace and an excellent breakfast. Convenient location. TOP in every way.