We used Portovenere as our base for visiting the Cinque Terre - I ended up loving Portovenere just as much! The hotel is located close enough to town and by exiting the back door and down to the street, you are right on the water and a close walk to town and restaurants. We arrived at night and parking is... More

Hotel Paradiso is a beautiful superior hotel located water front in the beautiful city of Portovenere. The room was lovely with whitewashed walls and very comfortable bed, with a gorgeous view to the bay of poets. The restaurant is wide open to the sea side, the service was impeccable by a waiter who is really devoted to his guests and... More

We spent 3 nights here in September. The hotel had been recommended by friends and we were very satisfied. The room was small but comfortable and the views were beautiful. We had questions about leaving our rental car in Florence, and the staff was so helpful at getting information for us. We enjoyed the "cooked to order" omelets and the... More

I have never been one to write reviews, but planning a trip to the Italian Riviera, I did a lot of research online and found it very helpful. I pledged I would repay all the great sites by reviewing the places we stayed! We really liked this hotel. It has a great hotel bar for an arrival drink, with the... More

I scoured the Internet looking at options for staying while visiting the Cinque Terre. Many of the hotels looked bad. I like very nice hotels. That being said we chose this place to stay at based on a traveller we just meet while staying in Siena at the Grand hotel. They had just been here and highly recommended it. Of... More

Strange hotel and staff not over friendly or helpful. Felt they where more interested in Italy guests then any other visitors fro around the world. Room wasn't very nice. Thin k they gave us a family room for 2 and the two extra beds where up on a balcony in the roof and made the room hot. Small bathroom. B'fast... More

The Hotel Paradiso is just as you drive into Portovenere, but, don't be deterred that it is out of town - a short walk down the hill or along the waterfront brings you into the heart of the town. Five minutes maximum. Views from the breakfast room, lounge and restaurant overlook the promenade and small boats and across the beautiful... More

We stayed at Portovenere one night on our way south and we chose Hotel Paradiso because of the Tripadviser rating of 3. Portovenere is a brilliant town and our mistake was not staying longer, 3 nights would have been good. The GPS took us to the doorstep of Paradiso and we parked at the door for free. The hotel is... More

We spent four days at the Hotel Paradiso, and the location is wonderful. It is just a two minute walk down to the harbour area, where you can get boats to the Cinque Terre. There are amazing restaurants all around there, making Hotel Paradiso a very convenient "base camp". The breakfast at the hotel was very good and hot food... More