Palmaria Restaurant Portovenere In Portovenere

Central location, nice but dated hotel

This is an exceptionally good hotel. We stayed for a week, in a delightful junior suite overlooking Portovenere's bustling, beautiful harbour. During our week we walked around the neighbouring island of Palmaria, and between the Cinque Terre villages, taking advantage of the ferries and the trains. As such, Portovenere proved to be the perfect base for exploration. As for the hotel - from the very start we were greeted by smiling, friendly, helpful staff in all areas of the hotel. This continued throughout the week - everyone seemed determined to ensure that we had the best possible stay. We arrived on the day of "Madonna Bianca", and enjoyed watching the celebrations from the restaurant terrace, where we ate an excellent meal. The room was first-class: pristine and well-maintained, also quiet and peaceful when we needed to rest. The breakfast options were extensive, including a buffet area with a fine selection of the best Liguria has to offer. Service, again, was friendly and flawless. It's no exaggeration to say that this is one of the very best hotels in which we have ever stayed. We were sad to leave. Congratulations to all involved in making our stay memorable and hugely enjoyable!

Well below its pretensions and what one would expect from a 5-star establishment. Apart from an exceptional location and view, the smallness of the rooms, the absence of a relaxation area (swimming pool, SPA, even solarium, etc.) which would allow you to escape the crowds outside, the poor quality of the dishes offered in the restaurant and the assumed stinginess of demanding an additional cost of €20/person for dinner on the terrace, or panecakes for breakfast, raises questions about obtaining and maintaining a 5th star.

Dopo la cerimonia religiosa nella chiesetta di San Pietro, abbiamo festeggiato il 50° anniversario delle nostre nozze al Palmaria Restaurant del Grand Hotel Portovenere. Grazie all’elevata professionalità dell’Ass. Manager Francesco Serpe abbiamo potuto organizzare l’evento in ogni particolare, stilando menù di mare e di terra con attenzione ai gusti e alle esigenze alimentari dei nostri ospiti. Il pranzo, allestito nell’elegante veranda con suggestiva vista mare, è stato perfetto: raffinata la mise en place, eccellenti le materie prime sapientemente impiegate dall’executive chef per l’elaborazione di piatti squisiti, ispirati ai sapori e profumi della cucina mediterranea, composti con sicuro senso estetico in un riuscitissimo equilibrio di colori e forme; il team di sala si è prodigato con grande professionalità in un servizio attento ed efficace e a conclusione del pranzo ha dato risalto al taglio della torta di anniversario allestendo con gentile iniziativa un elegante tavolo dedicato a quel momento. Non potevamo desiderare di meglio per celebrare il traguardo da noi raggiunto.

Our hotel stay was a 10 out of 10 at this beautiful seaside gem of a hotel. The room was spacious and comfortable. We loved the bathroom products. The front desk staff was so helpful and made sure we had a great itinerary each day. Do a whole day ferrying the cinque terra our fave was Montessoro. Eat Dinner in town at Tre Torri 3 and take a boat ride for dinner at Locando Lorena. Perfect little town and hotel in perfect location. Very special hotel🇮🇹

Hotel in fantastic location, new and clean room, lovely view!

I don't know, I haven't been there :)

Magical place Small port with special atmosphere

I was not a guest but I was at the bar and they treated me incredibly. Super attentive and very professional staff