Lovely hotel and very helpful and polite staff

Lovely hotel and very helpful and polite staff

Very impressive hotel. Just two things to mention: expect noise from the trains (railway tracks nearby). Can’t be improved. Wifi with regular interruptions (hopefully, can be improved)).

Very impressive hotel. Just two things to mention: expect noise from the trains (railway tracks nearby). Can’t be improved. Wifi with regular interruptions (hopefully, can be improved)).

It’s an ordinary hotel which was fine to us as we were only spending 1 night. Nothing fancy, nothing bad. The hotel does have a steep driveway but we coped just fine in our rental to get up.

It’s an ordinary hotel which was fine to us as we were only spending 1 night. Nothing fancy, nothing bad. The hotel does have a steep driveway but we coped just fine in our rental to get up.

Love the hotel itself but the walk up the hill was excruciating with a suitcase.

Love the hotel itself but the walk up the hill was excruciating with a suitcase.

Good location. Pleasant and helpful staff

Good location. Pleasant and helpful staff

Beautiful building and friendly staff

Beautiful building and friendly staff

10€ jour le parking

10€ jour le parking

Simple but so much charme in a castle atmosphere

Simple but so much charme in a castle atmosphere

Hotel was decent, what you would expect for the price. I don't recommend bringing a car as the driveway is steep and narrow and the parking is tight. The room was clean and comfortable.

Hotel was decent, what you would expect for the price. I don't recommend bringing a car as the driveway is steep and narrow and the parking is tight. The room was clean and comfortable.

The welcome at the reception was limited but over all a very good stay in spacious clean room. Convenient garden, our dog was welcome.

The welcome at the reception was limited but over all a very good stay in spacious clean room. Convenient garden, our dog was welcome.

Amazing Service, charming place. Great & kind service! I cannot wait to come back. My girlfriends are had a wonderful time!

Amazing Service, charming place. Great & kind service! I cannot wait to come back. My girlfriends are had a wonderful time!

A beautiful castle-like building in elevated position offering fantastic views across town, mountains and sea. Good comfortable rooms and good basic breakfast.

A beautiful castle-like building in elevated position offering fantastic views across town, mountains and sea. Good comfortable rooms and good basic breakfast.

Pretty hotel, friendly staff, and a good enough location. You have to walk about a kilometer to get to the more touristic area of the city. The hotel is castle, which is interesting. There is a parking lot, although a bit crowded when I stayed.

Pretty hotel, friendly staff, and a good enough location. You have to walk about a kilometer to get to the more touristic area of the city. The hotel is castle, which is interesting. There is a parking lot, although a bit crowded when I stayed.

One night in transit quiet satisfactory

One night in transit quiet satisfactory

Unless you are very adroit at Italian road driving this parking at hotel is daunting

Unless you are very adroit at Italian road driving this parking at hotel is daunting

Do not ever contemplate staying at this hotel, despite Santa Margherita Ligure being a lovely place for a quiet break...stay at another hotel. On arrival, my front wheel drive car, despite being capable of the 1,500 miles journey from Scotland, was unable to get up the very steep driveway to the "hotel". No appropriate alternative parking was offered by the receptionist, nor was any assistance to carry luggage up the very steep hill. We were then handed rooms keys and pointed towards our room....that was it. After one night we were summarily moved to a lower grade room, on the excUse that "the pipes weren't working". Our suspicions that the hotel had doubled booked the room were later confirmed when we saw guests coming and going from our previous room. Breakfast was a joke..hardly anything left by 9.30..despite a 10.00 finish....would be great if you are into tinned pineapple....otherwise forget it. The so-called roof-top terrace is a health and safety nightmare even by Italian standards, is filthy, and offers less than pathetic facilities. Finally, those in charge, who we presumed to be the owners, made Fawlty Towers seem like a welcoming 5 star establishment by comparison.....they weren't even funny. In summary...Would recommend a stay in Santa Margherita Ligure...but NEVER EVER at Hotel La Vela.

This place was great, starting with the drive up the driveway to get to the front doors of the hotel. If you are driving to this location you will find out soon enough. A brisk 8 minute walk down gets you to the water front along an isolated set of stairs that lead to a main road, Remember what goes down has to come back up again. (it's a hard life living along the ocean:). The staff was great, after check out they let me leave my car parked there most of the day while we took a boat ride into Portofino and spent some time in that area. If you have never been to La Spezia and surrounding towns you quickly realize that parking is hard to come by and not cheap. Again many thanks on letting me leave the car on your property.