We just booked a room at Gianni Franzi in Vernazza for the last week of May and I was told there is no a/c. Does it cool down at night? I live in Houston so I'm used to heat and humidity but we have a/c everywhere... Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Sorry I can't give you specific about temperatures. But what I CAN offer is that even if it does cool down at night there are typically no screens over windows so that if you open the windows at night you may have to fight with other critters like mosquitos.
Posted by
Dallas, TX, USA
187 posts
I was in Vernazza during the third week of May last year. It was cool. We needed light jackets even during the day. We slept with the windows open and never saw or felt one bug of any kind.
Posted by
dallas, tx, usa
1358 posts
My wife and I spent a week in an apartment in Vernazza in March 2001. Weather was mild, nights comfortable under a blanket.
You may wish for AC during the day in May, but you won't suffer. Hiking the trail will be pleasant.
Posted by
US Pacific Northwest
10344 posts
Here's the weather chart for that area by month: http://weather.yahoo.com/La-Spezia-Italy/ITXX0033/statistics.htmlMay 70 is average daily high, 53 is avg daily low/
Posted by
Seattle, WA
689 posts
I've been in May and there was no need for a/c (or screens--we never saw a bug).
Posted by
Edmonton, AB, Canada
668 posts
Stayed in Manarola in September which I imagineis much like May. Did not miss the airconditioner and only bugs we saw were non-flying ants which were quickly dealt with by the management.
Posted by
Eastern Iowa, USA
8120 posts
Keep in mind too that the construction of the houses is brick/block/masonry...or dug into the cliffs, so they tend to stay cooler well into the summer. I do not think you will have a problem.
Posted by
Collierville, Tennessee, USA
518 posts
We stayed at Gianni Franzi in late October 2008. It was hot in our room. Maybe the weather was unusually warm when we were there, I don't know. We had a balcony and could see the sea from our room, but we really didn't get any breezes to cool things down at night.
Bottom line: I liked the room, my husband didn't, but we both agreed that we would not want to stay there during warm weather.