We will be staying in Vernazza for 3-days toward the end of October. Would like a nice place, cost isn't as important as comfort. Suggestions?
Posted by
saint cloud, mn, United States
9 posts
My Husband and I are in Vernazza the 21-23 of Oct and we have res. at Albergo Barbara at E65,00 at night. Lots of great reviews,great location, and rate!
www.albergobarbara.it
hope this is helpful, safe travels!!
Posted by
Palm Beach, Florida, United States
536 posts
Betsi - Right on The Harbor next to Al Castello
http://www.nerinarooms.it/ A Beautiful lcoation and a great base of operations from where you can see Le Cinque Terre for three days.
Ciao, Greg
Posted by
Gettysburg, PA
1589 posts
Best views in town, but a lot of stairs to get there.
Posted by
Yorkshire, UK
264 posts
Betsi - I think really that everyone has "their place" when it comes to Vernazza especially. We stayed with Maria Capellini and had a great time. There are a lot of good choices and most have pros/cons. I would suggest that you use tripadvisor.com to get a larger sample size to help you zero in on the right one for you.
Posted by
Mpls, MN
1005 posts
This past July we spent 4 nights in Vernazza in Francamaria's room #1. Great harbor views and hardly any steps.
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OP
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
15 posts
Thank you all,
I've been combing Rick's Italy book and cruising through all of the online sites. Your suggestions are helpful. I think we'll look for fewer steps as we've both sprained one of our knees in the last week getting in shape for hiking the Cinque Terra!
Posted by
Napa, CA
3580 posts
If you are having knee problems, I recommend hiking only the two southernmost portions of the Cinque Terre trails. The other two sections have lots of steps (LOTS!) and are a challenge even to people with ok knees.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
694 posts
Betsi, Swan has a good suggestion, the hike from Riomaggiore to Corneglia is pretty easy, but the other two are "natural stairmaster" like my husband called them! Have fun!
Posted by
Greenville, USA
192 posts
Hi Betsi,
I just returned from Vernazza. WE booked a room with Monica Lercari. WE were in the Blue Room which was very tiny but for us it worked. She has another room which is larger and has a view. She treated us quite well.