Camere Nicolina — Hotel in Vernazza

As advised we told the staff at the National Park/souvenir shop at the train station that we were staying at the Vittoria rooms and they immediately phoned Andrea and he was there within 5 minutes. Andrea and one of the staff from the shop carried our bags to the apartment. The apartment is in an historic building and in a charming lane off the main street but inside is newly renovated, stylish and is very comfortable. It had everything we needed. Andrea was very friendly, gave us advice and marked on a map recommended restaurants, things to do, walks etc. Andrea also offered us a boat tour - being out on his boat while Andrea pulled his fishing lines and then touring past the other villages was one of the highlights of our stay in Italy. Cinque Terre was wonderful and in my opinion Vernazza is the nicest of the 5 villages - a little smaller and quieter than the others and a lovely port as the train station is set behind the town. Staying in Vernazza means that you can see it at its best after the day visitors leave and the sun is setting or early in the morning. Also the coastal walks to the two adjoining towns are open for walkers (as at May 2017). Just to clarify this review is for the 'Vittoria Apartment' - Andrea and Kate also offer two rooms for rent Sol and Lune - which I think some of the reviews are for so can be confusing - although I am sure Andrea and Kate operate all to the same high standard the facilities offered in the apartment obviously differ to those...

The location is apt as it is close to the station and opposite the main road, with easy access to the trattorias and also close to the sea. Vernazza just transforms at night and if you have come to rest, then there is no place like Cinque Terre. We did the trek from Vernazza-Monterosso and enjoyed a lot. We could not visit Corniglia as we chose to swim in the Mediterranean waters back in Vernazza, but all other towns were great. We also went out with Andrea on his boat for a view of the Cinque Terre from the sea and it was great - beautiful morning, cool weather and calm blue Mediterranean waters. Unfortunately, Andrea could not catch any fish during this trip with us. Loved the rustic, small town feel of Vernazza and the wonderful chats we had with some of the foreign tourists.||||Kate and Andrea were very good hosts and the room was very clean and well stocked. The beds were very comfortable. The windows are sound proof to lock out most of the noise from the street. The only problem I faced was with the lock to the common door on the first floor but the rest was good. There are also books to provide information about the city etc. Thanks for everything...

This was, by far, our favorite room during our 2 week trip. We rented the Sun & Moon room for a family of 4. We had plenty of space, loved having 2 bathrooms and couldn't have asked for a better experience. They even helped get our bags to our room.||||Pros:||1. The most comfortable beds & pillows||2. VERY clean||3. The room on the street had the most amazing natural light, AC and we loved leaving the windows open during the day and just watching the passers by below.||4. The back room, while having no windows, felt quite bright and had a lovely wooden ceiling fan keeping the room very cool||5. Both rooms were very large||6. The building felt secure||7. Owners were amazing!||||If you can stay here, do! The location was 1 minute from the train station, 1 minute from the beach. It's next to an amazing gelato store. We wish we could have stayed longer as we had zero complaints about this room. It was more than we could have asked for. The room had about 10-15 stairs leading up to it...