Santuario Nostra Signora di Soviore — Local services in Monterosso al Mare

Please take a good look at the reviews if you decide to stay here. We stayed here with our family of 5. I decided that my teenagers would get a little spoiled with some of our amazing hotels during our 11 day stay in Italy so I wanted to 'shock them' with something a little simpler in the Cinque Terre area. Simple it is! My oldest is staying in a modest dorm in college and the rooms at this Monastary made the dorm rooms look a bit lavish. But, it was an adventure. We stayed 2 nights. The people at the reception were kind and welcoming. The rooms were clean but very dated, and beyond simple. This reminded me of Glamping. Squeeky small mattresses, very basic. But we were staying at a monastary - so this should be expected. For some reason we were the only ones staying there. Which made it rather eerie. My teens felt like they were part of a horror movie at night because it was so quiet and we had the whole place to our selves. The teens had trouble getting in and out of their room. The door handle kept falling off and they got stuck in there at one point but don't let that deter you. In an odd way, it was part of the charm. The breakfast was adequate. I would suggest going in town for dinner rather than dining there. We were exhausted with hiking all day and dined there one night. It was barely 'ok'. Would have rather had another amazing Italian meal for what we paid. If you are with a large group on a budget, this might be a good option for you. Or you just want to mix it up. I saw that someone said the place was renovated / rooms were renovated? I didn't see any renovated rooms. You may need to ask for those. But go in with the mindset that it is a simple place to sleep. Hike down to town. Enjoy the views. Focus on what it is and what it is not and you will...

Please take a good look at the reviews if you decide to stay here. We stayed here with our family of 5. I decided that my teenagers would get a little spoiled with some of our amazing hotels during our 11 day stay in Italy so I wanted to 'shock them' with something a little simpler in the Cinque Terre area. Simple it is! My oldest is staying in a modest dorm in college and the rooms at this Monastary made the dorm rooms look a bit lavish. But, it was an adventure. We stayed 2 nights. The people at the reception were kind and welcoming. The rooms were clean but very dated, and beyond simple. This reminded me of Glamping. Squeeky small mattresses, very basic. But we were staying at a monastary - so this should be expected. For some reason we were the only ones staying there. Which made it rather eerie. My teens felt like they were part of a horror movie at night because it was so quiet and we had the whole place to our selves. The teens had trouble getting in and out of their room. The door handle kept falling off and they got stuck in there at one point but don't let that deter you. In an odd way, it was part of the charm. The breakfast was adequate. I would suggest going in town for dinner rather than dining there. We were exhausted with hiking all day and dined there one night. It was barely 'ok'. Would have rather had another amazing Italian meal for what we paid. If you are with a large group on a budget, this might be a good option for you. Or you just want to mix it up. I saw that someone said the place was renovated / rooms were renovated? I didn't see any renovated rooms. You may need to ask for those. But go in with the mindset that it is a simple place to sleep. Hike down to town. Enjoy the views. Focus on what it is and what it is not and you will...

I don't know how this place has more then 4* reviews , this is one of the horrible places i stayed in during my trip to Europe.

1. I made a booking online portal claim that hotel is 1 mile away from the beach, however they posted false information and hotel is 7 kms away from the central town and beach and the only way you can reach this place if you have your own car or avail a shuttle service from them which costs €20 euro per trip each side or a taxi service which will cost €30-40 each side

2. The staff at the reception is very rude. When we confronted them with the false information they have put on online portals, the lady at the reception started screaming at me and said you should have checked the hotel distance on Google maps. They are trying to misguide customers by providing false information

3. The reception lady even made racist comments at us

4. The room conditions are pathetic , the beds are not comfortable at all , the room i stayed in the bathroom lock didn't work and there is no one to hear about your complaints. It is looking like staying in a ghost house

5. This is actually an old Monastery which has been converted to a so called hotel. The images i am attaching shows real condition of the hotel

6. There is no other place nearby where you can go for dinner. No kitchen , no facilities are provided in the room for any cooking/heating stuff

7. They even refused to switch on the heating system when it was cold at night saying that it is already May and we can't provide heating service now

Book this place at your own risk. If i had option of giving less then 1 star also I would have given negative ratings...