Verde e mare

A very nice place to stay between La Spezia and Lerici. Fully equipped kitchen, functional bathroom and large and comfy bed. Clear instructions of how to collect the keys. Very responsive and caring host (albeit remotely). Everything worked well. Flexible check-out.

The instruction should contain also a legend which apartment out of several is actually rented. Note that the bar nearby does not sell local bus tickets, so buy ahead if you rely on bus traffic. The local seaside is industrial, so you have to take bus for visiting beaches.

Appartamento dotato di tutto ciò che può servire per cucinare dormire e lavarsi in 4 persone fornito anche di piccole attenzioni per la colazione e le prime necessità.

Casa perfettamente attrezzata e posizione vicino al posto di mio interesse

Purtroppo un po' di scale da salire

121!! This is the number of stairs you have to climb before you get to the apartment door from the parking.. But it is worth it - as they get you to the place situated in a pictoresque old part of the city. You get right into the heart of the local neighbourhood - you can see a little messy but cute backyards full of blooming flowers, cats and elderly Italian ladies of the window. You can hear rooster's morning greetings and a few minutes later a magnificent sound of church bells inviting people to the church for the service. You can smell wonderful Italian sauces, cooked by grandmas, on the corridor. We loved this extra value we got - way better than at a hotel accommodation. The place itself was very clean, well equipped with kitchen utensils + some extra bonuses like cold water in the fridge (very appreciated), coffee, biscuits, toasts, pasta or ready made sauce for the first night. Unfortunately there was no oven. On the other hand there was a large choice of beach equippment which was really helpful.

The host cannot speak English very well, I'm afraid. We didn't get any driving instructions beforehead and both the navigation and Google maps are useless as the address is not accessible directly from the road (we got emails with perfect directions, detailed descriptions and a map for other accomodations during our road trip a few weeks before the arrival - so maybe some inspiration for Emanuela..?) Luckilly we were helped by extremely nice locals. The bunk bed is rather wobbly - not very safe neither for an adult (too heavy) nor for a child who can fall easily (no side barrier). And we would not recommend anybody to stay there in a high summer - as there is no air conditioning (fans only) the temperature in the bedroom reached 32 degrees at night (despite the fact the windows were covered by blinds all day long).