Hotel Minerva - Santa Margherita Ligure

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Single traveller

stayed in Sep 2006

Very nice boutique hotel. Single room very small with with lovely balcony. Shower very very tiny, and I am not a big person. Probably a good value for S. Margherita Ligure because hotels/restaurants in the area are expensive. The location was convenient to the train station and to Portofino. I would stay at Minerva again.

Guest name: James Stevens, USA

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in May 2006

Nice hotel in good location,not to far from sea front.Staff were very friendly and helpful,handy to have parking available as parking spaces are at a premium in the town.

Guest name: John Phillips, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Sep 2005

The Minvera was a fantastic hotel. The service was excellent.

Guest name: MR, USA

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

This is a very modern hotel with excellent facilities and a good position. Our room and the rooftop area had beautifull views of the bay. The price was fairly high and the breakfast fairly ordinary unless you paid a supplement for extras, generally these were cooked items. I felt this was a bit of a cheek as breakfast was included in the fairly expensive rate of 148 euros a night.

Guest name: Colin Workman, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2005

This hotel was just enough off the main roads to provide a wonderful quiet and relaxing base for visitng the areas. We walked to everything or took a local bus to nearby towns. All rooms with balconys with views of the neighborhood and the water. WE WOULD STAY HERE AGAIN! Other hotel options we considered turned out to be on busy roads and very noisy.

Guest name: CS, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2005

For anyone looking to stay in the Portofino/Cinque Terra region this is a great place to stay. A little pricey, but you get a lot for what you pay including clean rooms, a helpful staff, great breakfast, and incredible vistas. Also, the hotel is a short hike away from Portofino and short train ride (30-40 minutes) away from Cinque Terra.

Guest name: Ross Sealfon, USA

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2004

Very reasonably priced room for what you got. Room was good size and service was very attentive. Lucky enough to be on top floor with view of ocean. Breakfast buffet was better than average. Would not hesitate to come back here. It was a very good experience.

Guest name: Karen Bates, USA

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2004

Great balconies and a very nice and charming restaraunt in nice grotto. Very nice and helpful staff.

Guest name: AS, USA

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2004

Generally a very nice hotel. Very good breakfast buffet, but NO HOT WATER in the morning on our second stay.

Guest name: DR, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.7

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Sep 2004

We came to Minerva from Nice where we stayed at another three star hotel but found Minerva to be superlative both in the service element as well as general beauty of the hotel and the innovative and modern way the family has renovated the property. The family takes such pride in their establishment and are completely detail-oriented and were very skilled in making us feel like we were super V.I.P. guests. The breakfast was great and was served in a lovely garden setting. We would return gladly, and would certainly use Hotel Minerva as a home base for daytripping around the Cinqueterre and Portofino areas. The rooftop terrace was great for enjoying a glass of wine while watching the light fade away from the bay of Tigullio and the surrounding coastal hills. Really a stellar experience.

Guest name: McKirahan Marian, France

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Sep 2004

we enjoyed our stay in this friendly and efficient hotel which provides an excellent breakfast.

Guest name: Michael Relihan, Ireland

Average rating:  8.8

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2004

It was a nice experience,above for what I was expecting for the price,well located,staff very helpful. If I return to the same area most likely I will go back to the same hotel.

Guest name: ANGEL OJEDA, USA

Average rating:  9.6

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Aug 2004

Given it was high season (earl Aug), prices weren't going to be cheap, but we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Minerva. We didn't spend lots of time at the hotel, so it met our needs in terms of location, quality etc. The best part of all was the service from the team at Minerva.....very helpful and friendly.

Guest name: Adrian Law, United Kingdom

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Jul 2004

Thank you ladies and gentlemen. This was one of the best hotels we've ever stayed. The service and the staff professionalism was really excellent.

Guest name: Mihaly Toth, Hungary

Average rating:  6.3

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2004

Good basic quality at a reasonable price. Facilities were basic but good. Generally ok but lacked 'charm'. Somewhat clinical.

Guest name: Ian Jenkins, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.8

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Jul 2004

The Minerva Hotel was lovely with pleasant garden for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Staff were welcoming, friendly and helpful. I asked about train times to Genoa and received a print-out of the timetable within seconds.

Guest name: Rosa Rudnicka, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2004

We had a lovely few days at the Hotel - the staff were very courteous, helpful and thoughtful. The room was spacious and very comfortable. The common areas were very funky and modern which really appealed to us. The only gripe was that there was little variety in the continental breakfast compared to other 3 star hotels we had stayed at, so the brekky became a bit boring after the third day. Other than that, could not fault the convenient, quiet location and comfortable accomodation.

Guest name: WG, Australia

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in May 2004

Rooms were attractive, functional, and updated. The staff was helpful. The location on a quiet street with a lovely private garden which our balcony overlooked and the dining room adjoined was delightful. It was only a couple of blocks from the harbor with it's excellent views, but noisy street.

Guest name: Howard Miller, USA

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Feb 2004

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Hotel Minerva. The rooms were spacious and comfortable, the staff were friendly and the orange cake at breakfast was delicious.

Guest name: FP, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Feb 2004

Service was very friendly and efficient. We very much enjoyed our stay.

Guest name: Rosario Mattessich, USA

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Sep 2003

Very nice hotel with friendly staff, pleasant room, nice breakfast, good location in a beautiful city!

Guest name: SC, USA

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2003

nice hotel with friendly people, they we're very helpfull, if you have questions about the surroundings etc.

Guest name: EM, Netherlands

Average rating:  9.2

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jul 2003

Despite warnings about the curtness of italien proprieters I found the owner/manager of the hotel very welcoming and extremely helpful. His assistance as a tourist information centre was invaluable. The hotel itself had very good, clean, spacious accomodation and furnished in a fashion expected of a relatively small independent. The car parking, although not indicated on the web site as an extra cost, was essential in a part of Italy where streets are narrow and parking generally impossible.

Guest name: Paul Smith, United Kingdom

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Jun 2003

The Hotel Minerva was excellent from initial reception, when our car was garaged for us, to the end, when I was given a leaving gift of a local panetonne. The room was very comfortable. The breakfast was excellent and we had the option to eat out in the very pretty private garden where shade was afforded by the orange and lemon trees which were full of fruit. We did not dine in the hotel, but the menus looked very good. Advice was given on local amenities and prompt help when I had left my credit card at a local restaurant.We went to the hotel following my son`s wedding in Vernasca, Emilia Romagna. It was just right I would heartily recommend this deightful hotel and hope to return to it myself sometime.

Guest name: Andrea Borlenghi, United Kingdom