Name: Villa Cristina
Address: Via Padre Semeria 19, 19016 Monterosso al Mare, Italy, Monterosso al Mare, Monterosso al Mare, Monterosso al Mare, 19016, Italy
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Heating

Terrace

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Non-smoking rooms

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

English

Italian

French

Languages Spoken

Parking

Fax and copy machine

Business

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the villa

Fegina Beach

Monterosso Beach

Piazza Colombo

Palazzo della Prefettura

Piazza de Ferrari

Teatro Carlo Felice

Piazza Matteotti

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

Palazzo Rosso

Palazzo Doria Tursi

Genoa City Hall

Rolls Palaces

Strada Nuova Museums

Grimaldi Palace

White Palace

Old Harbor

Aquarium of Genoa

The Bigo Lift

Galata Maritime Museum

Castello d'Albertis

Piazza Acquaverde

Villa Cristina

Monterosso al Mare

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

The room was spacious and clean, very well maintained. The bed was comfortable, good AC and the bathroom was big which was hard to find in Italy. Cristina was very helpful (we didn't get a chance to meet face to face but we communicated by Whatsapp) and her cleaner Ericka was lovely. It was about 5 to 10 mins walk to the beach and about 15 mins walk to the main centre. Easy walk. Overall, we loved our stay in Villa Cristina, I highly recommend it.

Perfect stay, good location and helpful staff!

Villa Cristina is a lovely and clean place to call home when visiting Cinque Terre. Cristina was easy to communicate with and stayed later than her usual check-in time to accommodate our arrival. The hotel is up a hill, yes, but is closer to town than expected. My son and I had backpacks, and could have easily (albeit slowly) walked to the hotel. We did take a taxi and feel like we wasted 10 euros on a very short trek. Oh well! The hotel has only three rooms, but is very well appointed: nice bathroom with shampoo, soap and a hair dryer, comfortable and spacious bed, a safe and a small fridge. When my son stayed in room catching up with his friends on his cell phone, I enjoyed sitting out on the communal balcony (which I had to myself) taking in the sunset and the lovely view of the ocean. Cristina was very helpful in recommending good local restaurants and providing info on the hikes (we got up early to beat the heat and hiked from Monterosso to Vernazza - a highlight of our trip). She also had train and boat schedules available for clients. I did not find the check-in, check-out procedures a problem and enjoyed the small homey feel of the villa. My only negative is that there is not breakfast included and with a constantly hungry 16 year old, we had to go down to town for our meals. No worries though, as  a variety of affordable foccaccia was available in town and was easy to take up to the Villa. Monterosso's beach area gets very busy in the summer and we were happy to have a quiet place a short walk away from the crowds.

Bright and comfortable room away from the crowded beach

Place was conveniently located just up the hill(<10min) walk up the hill. Pay by cash only. It's clean and in a great location. We stayed here as the hub. After hiking through all five villages I have to say we got lucky picking Monterosso. Best village by far with more restaurants, bars, and a beach. 

Cinque terra 

Yes the villa is up a hill, which is a pain to get to with suitcases, but it is only about a 10-15min walk. We caught a cab the first day which cost us €10...  Possibly a rip off but we didn't care! After that, we only ever walked up and down. The villa and our room was clean. WiFi was strong. The bathroom was clean and spacious. Cristina was lovely and welcoming. Overall a nice place to stay in Monterosso and I wouldn't hesitate to stay again. 

Lovely clean room

We stayed at Villa Cristina during our stay in Monterosso. Overall the villa was lovely. Good location - only 5min walk to new town where you could swim and eat. Then about a 10min walk to old town. Cristina was very nice. The room was clean with a nice bathroom. A kettle with instant coffee sachets were provided but only 2x sachets were provided the first night (not enough for a nice strong coffee each) and no milk is provided. We would expect just a couple of those little long life milk capsules at the very least. 
The biggest issue for us was that unfortunately the air conditioning did not work which made for 3 very hot and stuffy nights making it difficult to sleep well. We ended up having to sleep with the window and our room door open to let in a bit of a breeze. We were not offered a fan or anything as an alternative.
Cristina did try to arrange for a repair but was not possible during our stay. All she could offer was a 20 euro refund. At 113 euro per night we left somewhat disappointed. 
Otherwise our stay would have been wonderful.

Cinque Terra visit

1) When you look for the place, you need to keep walking way up the hill. The street numbers are not in order.
2) Strange lighting. Need to keep your key in the system to turn the lights on. If you don't, they automatically turn off. If you lock your door at night and use your key to work the lights, you can't exit the room if there is an emergency because you can't see anything if the lights are off and you can't find the keys in the system when it's dark. Needs a night light.
3 )When it is windy at night, the metal roll up / down shutters make so much noise the entire night..
4) It would be nice to have wine glasses in the room.
5) Very low Ikea type bed.

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