I have never written a blog before. I have traveled Europe/Italy quite a lot and never had this problem. But after our experience I felt moved to warn other travelers. We rented a room for two nights. The room was in need of updating and smelled very musty and damp. The towels were like paper towels. No amenities. Our room... More

Franca Maria offers a selection of amazing rooms in the Cinque Terra. Try for a room with a view of the break water. Vernazza is the best choice for dining and Franca Maria offers at least one room with kitchen. Let her know if you'd like to cook and for a few more euros you're in business. Butcher, amazing seafood... More

Stayed in room 2 in late May 2012 & loved this room as soon as we entered. Provides a nice view over the harbour & square below. Even though only the second floor we didn't notice any noise from the restaurants below. Not a big room but thought it had plenty of character & just a perfect position in vernazza.... More

We stayed in July 2010 before the massive mudslide that covered the town in 2011. The room we got was the one near the train station, the 6b. You could see the pictures in their website. It was clean and well maintained, however, with no view. Franca Maria met us at the train station and walked us through many steps... More

This is a beautiful, clean and superbly located room footsteps away from the Vernazza harbour. The reason it gets 4/5 rating is that the room is quite musty smelling. We stayed in the green room which is newly renovated. We paid 150 Euros per night for 2 couples. To cover the musty smell, my husband kept getting sprayed in the... More

Wife, adult daughter and I stayed in Room 7 in mid September 2012. Whereas other reviewers have found the proximity of this room to the main square to be a disadvantage we found it to be the opposite. When in the room we enjoyed the window being open so we could see the views of the small bay and listen... More

So Maria rents out a number of rooms in different buildings, so don't just automatically assume that your room will look like one of the pictures. We had a group of 4, so were put in Room 7, which is down the hill from the main rooms and overlooks the main corridor of Vernazza. This was our second trip to... More

We stayed 3 nights in Vernazza in rooms 1 & 2. Room 1 -- this is a quad room but was very comfortable for 2 people. Very clean, great views of the main square & harbor. Only approximately 10 steps up from the main square to the room. It can be a bit noisy at night because you are right... More

We stayed in June. The room was clean and well maintained and near the train station. Franca Maira met us at the train station and walked us to our room. The room was air conditioned and it worked very well. The town is really neat with great views. My wife left a neckless in the room. I notified Francamaria and... More