we were lucky with the dog not much barking ,very cramped rooms with bare facilities food was prety ordinary and lacking in veg had pork on menu at least four nights out of the six loved diano marina and our trip, just a pity about the hotel had a swimming pool but not in use more

Our family booked 10 nights by hotel Royal Esplanade. We very much looked forward to stay in this hotel as it was lovely pictures on internet. However it was awful! Already after 1 night we checked out! The room where dirty, a dog where barking all night, poor dinner and a dirty pool and poolarea. We had enough already after... more

Diano Marina is a lovely resort with plenty to see and do. The beach is clean and there are plenty of shops to ponder around on an evening. The Hotel Esplanade is basic but perfect for those of you who are not bothered about sitting by the pool and eating English food all of the time! The rooms are basic... more

Charming hotel in a wonderful part of Italy. Hotel perhaps a little tired but staff very welcoming. Hotel room clean, plenty of hot water. Do not believe all the negative reviews try it for yourselves. more

Went with Diamond Holidays from South Wales, can't believe they are still taking paying customers there! Five days of misery, poor service. vegeterians get omlettes every day, dirty rooms,and a pool that needs a complete make over .Our shower head was held on by sellotape, the towels were threadbare, the staff made us feel we were not wanted there, with... more

We have just had a holiday at the Royal Esplanade in Diano Marina with Shearings. No hot water or heating for the first two days. Food was of a very poor standard - we wont be returning more

.We have just been with Skills Holiday Tours to Diano Marina . Never again .The coach itself was very comfy the driver and courier were most helpful both the hotels we used for the over night stays were lovely but the hotelRoyal Esplanade were we stayed for five nights was not very good at all . The staff in the... more

Terrible. We were supposed to stay for 3 nights, after having spent a week at a wonderful, family run hotel in Bordighera. The room was very basic, no aircon, 40 watt light bulb in the spartan bathroom, blood stains on the walls, dirty pillows. It reminded me of my old working conditions in Iraq. Yes, that bad. We checked out... more

this hotel needs a lot of money spending on it to bring it upto date, staff good very helpfull, food (evening meal very good) breakfast not much choice greasy bacon and over cooked scrambled egg, ham & cheese or cearel .bedrooms ,beds hard ,top covers grubby, could do with a good clean, only fit for dog bedding,doors leading on to... more