Our room was very spacious(311) with a pleasant view to the hills. Excellent shower facilities. Restaurant large and popular but I would rate our evening meal as average. Large on quantity rather than quality. Breakfast good. Loved the pool area. So good to chill out after all the walking. Lovely towels provided.
We stayed in August. The staff were great. Dining is quite 'old-world' but very engaging. The location was great in all but one respect - the early bells of the church across the road. That aside, highly recommended as a base to explore the region.
Hotel Monte Rosa is well situated at the edge of the centro storico and has a good family feel.
Great triple suite, very clean. Friendly, attentive and helpful staff. Very good breakfast selection.
The hotel also has its own bar, restaurant and sun terrace with a small play area for children. It looks like they are building a swimming pool, jacuzzi on the terrace.
...one of the family' - in this authentically Italian hotel where guests (mostly Italian) are received and treated as family members and where the head waiter in the dining room frequently manages more than one conversation simulatneoeusly with guests - addressing each by name and in more than his native Italian. On the debit side, the hotel facilites are a little outdated and in need of renovation, the hotel's location is a good 10 minute walk from the sea and the new swimming pool area (about to be opened) a little small for the hotel's size. However, the warmth of the reception and general ambiente plus the hotel's location in the daytime heart of Chiavara make the hotel a must for Italian lovers and connoisseurs. Viator Coloniae
This is a good clean comfortable hotel close to the most interesting parts of Chiavari, and to a number of restaurants.
The 3-star Hotel Monte Rosa is a few short blocks from the train station on the western edge of the pedestrian city center. The town is flat with disabled ramps at every curb, so traveling with luggage is a snap. While the hotel is not directly on the sea, it is away from the train station and the main road (via Aurelia) so it is very quiet.
The room was large and extremely comfortable with excellent drawer (bureau) and closet space. The bathroom was very large with the usual square shower stall with sliding doors. A nice feature was the 110 volt outlet with a USA plug.
The standard features include a hairdryer and a small television with satellite reception with the major Italian channels, CNN, BBC, and a local Tigullio channel which was useful for morning weather reports.
The best surprise of the hotel was its delightful restaurant. We had some misgivings about committing to a week of dinners in advance, but we were not at all disappointed. The quality of the food and service was very high.
