Hotel Fiascherino

We arrived by taxi which got lost twice and we arrived down a rough road to the hotel. I was daunted by all the steps down to reception because being elderly I have issues with steps. In fact there are lots of steps in the hotel complex and some without hand rails.This is a family run hotel and there is no hi- iech equipment in reception and check- in seemed to take a while. After a nice meal whilst we waited for our room to be ready the friendly pool attendant explained that we could reserve lilos for our stay which would be just for us. On all my holidays this has never been the case. Perhaps afterall this place was better than my first impressions ? Our room seemed so small but once we realised that our cases would go under the bed and we had seen the lovely shower room we were well pleased and the bed was one of the comfiest that I had ever slept in. The room was nicely furnished and the maid came in daily to change the towels and clean and tidy up. So gradually the beauties of this slightly ramshackle hotel were revealed. From the front door of our room we had a lovely view of one cove ansd from the back terrace we had the view of another lovely cove. So it was obvious that this was a very special place. The hotel occupies the width of a cove and the views are spectacular. The food in the restaurant is wonderful with very helpful staff and breakfasts were extremely nice too in the bar area. This hotel has only 14 rooms, but the complex is open to the public in the style of a lido. So there are sunbathing tearraces, a large pool, tennis courts, children's play area and areas to sit and relax under the trees, plus access to the narrow strip of a public beach. We were there at probably the busiest time of the year as it was an Italian National holiday weekend. Local Italians come to sample the restaurant and use the amenities. But, because of the space, layout and facilities it was never noisy or overcrowded. The staff are lovely and the ambience is just perfect. So it turned out to be one of the nicest places I have ever stayed at. There is something very special about it all. Unfortunately we will never return becasue it is not easy to get to. We went there to meet with relations who were staying in nearby Lerici. Lerici itself is a beautiful place too. We started the holiday in Pisa and returned there for a night before returning home. We had a lot of not very easy travel on trains and buses but it was all worthwhile to stay at Hotel Fiascherino.