Excellent service and location. Yes it is a typical European hotel in that the room is spartan, but nothing unusual for a non-chain hotel in Europe. The front desk staff were excellent, got us a balcony room, when that is impossible to guarantee on a third party site (like Expedia or Hotels.com), also sell bus tickets to La Spezia (cost twice as much on board) and otherwise very helpful.
The in house restsurant was really nice, open air sea view, excellent service, not cheap but decent prices and great food. Breakfast was extensive. Bar prices a bit high but consider the location. Pool may have felt cold, but was so refreshing!
Pros: service, breakfast, pool, location (almost a mile from town but no issue for us), restaurant. Sea view amazing, just make sure you have a balcony.
Cons: bed very hard and pillows harder. No kettle in the room. Wi-Fi strong but the actual internet service behind it was VERY slow.