This is such a charmingly unspoilt and very beautiful area of Liguria that we are almost unwilling to publicise it. The hotel was excellent and the reception staff spoke good English; however, air conditioning although installed was not operational, resulting in some mosquito bites. The breakfast is a full cold buffet, including electric fruit squeezers to make your own orange juice if you chose, but the owner will also scramble eggs, make crepes, or omelettes on demand. The good size swimming pool has bar, pool towels supplied, but shallowest section is 5ft. however, there is a seperate pool for children. The wearing of cloth head caps (supplied) is compulsory. Car is essential; the very pretty village, with two restaurants, is about 1km further but road is winding and without pavement so not comfortable for walking. Eating out anywhere in Europe is so expensive now that eating the good food in the hotel barely cost us more than driving out to restaurants. Better known Dolceacqua, about 5kms away has plenty of restaurants, where you can wash everything down with its speciality, the local red wine, Rossese.