Hotel Delle Rose, close to Diano Marina, Italy - ahotelinitaly.com

Hotel Delle Rose, near Diano Marina

The Hotel Delle Rose sits on the seafront at San Bartolomeo Al Mare on the Italian Riviera. Near neighbours include the towns of San Remo, Diano Marina and Imperia; the border with France and Monaco is just to the west of here. Beautifully renovated, the hotel has 27 rooms, each with air conditioning, bathroom with shower and toilet, TV and telephone. The hotel has a restaurant, bar and garden. There are rooms for guests with limited mobility, and all private and public parts of the hotel are non smoking. This Ligurian Riviera hotel offers internet services, cycle rental, a tour desk and packed lunches.

Location, as they say, is everything, and you are right on the beach here. The Italian Riviera sweeps around the Golfo di Genova (the Gulf of Genoa) at the northern extent of the Mediterranean. Each part of the Riviera has its own personality, and this western part is known as the Riviera dei Fiori (the Riviera of Flowers) with its long established flower growing industry, and hotels and villas bedecked with blooms. A magnet for international travellers since the days of Byron and Shelley, it is a stretch of coastline suffused with romance and beauty. This part of the coast is also famous for its olives.

You'll find superb beaches here of course. Head inland into the green hills of Liguria (which rise rapidly from the coast to the Maritime Alps) and you'll find beautiful countryside too, dotted with little hill villages. Back at the hotel you'll find a superb restaurant with a daily changing menu, but with fresh fish each day. There is a buffet breakfast each morning. This Riviera dei Fiore hotel is perfect for families, with a beach right out front and a play park 200 metres away.

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Double room from €60