"Pros: This was bit controversial accommodation for us,part loved it,part not so much.
Starting from the outside. This is a gated area of vacation houses with only few full time residents. Its located inland,right behind the ridge from the sea,so you dont get the sea view. However, I felt the terrace with the view of the surrounding hills was very beautiful and very comfortable,incl. awning/marquee.
There is a private parking place inside the gates. You need to do some walking from park to the door+stairs. Mostly, there was enough space as some residents were not in, but otherwise (in case its full), the parking spaces are fairly narrow.
We got keys from local lifeguard who also gave as all info needed.
There is a restaurant right by,and also she said we can get some discout there if we mention owner name. If you want to sit outside its probably good to make reservation. There is a simple and ok menu,no pizza (pasta and sea food).
As for shopping-the lifeguard girl explained that some days,in the season,there comes sort of "shop on the weels",but we were there during the days when it didnt so can not confirm. There are supermarkets in Levano,about 20min.drive. Levanto is also the easiest entry point to CT area, either by boat or train from there. There is a large enough parking place right by the train station,2Eur/hr. Same as directly on the coast, but that is usually full unless u arrive early in the morning. If looking, one can find some cheaper ones in the town.
The appartment itself was fully equipped including Nespresso machine (and few pods to use before one gets chance to go shopping). It feels bit more as AirBnB kind of accomodation. We found it comfy enough except,as mentioned here few times, the bedrooms are under the roof and no aircon nor fan. If there is a wind, you can keep/block doors and roof windows open and it gets cooler, but with no wind it gets hot.
Cons: There seem to be some miscommunication in the description regarding bus stop - there is a bus stop right outside on the road, but the bus does NOT go to any of Cinques Terre towns nor anywhere on the coast. So if you are coming for that, plan on driving every day/pay for parking.
We found this bit peculliar, so maybe this was mistake, but there was no toilet paper when we arrived, so count with that in case this is custom.
The pool is deep, good for swimming and there is a small kiddie pool - only kids can not be there by themselves. Only if 12years or older. So one of us had to accompany them all the time. Otherwise the pool was great (u can bring chair from the appartment).
There is a wasching machine but I would not recommend it, it seems mouldy (possibly from being closed while wet in build in kitchen).
Pictures on booking are accurate." ~Petr
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