Hotel Nella - La Spezia

Hotel in a good location to allow visit to Cinque Terre. Quiet and clean room. No elevator. Many stairs to reach room on the third floor. Luggage had to be carried up through many levels. No assistance offered. Cool reception. No suggestions regarding restaurants, sites, etc.

This was a lovely hotel on the outskirts of La Spezia. The staff was very helpful. There is a restaurant on site which serves delicious meals. A wonderful place to stay.

It's not firs time I went in this Hotel and I will come again. Good price.

Best basic location for our trip cinque terre and firence, quit and lovely italian hotel to relaxe and eat in the evening after an action day,and the dinners are best quality by la mama and nice price we enjoyed these evenning dinners very much sitting outside in a smooth area; mother, son and personal are very helpfull in all you need touristic stuff; they serve familiar and very competent, even we had a problem with our car the smart young man translated all in italian so the garage knew what to do and we got home savely, nella family Ravecca we will see us soon. hotel location is 5 km above La Spezia the road up into the hills is so romantic we often stopped and honemooned the lovely view over the bay of La Spezia

A clean and quiet place just out of LaSpezia, with a good quality/price ratio, and a feeling of mountain hotel. My favorite place to stay overnight and do the Cinqueterre treks the following morning - it has been so since 20 years, and so far I found no reasons to change. PS: try the trattorias in the hills around, where locals (only locals...) flock on weekends to eat not-easy-to-find regional dishes. PS: convenient only if you have your own car.

Hotel Nella was an excellent base for exploring the Cinque Terre. The staff were wecoming and friendly. We had our evening meals in the hotel as there is not much else nearby. However the meals were good and reasonably priced. We were thankful that we had a GPS in the car as we found it confusing driving in La Spezia, often taking a wrong turn, but the GPS always got us back to Hotel Nella, even if it was a different way each night.

Very clean and attractive hotel with extremely helpful staff.

- No lift - Poor room quality - Nothing around the hotel - Restaurant without any music. You really ear you eating your dinner. - Quality of the dinner : correct - Employee very sympathic and competent. - 5 km from the station of La Speza where you should take the train to see the "Cinque Terra"

Hotel molto bello con un ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo. Il personale è molto gentile e disponibile a dare qualsiasi informazione.Penso che la qualità della struttura e del servizio offerto sia da attribuire ad un tre stelle superiore. lo consiglio.

We were very pleased with our stay at Hotel Nella, which was our 'base camp' for Cinque Terre. It was easy to use the buses to La Specia railway station. The owners were very helpful and we got a lot of good advice. The food in the hotel restaurant was excellent (the Pizzeeria and the Trattoria across the steet was also fine). Thanks to the GPS we found the hotel directly, otherwise it might have been difficult.

Good location 5 kms from La Spezia. Situated in the hills. Spacious room and bathroom, ample car parking. Good restraunt close by.

Bonne adresse pour les voyageurs en voiture/moto car un peu loin du centre. l'hotel est propre, calme, les chambres bien meme si un peu petites. internet gratuit. le resto en face de l'hotel est très bien, les serveurs sympas !

We enjoyed our stay very much. Most of the aspects were excellent. But our two members on first floor would have like airconditioning, and the people next door with children were noisy. It is best with a car, but we had trouble finding it from La Spezia, excellent parking. Taking the bus required some skill! Excellent location for Cinque Terre visit by train and by foot. Restaurant very good and staff friendly.

Una sistemazione splendida, pulizia eccellente e una colazione ottima e variegata. Anche se non al centro della città è servito in modo ottimo dalle diverse e puntualissime linee d'autobus, in più nelle immediate vicinanze ci sono tutti i confort possibili. Un soggiorno indimenicabile reso ancor più perfetto dalla simpatia e cortesia del personale! Sono davvero soddisfatta!!!

The manager of the hotel is a very nice woman. she speaks enough english and is eager to help. the kitchen is surprisingly good and not expensive,they open at 7.30 pm. absolutely a good hotel

Staff is welcoming and very helpful

We used this hotel as a base to visit Cinque Terre. This was the best hotel in our trip. Great service. We will definitely go back there.

Beaucoup trop loin du centre de La Spézia.

Finding the property was extremely difficult, especially without directions, in the dark, and lightening and rain. But once found, it was an oasis. It is a great little hotel and restaurant in the hills above La Spezia. La Spezia is a very crowded, (not tourist oriented) city and I recommend staying at Nella if you have a car. The onsite restaurant is fabulous and breakfast is also very good. The owners and some staff spoke English. They also have Sky Cable TV, so actually had some English speaking stations. We visited the Cinque Terre by train from La Spezia and it was an easy day trip.

Great hotel in very rural area. A bit out of the way, but the setting is well worth it. Must have a car if staying at this hotel. No elevators, Italian breakfast.

This hotel was adequate. The room was a little tight and the decor was a little tired. The restaurant was nicer and the breakfast was substantial. Twice when I went to the front desk the attendant was watching TV upstairs and was not very interested in assisting me. That is a minor issue but did not leave a good impression.

Hôtel très agréable. Relativement bien situé, pour la visite des Cinque Terre, à 10 minutes de la gare en voiture. Accueil très agréable, et nombreux conseils de visite, avec toute l'aide souhaitée. A recommander.

Horrible - would never recommend this hotel, tatty, small rooms, dreadful location, rubbish value for money.

Nella Hotel worked really well for us as we had a car and were able to easily travel into La Spezia to travel to Cinque Terra, without a car it would be a bit difficult, also the hotel has plenty of parking space. We were given good advice with train and boat timetables. The food in the restaurant here is the best we had in our time in Italy. I also reccommend the bar across the road from the hotel. They were even able to organise a birthday cake for us.

Very friendly and welcoming hotel. A little out of the way, but convenient for Cinque Terre. Demi pension an excellent value, which is fortunate as there are no other restaurants in the vicinity. The food was good; local dishes with a different menu each night.

The most important thing to be aware of is that this hotel is well outside the town of La Spezia, about 20 minutes by bus. There is a bus stop less than 100m from the hotel but it stops in early evening (8.00-9.00 pm) so we were limited. The lady who runs it was very pleasant and helpful but we were very restricted by the fact we don't speak Italian, especially in the adjoining restaurant, where there was no English translation or assistance offered. Most of the food looked good but the fact that the accompanying bread we got was hard, stale and tasted awful, put us off.

First visit (room 20): Bathtub probably leaking. Flooding of floor, much smell. Second visit (room 12): Exellent.

Nous avons pris une chambre avec climatisation automatique qui fut très appréciée. La chambre était beaucoup plus moderne que sur la photo avec des armoires de rangement. La vue de l'Hôtel donne sur un parc arborisé qui sert de parking et sur l'arrière pays (collines). Service et propreté impeccable. L'accueil était excellent et les conseils en français pour les visites aussi. Le buffet du petit-déjeûner est bien présenté et le repas du soir est bon, les salles sont bien décorées et accueillantes. Idéal pour visiter les Cinque Terre : parquer la voiture près des terrains de sport à la Spezia(gratuit) et prendre le train (forfait du parc national pour 5 euros environ). Autres buts de visite : Portovenere, Lerici, Portofino, Sestri Levante...

No air conditioning in my room. It wasn't clearly stated during the booking process. Rooms are very small, but the breakfast is superior!

Les chambres ne bénéficient pas de l'air conditionné et nous avons fortement souffert de la chaleur. Il y a peu de transports en commun pour gagner le centre ville.

Nella was exceptionally beautiful. The hotel was gorgeous, spacious, clean, updated and welcoming. The staff was extraordinary in their hospitality and the food was great. If we would have started the vacation there, we wouldn't have left!

The Hotel Staff was always very nice and helpful. The hotel room was always having a strange bad smell that was coming from the pipes/tubing from the bathroom, definetely needing some general repair/renovation in order to avoid such problem.

Good welcoming, french spoken, free help for the lugagges. But the romm had a disgusting smell, like in a low cost old people's home. Location of room makes it difficult to open windows during the night (other people can see and go inside your room), wich is painfull in jully without air-conditioning. Breakfast was not fresh, and dinner was not made with fresh ingredients, especially fish, and was very low value for money. In the desk, I've heard other people complaining too. A bad experience, except for the warm welcome of very kind owners. If you have a dog (we have a big one), they are welcome, and there is a field very near to let them play.

Hôtel charmant, situé à un col qui domine La Spezia. Accès facile à La Spezia et Cinqueterre, par voiture (5 km de la gare) ou par bus (arrêt devant l'hôtel). La propriétaire parle un excellent français et est de très bon conseil pour toutes infos touristiques. Excellente adresse !

Nella is a beautiful little inn on top of a mountain, with a gorgeous view of La Spezia, the sea, and the Ligurian Apennines. The cab ride from the La Spezia train station is about 12 euro; there is also a bus, but it doesn't run especially regularly on weekends. The couple that runs the place is wonderful. They served us a great Italian meal for a very reasonable price. We had a wonderful, relaxing visit!

We stayed at five hotels/B&B's during our trip and it was at Hotel Nella that we received the warmest welcome. We were treated as if we were family. The hotel is lovely, set beautifully in the mountains, and the food was excellent. While we explored the Cinque Terra, Levanto, and Portovenere by day we came home to Hotel Nella's dining room every night for a delicious and festive meal as no restaurant in the area measures up. Signora Ravecca Carla made our stay memorable as did Signor Franco as we dined. Getting from the train station to the hotel and back requires taxi rides. Next time we may explore renting a car when we get to LaSpezia.

Excellent Hotel, Friendly Staff, Welcoming, Service above and beyond what was expected. Great Location for a Weekend Getaway Bed and Breakfast. The adjoining restaraunt was also Excellent. Thank You

We liked Hotel Nella. We just didn't think it was really a 3 star hotel. We had stayed in other 2 stars and even one 1 star that were just as nice. You really should have a car to stay here, which we did - so we were happy to be away from the city. Dinner there was a pleasant surprise.

It's a little bit too out of the city and expensive, for the quality it gives.

20 minutes out of La Spezia,up the side of mountain. Irregular bus service and last bus at 18.30. No restaurant facilities on the Sunday we stayed there.

Nice hotrl happoy to stay again

The Nella was an excellent place to stay. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. I would recommend it to anyone who is in the Cinque Terre area. The four of us loved it!!!