My brother and I stayed in this hotel in May of 2002 when we were traveling in the vicinity (in our rental car). I just loved it because it was like a hunting lodge with lots of rustic wood and trophy animals mounted everywhere. The restaurant was lovely and the service was excellent. The other guests in the restaurant seemed charming and congenial. We weren't sure exactly what we were ordering for dinner and so the waiter played "charades" with us and pointed at one of the mountain goats, making an appropriate noise. We all laughed and I ordered the "chamois." It was a little salty, but very good. The room was small but clean with a little balcony overlooking a babbling stream. The bathrobes were monogrammed. The elevator was the "tiny" variety. The whole feeling in the halls was somewhat dim and "old Europe." That's exactly the sort of atmosphere we were searching for, however. The hunt style breakfast was delicious and plentiful, too. Very nice presentation. The hotel driveway was lined in hedges of beautiful blooming red roses. Even though it was very early in the season, we sunned by the pool before departing the next morning. A welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the French coast on the last day of the Grand Prix. Thank goodness for the travel advisor in Dolceacqua who suggested the hotel to us in our moment of need. It was just a bit further up the road in Rocchetta Nervina. We never would have found it / known about it if not for her help. A really neat place, to me!