This hotel, as we were told by one of its guests, was THE hotel on the Riviera when it opened over 50 years ago but alas it is a little tired now. The Tapestry is a little faded, the marble slightly cracked, the plug in the sink just didn't quite fit but the overall effect is very pleasing. We enjoyed our stay there because the staff were very good and it felt homely on a grand scale. We only had the bed and breakfast option so we only ate at breakfast which was adequate although some hot food would have gone down well. We were pleased with our bedroom which was kept very clean. Judging by the amount of activety in the grounds it must have been their early in the season tidy up which would account for the few guests staying. The morning we left was a 6.30 start and as breakfast was at 7.30 the receptionist kindly put together a bag of snacks for us which we didn't request. I have given it an average rating because I think the money paid didn't add up to what we received by modern standards but if you want huge character with some nostalgic charm you might like to try it.

Booked the hotel via Neckermann for a 6 days stay. Hotel was just perfect for a relaxing holliday in an old italian riviera town. Surroundings just perfect, a bit noise because it is situated just at the riviera coast street. We had the feeling as if we where 40 years back, together with the upperclass.
Service from the staff and the food was just perfect. We had both breakfeast and dinner all days. Very nice. The room was at the back, old furnished but clean.

Old, musty, but our room was clean...and the staff was friendly, especially the night desk clerk. Nice antiques, lovely view from our frontside balcony...noisy, but no more so than hotels in large cities. Breakfast was adequate...dinners fair.
Bottom-line - not high-end, overpriced...but an adequate hotel for 33% fewer Euros.

Oh how I agree with your other reviewers - I should have looked at this web-site before I visited this hotel for the week of 7 September 2004. "Faded grandeur" is correct and this hotel should in no way be even considered as 4* - it may have been in 1935. The food was appalling (we had to eat out most nights even though we had half board), sleep impossible because of traffic noise or if you closed the window you would have fried with the heat (no air conditioning). On top of all that it was manned by staff who obviously considered you were there for their convenience. I would suggest this hotel be given a decent burial as soon as possible.