Very nicely situated in the middle of town right on the main street across from the beach. They have their own private section of the beach where you can rent a chair to relax. The drinks and chair at the beach are not cheap but then again none of the other hotels on the beach will be cheaper. They all charge the same. Breakfast I believe was free and it was a very nice sit down buffet. Full course buffet. I have traveled extensively in europe and you do not find many places that will serve a breakfast so fancy. The rooms where nice. Big. The only problem was with mosiquitos. The mosiquitos are everywhere in sestri levante but we believe the mosquitos in the room are do to the type of ceiling grid used in the room that is perforated and the air conditioning up in the ceiling is providing the perfect place for them to live. I must have killed 20 in my room. 20 in my parents room. 20 in my brothers room. Just make sure to use bug spray always! Outside has alot of mosquitos so dont let the fact that they are in the room sway you from staying here. The hotel is very close to shopping and resturaunts. Go out the door and make a left and the next block has very good food for a decent price. The area is picture perfect! The train station is very close. maybe 3-4 blocks from the hotel. It is in a little bit of the shadier side of the town but nothing I would consider very dangerous. It would be very similar to the area around nice's train station but a little better then nice(france). I actually took the train from nice to sestri levante and LOVED Sestri much better then nice. I plan on going back and if I dont stay for a extended stay at a rented house i will be staying at this hotel. The farther up the hill you go up in sestri levante the less and less mosquitos you find. The pool on the roof was nice and had a life gaurd/bar tender. Its not big but nice and you can see the views of the mountains. The water at the beach is warm. Gravel/ sand beach if i remember correctly. Great water.

This hotel kept its promise. Friendly, competent staff, very nice room and restaurant. Dinner and breakfast of high quality, nicely located.

I went with my partners for a job in sestri and we stay at grande albergo. It was clean, cosy and the staff was fine. The restaurant was ok.

Not a four star hotel. Offered superior room which was on main street. changed room to a room over the garage entrance. Watch out for plenty of Mozeys as standing water near hotel. Room clean & functional.

Breakfast very disapointing poor selection and not replenished by staff. Transport cafe !

Good location for Cinque Terre and train (dont get taxi its 5mins away not worth 8euro).