Porta Marina

We did not have a good experience at all. Very noisy and extremely dirty. There are no staff that work here, it is not a hotel, it is more of a hostel type situation with paper thin walls you can hear the people across the hall whispering. No duvet just a tiny thin quilt and a very dirty and stained couch/throw blanket covered in what looks like mustard. Pillows were stained with blue paint splotches. Bathroom is disgusting, wear shower sandals or risk getting foot fungus. Someone’s facial hair from shaving was all over the mirror ledge and in the basket on the shelf. Baseboards have never been cleaned and are covered in a thick layer of grime and dust. The bed is NOT a queen bed, it is 2 twin beds pushed together with a huge gap in the middle so unable to sleep with your partner. The floor is cement, freezing cold, and very dirty. The door to the room does not lock automatically, you need to use the key to lock from the inside and the outside, which isn’t a huge deal but it is attached to another key you need to use to turn on the 1 wall lamp in the room (there is no lighting)… if you need to unlock the door you cannot have the light on so if you leave at night time you need to use your phones flash light to see the lock. The “breakfast included” is a croissant and cappuccino at a cafe 4 blocks away. Overall, 0/10 experience. Do not stay here.

Advised owner by phone,on arrival-aircon was not working, he said it would be fixed that afternoon. Wasn't fixed, notified owner, he said there was nothing he could do. Too late to book elsewhere. No offer of fan, refund, discount or any further communication from owner. I would not recommend

My stay here was okay albeit only short. The host was proactive about providing check in information for our late arrival but all the information was incorrect. The name of the room listed on our booking, compared to the room named on our keys were different. And the check in instructions also had a different name again which led us to open the door on some sleeping guests in another room. Unsure how this same key opened our door but that presents a security risk. Majority of the place was clean except the bathroom which I felt the ledge hadn’t been wiped in weeks. No ticket for breakfast to see anywhere and in the rush of the morning we didn’t bother follow this up. Aside from that, a short comfortable stay.

Let us drop our bags off prior to checkin but a/c did not work.

Nice room in the heart of La Spezia. Easy check-in.

very near the port and all other shopping/eating facilities