Port View

Great location. Clean and well decorated. Nice touches like breakfast available and recommendations for eating out. Francesca is a great host.

Bed was too soft for me - only a minor thing.

We loved the open outlook over the port. The location at the edge of the old town worked really well. You get excellent instructions for managing the seedier aspects of an ancient working port town. There is prepacked breakfast food available for a donation and free water generously supplied on arrival. Space to make hot drinks or eat snacks is always appreciated too. The bed is comfortable. Two luggage holders and loads of space for clothing was very convenient. Modern bright and spacious in a fantastic town.

The lovely bed was slightly spoiled by a poor mattress protector. The kitchen facilities are great but there is no kitchen sink. This put us off drinking the water from a bathroom tap and means the kettle needs filled in your room.

Amazing view, exceptionally elegant, modern and clean flat, very polite and pleasant hostess. The smart TV was a delight compared to other b&b's.

Pillows could have been a bit more comfortable, and a bathroom cabinet or shelf to put your toiletries would have been useful. There is a small patch walking from the hotel to centro storico which is dodgy and should be avoided.

Port View had a very good location. 15min easy walk from Genoa Principe railway station. Close to the harbour area (across the street), near Old Town but away for the problem areas, near the palaces. The rooms are clean and comfortable with modern furnishings. Great shower and hot water. Shared kitchen area to make tea, some honour bar snacks, with fridge for your own food if you wish. A fantastic (one of the best in Genoa) bakery less than a block away, 2 convenience stores 1/2 block in either direction. The bike tour (TreeCycle) shop right around the corner that offers rentals, bike and rickshaw tours, some excellent hiking supply and sports stores, McDonalds/Burger King if you really need it about 1.5 blocks away, and Eataly - a great marketplace come restaurant spot - in the harbour area. Francesca the owner was very pleasant, helpful and accommodating. BIG beautiful window for light and space. Good internet.

The only minor thing is that the expressway is across from the guesthouse between there and the harbour, but you are up on the 4th floor and above it. (My wife found it a bit noisy, but it didn’t bother me much.)