Reviews of B&B Mare e Monti
Via Genova 523, 19134 La Spezia, Italy
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Reviewed: 14 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe location (incredible small restaurants nearby, both cheap, local and good, not that hard public bus to get to the house), an incredible sense of welcoming, very detailed advices from the host, little attentions & gifts everywhere in the room.
1. The "Mare" room had no air aeration at all. During the heat wave, when we stayed, the cold night wind came only from the mountain-facing side of the house, not the "sea view" side of the house. Only one (and loud) fan is not enough to get even a comfortable night of sleep in these conditions. We recommand the host to invest into air conditioning as heat waves are expected to be more and more frequent. 2. The breakfast was a mix of bakeries (by the way very good!) but the salted part of the breakfast felt rather cheap & limited (industrial bread, rectangular slice of cheddar).
Thank you! The Mare room, as its name suggests, faces the sea, where a cool breeze blows in, especially at night. To combat the heat, it would have been enough to open the window, which is equipped with a mosquito net, and turn on the fan provided. As for breakfast, the savory option, as you can clearly see from the photos on booking.com, includes sliced cheese, three types of cured meats, and fish. Then there's the sweet breakfast, consisting of three types of cakes, three types of croissants, jams, honey, and Nutella. Fruit and tomatoes are also available.
Thank you! The Mare room, as its name suggests, faces the sea, where a cool breeze blows in, especially at night. To combat the heat, it would have been enough to open the window, which is equipped with a mosquito net, and turn on the fan p… Show more
Reviewed: 13 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful hosts, spacious rooms and lovely views
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Reviewed: 7 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewThe breakfast is ok or minimum. The location is extremely inconvenient if a person doesn’t have a car. The only means of transportation is the bus which is very irregular and often times need to wait 45 minutes or an hour to show up. The bus schedule is also unreliable.
If we knew the location is so far away from city , we should booked a different location.
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Reviewed: 9 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewThe host is very welcoming and kind. We had a great time staying at Mare and Monti! Parking at the accommodation requires driving up a steep path, hence, we parked next to the street instead. The breakfast was served on the balcony with a great view, definitely recommendable:)
This is only a minor comment, but not a lot of water flowed out of the water tap in the bathroom.
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Reviewed: 3 August 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewPaola was a such a wonderful host. She was very attentive to our needs and made great suggestions. From our room we could see the city and the sea-it was gorgeous. Our bedroom was spacious and comfortable. We really loved our stay.
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Reviewed: 26 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewThe amazing atmosphere of the house and Paula's kindness, absolute cleanliness, the view from the veranda. Everything was amazing, thanks for the hospitality
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Reviewed: 9 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewAMAZING PLACE! Paola (the host) is the most helpful and nice person I’ve ever known. The view from the balcony is stunning. The room is cozy and clean. There is fridge in the room, big bed, private bathroom outside room. Paola gave us tips and tricks about surrounding beaches and she gave us bus timetable. Breakfast was on the balcony with amazing view, really tasty coffee. I hope that I will come back there soon or later.
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Reviewed: 28 September 2023 · Stayed in September 2023
Verified reviewWe (couple 64 and 63 years old) stayed for two nights at this B&B. Immediately after arriving we were warmly welcomed by Paula and Mario, the owners of the B&B. They did this with so much enthusiasm during our stay that we felt very much at home. The rooms are fully equipped and the breakfast was excellent. If we're in the area again, we'll be back!
Thank you, the pleasure was ours!
Reviewed: 4 September 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewThe B&B owner is very friendly and extremely helpful
The room has no air-conditioning, but the fan helped a lot to cool the room
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Reviewed: 17 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewPaola (the host) is super nice! The view from the B&B is beautiful! Perfect for the breakfast! The place is clean, and price is good.
The place is hard to reach after 8pm if you don't have car because it's at the top of a mountain and there are no night bus. Count 50min by walk.
Merçi beaucoup, un câlin Paola
Reviewed: 14 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewVery welcoming !
Merçi beaucoup!
Reviewed: 7 August 2023 · Stayed in July 2023
Verified reviewPaola was so welcoming, the view was great and it felt like a home away from home.
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Reviewed: 5 July 2023 · Stayed in July 2023
Verified reviewMare e Monte is at the top of a very big hill aka the mountain part with a fabulous view of the sea from our balcony. It is like staying with your favourite Nonna. The house is wonderfully old style Italian, we had a pink chenille bedspread, and full of thoughtful touches. There was a little fridge in the room to keep a bottle of wine cold and a China bowl of fruity lollies. Paola, provides a comprehensive continental style breakfast spread, there is toast, slices of cheese, ham &salami. Fresh tomatoes and fruits from local gardens. A jam tart. Coffee, tea and orange juice. She had a bottle of soya milk in the pantry to cater for my no dairy daughter and gave us lots of helpful maps and timetables for all the busses. The busses are a bit random, lots early in the morning and then very few during the day and finishing around 7:30 in the evening. We took a taxi home one night and it was about €20. Oh and we loved the local restaurant La Gira, it is super popular with locals, so do book as recommended. It’s not fancy and if they can’t give you a table you can still get a drink from the bar. You can buy fresh fruit, bread, cheese and meat from the little shop just at the bottom of the driveway. Open till 7:30 pm for a DIY picnic on the balcony.
We loved it, just remember it’s well out of town.
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Reviewed: 28 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewPaola and her husband were super nice and very welcoming. The room was clean and the breakfast was very delicious as well. They are very hospitable and helpful. They are the best homeowners that I have ever experienced. They treat you like you are one of their family members.
The location was a bit far from the city center and the buses are not very frequent.
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Reviewed: 22 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewPaola is very nice, welcoming and helpful. The view is amazing. It includes breakfast which is great.
The location is a bit far from the station, but once you figure out how the buses work, it's really not a problem at all.
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Reviewed: 18 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewThe kindness of Paula and the amazing view from the terrasse for the breakfast.
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