Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Belmond Hotel Splendido, Portofino
Facts in brief
Official star rating 5
Location Portofino
Annual opening Belmond Hotel Splendido open from 8 June to 30 September. Belmond Splendido Mare open from 22 March to 6 January.
Closest airport Genoa or Milan
Distance from airport The hotel is about 1-hour's drive east of Genoa Airport
Hotel facilities and services
Facilities at the Belmond Hotel Splendido and the Belmond Splendido Mare, Portofino include: Heated Open-air Swimming Pool (usually in operation from April to October), Tennis Court, Bar, Motor Boat for Hire, Health and Well-Being Centre (with Sauna, Turkish Bath, Massage, Beauty Treatments and a Hairdresser), 2 Restaurants, Gymnasium (personal training available), Solarium, Boutique, Car Park or Private Garage (payable locally), Kids' Activity Programme during the Summer months, Shuttle service between the two hotels, Room Service.
Chargeable watersports
Boat Trips, Scuba Diving Excursions, Fishing Trips, Kayaking.
Out and about nearby
Ligurian Riviera - numerous fishing villages, ports and beaches, Cinque Terre, Markets in Portofino and Santa Margherita.
Sports nearby
Beaches, Riding (Rapallo), Golf at Rapallo, Walking, Water Sports, Sailing.
The hotel was above and beyond expectations. We received an upgrade to a Junior Suite, which was beautiful.Mr and Mrs R, September 2016
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double room with garden view for 5 nights
From about
£1,950
Holiday Code IE35
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Belmond Hotel Splendido, Portofino
The Belmond Hotel Splendido in Portofino enjoys a thoroughly striking and enviable position on a hillside above the picturesque fishing village. Once a monastery and then the private summer residence of a noble family, the Splendido became an hotel at the beginning of the 20th Century and since then has been added to most tastefully over the years. Today the hotel is one of the best in Italy. It is quite captivating due to its wonderful natural setting, breathtaking sea views and enchanting gardens abounding in olive trees, azaleas, peach trees, wild lavender, cactus and thyme. Hotel Splendido has a superb restaurant with sea views, where you can enjoy the light, natural recipes which make abundant use of the herbs and olive oil which the hotel grows. In summer months, there is also a more informal restaurant at the pool-side. Leisure facilities for guests include a large outdoor heated swimming pool, gymnasium, a tennis court, sauna and beauty salon and a motor launch that can be hired. Hotel Splendido also provides charming leaflets suggesting local walks, for example to the monastery of San Fruttuoso, accessible only by boat or on foot. Many an hour of leisure can be spent strolling in the gardens and taking note of the many varieties of plants and shrubs. The flowers are particularly striking at the end of May and in June. Most of the Hotel Splendido's bedrooms have balcony and sea view. All rooms are air-conditioned and are equipped to the expected de-luxe standard with immense care and attention to detail. Other striking features of the hotel are the numerous black and white photographs in the piano bar of famous visitors the hotel has had over the years. An outdoor restaurant has been created in Mediterranean-Ligurian style, from where you can enjoy the views of the bay of Portofino. There are also comfortable lounges and verandahs, a television room and a bar. An extension of the Belmond Hotel Splendido is the picturesque Belmond Splendido Mare, which is charmingly situated in the piazzetta on the waterfront in Portofino itself, ten minutes walk from the Splendido with sixteen beautifully decorated rooms and suites. The facilities of the main hotel are open to all guests of the Splendido Mare. Both buildings, quite diverse in character, are highly recommended.
Room descriptions
Belmond Hotel Splendido has 70 rooms with bath and wc, air-conditioning, satellite television, radio, telephone, safe and mini-bar.
The hotel was above and beyond expectations. We received an upgrade to a Junior Suite, which was beautiful.Mr and Mrs R, September 2016
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double room with garden view for 5 nights
From about
£1,950
Holiday Code IE35
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Belmond Hotel Splendido, Portofino
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Belmond Hotel Splendido in Liguria, our clients usually fly to Genoa airport. From the airport, we recommend a private car transfer which we would include in our holiday price, or we recommend that you use a hire-car for the duration of your holiday, especially if you want to tour the region. We will arrange this for you if required. If touring Italy by train, you would arrive at Santa Margherita railway station, and from here we would arrange a private transfer or a hire-car.
Additional information
Children: Children are welcome at the hotel with under 12 years staying free of charge on a bed and breakfast basis when sharing with 2 adults.
Other information: Overlooking the sea in Portofino, about five minutes' drive from the resort of Santa Margherita.
Special offers
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The hotel was above and beyond expectations. We received an upgrade to a Junior Suite, which was beautiful.Mr and Mrs R, September 2016
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Double room with garden view for 5 nights
From about
£1,950
Holiday Code IE35
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to Belmond Hotel Splendido, Portofino
About Ligurian Riviera
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to the Italian Riviera incorporates the stretch of coast from the French border in the west to La Spezia in the east. This region has been long famed for its gloriously mild climate, its luxuriant vegetation of vines, olives, lemons, olives, cypress, pines, bougainvillaea and roses, and its colourful fishing villages of gaily-painted shuttered houses nestling on cliff-sides and in coves. To the west of Genoa the road along the coast forms a corniche with fishing villages, resorts and fruit orchards, this part of the coast being known as the ‘Riviera dei Fiori' as its mild climate encourages abundant flowers, notably roses and carnations. To the east of Genoa the coastline of the Ligurian Riviera is more rugged with promontories such as the Portofino peninsula, renowned for its graceful beauty, sheltered coves, wide bays and larger resorts. Inland, seemingly a world removed from the coast are greenish-grey rugged mountains and hill towns, ruined castles and fast flowing streams. There are abundant chestnut woods and remote valleys, caverns and grottoes and interesting little churches. The Ligurian Riviera is a delightful holiday region where the emphasis is on stylish and tasteful rest and relaxation.
Highlights of the Ligurian Riviera
There are numerous places of interest on and around the Ligurian Riviera. Visit the resort of Nervi with the collection of clocks, fabrics, furniture and lace in the Villa Luxoro and its Galleria d'Arte Moderna. Genoa, a busy port and bustling city, also has fine palaces such as the Palazzo Reale and the Palazzo Bianco and the fascinating Steglieno Cemetery, full of elaborate tombs. The wild beauty of the Cinqueterre should be seen from the ancient footpath, the Sentiere Azzurro, which links the coastal villages. The Abbbazia di San Fruttuoso on the Portofino Peninsula can be reached by boat or on foot. In Camogli sea shells adorn the house walls and the castle contains a display of sea creatures. Flower market in Sanremo early mornings. Giardino Hanbury near Ventimiglia. Diano Marino known for its olives and sandy beaches. Visit Andora Castello, inland from Alassio, known as the finest mediaeval building on the western Riviera.
Cultural highlights of the Ligurian Riviera
The 12th Century Church of San Matteo in Genoa, with its striped black and white Gothic facade. The 16th Century Via Garibaldi in Genoa, designed by Cantone. The `Adoration of the Magi` by Joos van Cleve in the Church of San Donato in Genoa. Crucifixion by Van Dyck in the Church of San Michele di Pagana between Santa Margherita and Rapallo.
Festivals in the Ligurian Riviera
Festivals include the Blessing of the Fish in Camogli in May and the Stella Maris procession of boats to the Punta della Chiappa in August. Procession at Montallegro, above Rapallo, is held at the beginning of July. La Spezia holds a `Festa del Mare` on first Sunday in August.
Gastronomy in the Ligurian Riviera
Local cuisine is influenced by the sea in particular and the mountains to the north. Local specialities include dishes made with pesto for example Trenette al Pesto and Farinata which is a flat bread of chickpea flour and oil, thin like a pancake and eaten as a snack. Pansoti with walnut sauce is a Ligurian speciality of spinach and egg filled pasta with a sauce of nuts, garlic, herbs, ricotta and olive oil.
