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ALONG THE COAST THAT LEADS TO PORTOFINO, IN THE QUAINTFISHING VILLAGE OF CAMOGLI, STANDS ONE OF THE MOST CHARMINGHOTELS IN LIGURIA. ITS STORY BEGAN IN 1565 WHEN A FAMILY OFTHE ARISTOCRATIC DOGI, WHICH GOVERNED A GREAT PART OFITALY, DECIDED TO BUILD A VILLA AT THE FOOT OF MOUNTPORTOFINO AS THEIR RETREAT. MANY OF THE FREQUENT VISITORSWERE CARDINALS AND PRIESTS, WHICH INSPIRED THE DOGI TOBUILD A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CHAPEL AT THE VILLA. MANY YEARSLATER, AFTER THE VILLA HAD PASSED FROM HEIR TO HEIR, THENOBLE FAMILY OF EMILIO DE FERRARI BOUGHT IT. HE AND HISWIFE ADELIA TRANSFORMED THE ESTATE FIRST INTO A PARK ANDTHEN, IN 1956, IT BECAME A HOTEL, WHICH IT REMAINS TODAYTHE HOTEL CENOBIO DEI DOGI. NESTLED BETWEEN PORTOFINOMOUNT, WHICH IS NOW A NATURAL PARK, AND THE DRAMATICCOASTLINE OF PARADISE GULF, THE VIEWS FROM THE HOTELCENOBIO ARE NOTHING SHORT OF SPECTACULAR AND CAN BE ENJOYEDFROM THE HOTEL S PRIVATE BEACH, TERRACE BAR AND RESTAURANT.TENNIS COURTS AND AN OUTDOOR SEAWATER SWIMMING POOL WITHSOLARIUM COMPLETE THE PICTURE FOR OPEN AIR RELAXATION. THEHOTEL S 106 ROOMS ARE TASTEFULLY APPOINTED WITH PERIODFURNISHINGS AND AMENITIES SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING,SATELLITE TV AND MINI BARS. COZY AND COMFORTABLE COMMONROOMS OFFER IDEAL SPOTS TO CURL UP WITH A BOOK OR SIMPLYSIT AND PONDER THE BEAUTY OF THE SEA. AS MUCH AS ONE MAY BETEMPTED TO JUST RELAX AND SAVOR THE TRANQUILITY ANDTIMELESSNESS OF THIS LOVELY RETREAT, FOR THOSE WHO WISH TOVENTURE OFF TO OTHER DESTINATIONS. THE HOTEL IS EXTREMELYCONVENIENT AS A BASE FOR EXCURSIONS TO THE CINQUE TERRETHANKS TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE TRAIN STATION.
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Hotel Facilities |
Check-in: 1300
Check-out: 1200
Continental breakfast
Fitness facility
Tennis court
Golf course
Handicap accessible
Pets allowed
Meeting rooms
Business center
Dry cleaning
Outdoor pool
Aiport transportation
Mini bar
Car rent desk
Family rooms
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Directions |
TAKE THE MOTORWAY TOWARDS LIVORNO A12 AND GET OFF ATRECCO EXIT THE EXIT FOLLOWING NERVI , ABOUT 35 KM FROM THEAIRPORT.AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP TURN RIGHT AND FOLLOWDIRECTIONS TO CAMOGLI WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CENTRE OF RECCOYOU WILL GO THROUGH A SERIES OF THE ROUNDABOUTS, KEEPFOLLWING THE ROAD TOWARDS CAMOGLI, AS YOU LEAVE TOWN THESEA WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT.WHEN YOU ARE IN CAMOGLI FOLLOWTHE ROAD DOWN TO THE CENTRE JUST BEFORE THE RAILWAYSTATION MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN AND KEEP GOING DOWN, ANDJUST PAST THE PUBLIC PARKING AT THE END OF THE ROAD YOUWILL FIND THE HOTEL CENOBIO DEI DOGI.
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