Sweet Dreams

“A lovely stay and really good location”

We really like the location of Sweet Dreams. We also really liked the room, the host and La Spezia. Easy to be on contact with the host and we got all the help we needed. Perfect! We thought the bed was a bit hard bit it was ok. But after days of walking in Cinque Terre my back could have needed a … more

We really like the location of Sweet Dreams. We also really liked the room, the host and La Spezia. Easy to be on contact with the host and we got all the help we needed. Perfect! We thought the bed was a bit hard bit it was ok. But after days of walking in Cinque Terre my back could have needed a softer bed but we are all different so no complain really 👍🏾

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“Immaculate rooms, great hosts ”

Sweet Dreams is in an ideal location between the train station and the town centre. A really lovely, immaculately clean room. We paid for the room with the jacuzzi style bath which ended up being huge, absolutely great! The hosts are so warm and welcoming and happy to help in any way possible. A… more

Sweet Dreams is in an ideal location between the train station and the town centre. A really lovely, immaculately clean room. We paid for the room with the jacuzzi style bath which ended up being huge, absolutely great! The hosts are so warm and welcoming and happy to help in any way possible. A great experience.

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“Quiet and safe location with friendly hosts”

Sweet dreams is located in a residential neighborhood. It’s nice, quiet and safe. The hosts Maximo and his wife were very friendly and helpful. I was provided with a lot of helpful information. Loved the room I stayed in. I only stayed for two nights and wished I had booked one more. I was a… more

Sweet dreams is located in a residential neighborhood. It’s nice, quiet and safe. The hosts Maximo and his wife were very friendly and helpful. I was provided with a lot of helpful information. Loved the room I stayed in. I only stayed for two nights and wished I had booked one more. I was able to visit Portovenere at Maximo’s suggestion. It is approximately 25 minutes by local bus which you catch less than a block away. I bought round trip ticket which I believe was $5 euros. On my second day I bought the all day trail pass for $16 euros which covers unlimited train travel for Cinque Terre, toilettes in train station which are very clean, AMT bus transfer from train station to city centro in Corniglia and trail park. Definitely worth the money. This too was suggested by Maximo. I definitely recommend staying here. I checked out at 8:30 a.m. so I could leave my luggage at the train station for $5 euros per bag. I was able to discover La Spezia and still have time to catch my 2:38 p.m. train to Milano

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“Not a hotel so beware of restrictions”

As his fans know, Shah loves both comfort and convenience. And that’s the split that gives this place a mixed review. On the plus side, this is a very lovely place where the rooms are nicely adorned. Someone has taken very good care to ensure you feel right at home, from the decorations, to the li… more

As his fans know, Shah loves both comfort and convenience. And that’s the split that gives this place a mixed review. On the plus side, this is a very lovely place where the rooms are nicely adorned. Someone has taken very good care to ensure you feel right at home, from the decorations, to the linens, to the layout, and to the nice (and relatively large by European standards) bathroom. There is no doubt that the owners went out of their way to make this a distinctive staying experience. On the minus side, this is not a hotel but a guesthouse, and therfore you do not have all the conveniences that come with a hotel. In fact, in our two days there, we didn’t see anyone at the front office. We received a code to get into the place and the key was left on the door. The biggest drawback however is that the place has a very late check in time (6 pm) and yet a very early check out time (8 am). So if these times cohere with your plans, then that is fine, but Shah found it to be very restrictive. If you need to check in earlier, then that will be done as a favour to you, as Shah was told. If you are traveling on business and need a comfortable place to stay, then go for this place. It is about 1 km from the station. If you are there on vacation (La Spezia is after all a great base for Cinque Terre), then Shah strongly suggests any of the hotels closer to the station. I’m not sure of the comfort there, but you will certainly have the convenience of being closer to the station to make your CT trips and also getting all the amenities of a true hotel. Shah says: Give this place a pass, unless you are ok with the restrictions noted above. Shah’s tip: Yes CT is great, but do not miss Portovenere. It’s really quite amazing. Go there and you will see. You can catch a bus from La Spezia (2.5 euro; tickets can be purchased at the train station Info office). Then take a boat from there to any of the CT towns (except Corniglia). You get a nice view from the water and then you can go back and forth via train (which is amazingly convenient).

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