“Serra Trilocale” Apartment near the Sea with Private Terrace

It is a nice place, in a beautiful little village

The holiday flat is beautifully situated just above the village, in a small group of houses, 10 minutes' walk from Bonassola railway station. Wonderful view of the village and the bay. Quiet location. Great starting point for hikes and you can also reach the beach very quickly on foot. However, the flat does not correspond to the impression given by the advert: it is generally poorly maintained and urgently needs renovation, the furniture and other infrastructure are in very poor condition. A working Bialetti (for making espresso) was missing and was not organised despite requests. The so-called ‘private’ terrace is shared with the flat next door, no privacy. Some of the crockery was dirty. No wifi in the flat. Definitely too expensive for what it offers.

We loved our time in Bonassola! The flat sits atop a hill (approx. 500 steps from the train station - I counted!) in a beautiful residential building surrounded by gardens and flowered hillside with a steep steeped pathway to town. The view was epic. It must be noted that the privateterrace is NOT PRIVATE AT ALL. It shares a low wall with the neighboring flat - no privacy whatsoever if the flat is occupied. We got lucky in that the neighboring flat was empty after the first night. The first night of our stay we had to close the doors to block out the cigarette smoke from our neighbors and put sheets up on the drying lines for privacy. Also, there is NO WIFI. The flat is lovely with most of the things a family of three needs for a 4 night stay. We cooked and did laundry easily. For two bedrooms there was just one fan in the heat of summer and the loveliness of the flat was marred a bit by the messy cleaning items stored out in the open on the stairwell to the front door of the flat and in the corner by the bathroom. The communication with our host via WhatsApp was good, friendly and responsive after we got over a initial tense late check in conversation - our host insisted we check in before 8 pm or we faced a 25 Euro fine. There is no mention of that in the listing. Not a great way to start our stay : ( Once we settling in, we enjoyed our time in the flat and LOVED our time in Bonassola!

Pros: The property had a great view in a rustic tiny village. Cons: Overall we enjoyed our stay but it's needs to be mentioned beforehand, that the rooftop terrace is not so private as is seems to be on the pictures .. actually half of the terrace is shared with the neighbour apartment next to it and its too close for each other and gives you very low pricey if both parties are outside ... Furniture is a bit run down outside etc.