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Next to Portofino, fantastic location

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A coastal building with a balcony, a beach in the foreground, and a rocky shoreline.
A room with a large arched window overlooking a body of water and trees, a painting of a ship on the wall, and a table with chairs.
A dining table with plates of food, a bottle, and a basket of bread, overlooking a calm sea with boats and mountains in the background.
A coastal town with a marina filled with boats, surrounded by colorful buildings and lush greenery.
A waterfront with colorful buildings, a bell tower, and boats docked.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Beach, waves and sand
    Guests enjoy the stunning beach views at this property.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Portofino Marina

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Toys
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Dryer
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Genova, Italy
  • Place, Paraggi Beach
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Portofino Marina
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Castello Brown
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Genoa (GOA-Cristoforo Colombo)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Four beds Bedroom

2 Twin Beds, 1 Crib and 2 Child Beds

Master bedroom

1 Double Bed

Twin Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Master Bathroom

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Second Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet

Third Bathroom

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area

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About the neighborhood

Portofino

Located in Portofino, this apartment is near theme parks and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Spiaggia Bosetti and Paraggi Beach, while Museo Attilio & Cleofe Gaffoglio and Villa Tigullio are cultural highlights. Scoglio dei Mille and Sestri Levante Bowling are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkeling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain climbing and ecotours.
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Genova, Italy

What's nearby

  • Paraggi Beach - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Portofino Marina - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Church of St. Martin - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Castello Brown - 2 min drive - 1.4 km
  • Abbazia di San Girolamo al Monte di Portofino - Complesso Monumentale La Cervara - 3 min drive - 2.1 km

Getting around

  • Santa Margherita Ligure Portofino Station - 17 min drive
  • Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) - 59 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Delfino - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪O Magazin - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Vincenzo Dascanio Cafe - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪La Gritta - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Ristorante Lo Stella - ‬15 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Next to Portofino, fantastic location pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 22 lbs per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at Next to Portofino, fantastic location?

As of Oct 26, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Next to Portofino, fantastic location on Dec 25, 2026 start from $522, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Next to Portofino, fantastic location?

Check-in begins at 2:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Next to Portofino, fantastic location?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Next to Portofino, fantastic location located?

Situated on the waterfront, this apartment building is within a 15-minute walk of Spiaggia Bosetti and Portofino Marina. Paraggi Beach and Church of St. Martin are also within 15 minutes.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 73 out of 90 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 90 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 90 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Absolutely wonderful!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved every moment here. Best part of our holiday. Beautiful property, location and hosts.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Such a fantastic location. The house is spacious and beautifully authentic to the Ligurian style. We enjoyed it very much. Walking distance to both Portofino and Santa Margherita, However next time we will keep a car for the entire stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice place

Beautiful house and location, friendly host.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful week at the boathouse- it really is the most spectacular and unique place to stay. The view from the house is breathtaking with a vast kitchen and living area. Portofino and Santa Margerita are beautiful towns but very expensive!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unique spot

Amazing family vacation at Villa Niasca ( unique spot ).
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful location

The location of this property was outstanding. The views from our balcony were breathtaking. Very close to Portofino.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super Niasca

A great base in one of the Mediterranean’s prettiest areas.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

Perfect location for a family vacation. We enjoyed opening up the big doors to listen to the waves and walking the short distance to Portofino along to trail for gelato. Giancarla was very responsive and made sure we were comfortable in the house.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Portofino weekend

What a lovely home. Directly on the water just steps from Portofino - a dream. We enjoyed our brief stay and would definitely come back. Thank you Giancarla!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming

Great location, a boathouse with a great view
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A magical place to stay!

We all loved staying at Niasca. The view from our balcony; proximity to Portofino; walking trails; ease of accessing the bus and train. All made for a magical nine nights. Not to be missed: A meal at the former monastery nearby Camogli (as beautiful as Cinque Terre, and much less crowded) Old Town Genoa A wine tasting at Caduferra Dining in Portofino and Santa Margherita
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous

This property was better than expected. Absolutely magical. Incredible views and sounds of the ocean and listen to waterfall as at night to fall asleep
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AMAZING

Everything was wonderful, the house was perfect, the views incredible, and Giancarla, the owner, was really nice and accommodating, I would certainly recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Location and Apartment

A beautiful villa next to Portofino in a fantastic location. A 10-minute walk to Portofino for dinner, or up the hill 10 minutes to Hermitage of Sant’Antonio of Niasca…a 1317 building turned into a restaurant where everything is home grown and you eat immersed in nature! The villa has a private entrance and reserved spots for the provided chairs on the beach below and there are hiking trails right out the front door! Check-in and check-out were seamless, the provided parking spot is a must, and the pictures of the villa are very accurate. Overall, we loved the location and would highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Unique property on the sea!

Breathtaking views, very nice accommodations, private and quiet although close to the road. Just a beautiful place with very nice, helpful owners. Great family memories made at this incredible sea view villa. Hope we have the opportunity to visit again. thanks for a great experience in Italia!! xoxo
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 25, 2020
I am always very happy when I host families with young sons: in fact, the place lends itself to any kind of activity. Bubbling S.Margherita with the beautiful disco on the sea "Covo di Nord Est", romantic Portofino; the sea to play, swim, paddling and have fun a step away from home, and hike with beautiful views of the sea in the natural Park of Portofino behind the house.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

June 2025

1900 vintage house in fairly good condition near Nature Preserve and overlooking a small public beach. Boat house offers kayak, paddle board, and snorkeling equipment. Peaceful and quiet early morning; became crowded throughout the day. Located at the trailhead from Niasca to Portofino and Paraggi, a beautiful short hike.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birthday/new year with friends

Thank you so much. We had an awesome time
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had a marvellous stay! Spectacular.

Giancarla was a wonderful host and even helped us arrange a really special birthday at the villa with a local private chef. Cannot rave enough about the natural beauty of the location, nestles amping at the trees of the coastline. We found the buses and walking sufficient for exploring Portofino and other local areas. Highly recommend to any family or a group of friends seeking a fun and secluded getaway on the water. Thanks!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Sep 29, 2024
so happy you enjoy your stsy in my childood home, full of memories
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfecto!!! a truly unforgettable Stay!

We had the most amazing three nights stay at this unique and beautiful apartment perched above a boathouse near Portofino. The place was perfect for a group of six- spacious, comfortable and full of character. From the moment we arrived, we were blown away by the million dollar view of the Liberian Sea with boats and yachts passing by and the hand painted walls. The location couldn’t have been better just steps away from a gorgeous walking trail that led to Portofino and beach access only a short stroll away and the sound of the waves breaking just below us was pure magic 24/7. This is truly a one-of-a-kind experience on the Italian coast, we wished we stayed longer and one day, hope to return!!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Brilliantly authentic

Stayed over Easter. Fantastic location if you like something near to town yet feels a world away. 15 minute walk to Portofino. 40 minute walk to Santa Margherita. Waterfall in the back. Amazing hikes just behind. So quiet though ride in the road. Beds were very comfortable. Great host! We hope to be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Archival

8/10 Good

Amazing property

We had a great stay at Giancarla's extraordinary house. Fabulous position, great history to the place and in such a unique location. The house itself is very spacious, all well set up, although there is no kettle which was very unusual, I think one should be supplied. My only other comment would be that for the price we paid there should have been a mid stay clean!! We really enjoyed our stay, thank you.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2017
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 25, 2020
I'm happy you had a positive experince staying in Niasca: I appreciated your politeness and respect for the property and I will keep in mind your suggestion. I hope you will keep in mind this destination for the future!
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Moldy

Property was very moldy and musty, enough that we needed to check into a hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amazing property a little piece of heaven

Our stay at the villa was fantastic. A little piece of paradise. The children spent time on the kayaks while we relaxed on our own private rocks by the water. Just listening to the waves from the house while sipping on a spritz was lovely. Giancarla was a great host and very welcoming. The kayak rental staff were great with the children and offered us a discount when settling the account which was very nice of them. I would highly reccomend this property
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 25, 2020
Thank you Vanessa, you suggested a very true thought: this is the place where everyone would like to be: close to Portofino, overlooking the protected marine area, with a wonderful natural park behind it, in the most beautiful bay of Liguria. Everyone tries to come here, you could be here!
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness

Beautiful location, filthy property.

Absolutely beautiful site! Villa was very dirty and musty. Cobwebs, spiders, mold, geckos in the beds… One unmarked parking space inches from the road — no other parking for a half mile in both directions. Road is extremely narrow and very busy.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Oct 10, 2022
"The house is an example of the late XIX century holiday villa of the Italian Riviera", as said in description! The area is very steep and the coast does not have much space like other stretches of Italian coast; the road was built after the villa (my great-grandfather used to arrive at the villa by sea!) and that is why the parking is suitable for not huge cars, however a station wagon that is parked correctly is there; so don't expect comfortable parking and a newly built house. For spiders and other insects we will be more careful and apologize. The nature of the wood immediately behind the house continues (fortunately) to live and make the Niasca valley behind the villa a champion of biodiversity. There are many hotels in the area for those who prefer a flawless solution. We believe with the description and the photos that we have made the exact idea of what we offer. However every year we make small improvements and adjustments, to make the flate as pleasant as possible.
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