It couldn’t be more authentic than this. Really. Exactly what we were looking for.Does it have a serious number of stairs to get to? Yeah, it’s Cinque Terre, and if you think it should be otherwise, I’d argue you are in the wrong place.Is it tight? Yeah, it’s an apartment attached to a rock cliff. Do you feel like you are staying in Cinque Terre? In spades. The patio overlooking the sea is a treat!There wasn’t a time we went up or down those stairs through the tiny alleyway that I didn’t have a smile on my face. It isn’t just a place you stayed at, it made you “feel” the place that I haven’t had in many other locations.Owner communication was superb, price was quite reasonable.They could make a few updates to the place to be sure, but I suppose then they would charge the prices that a some other places do. If nothing else, fix/replace the patio sunshade… and after a summer like this, AC is almost necessary. That said, don’t sleep on this. For what it’s worth, the 12 and 14 year old thought it was the coolest place we have been (to be fair, Vernazza itself is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. But the accommodation perfectly matches the destination).