You will love the hotel! Very romantic. Has three swimming pools.
We love the villa pool, even though the setting is the Italian country side you will feel like you've been thrown back to old Hollywood with the palm trees, roses, and large urns(also by the villa pool is a lovely hot tub and cool down tub ). The other pool is the large beachy type pool with a great slide... the third pool is on a hill by a grape arbor (it is quiet and surrounded by lush lawn). I enjoy the piazza view/ Bay view room the best. You can watch the boats come and go, and, if you are lucky you can get a patio outside the room with wrought iron furniture. The bathrooms are nice and large and the beds are very comfortable. The furnishings are also quite nice!The grounds and shops are absolutely lovely. Exploring the hotel is well worth it, just the ladies rooms alone will knock your girlfriends socks off. A really fun thing (and romantic) is to sit outside at a table on the piazza by Sal's deli, get a couple specialty pizzas and some good wine. You have chosen the right place, it will provide you with some space, peace, and relaxation. You may not want to leave to go to the parks! Oh yes, there is a great bar there called the American... good drinks,champagne by the glass, and great little silver trays of bar snacks ( olives, pistaccio nuts, etc.). A really nice cosmopolitan bar. Enjoy it, you deserve it.
Regards from a former Jersey girl
I'm a New York cop, and as you can imagine, it's been .stress to the max lately. Anyway, my girlfriend & I, after seeing a segment on Travel Channel, booked 5 days at Portrofino Bay hotel. It was a little impulsive, and I was wondering if any of you good folks out there could offer any comments about the hotel . Any input greatly appreciated. THANKS!!!!
