Hotel Viale Sauli - Genoa, Italy 

Just five minutes walk from Brignole Station on the corner of Via San Vincenzo and Viale Sauli, this hotel is excellent value. Clean adequately furnished room, exceptionally friendly staff, and a good choice at breakfast with prompt service for coffee. Several restaurants close by, including one just 20 m away. Most (all ?) rooms have balconies although there are no balcony chairs. Don’t be too concerned by the earlier posts mentioning the graffiti ridden street – the hotel is literally on the corner of Via San Vincenzo, a busy pedestrianised shopping street, whilst Viale Sauli leads to what I think is a college. The lift whilst perfectly serviceable is small, and may be claustrophobic to some.

This fantastic hotel is in a strange location down a narrow street with a fair bit of graffiti. However, the rooms and services offered were outstanding and more than made up for the external appearance. The room was large, clean and comfortable with effective and quiet air conditioning. There is a computer to access the internet, with free access for the first thirty minutes. The breakfast was wonderful with a huge choice of biscuits, jams, pastries etc. Very close to Station Brignole but a long walk from Station Piazza Principe so make sure you book a train to the correct station!!