The rooms were actually fine. Clean and spacious. The people running this B&B are adorable. Vey forthcoming, very laid back and helpful. They show a clear intention to make you feel at home. We have read from other comments that the place is run by 2 sisters. We had the pleasure of meeting just one (very sweet and stunningly beautiful), and - presumably, her father. Nearby is a very good restaurant: Trattoria Detta Del Bruxaboschi. Great traditional Italian food and old fashioned service, like in the old days. Good wines. During the summer season there is a place closer to the B&B, called the Beer Garden. Total rip-off, bad food, bad wine, very expensive for what you get. The atmosphere is nice and cosy though, so you can try a beer (at the most).

One may have had some perplexities about the weird combination of colours and styles in the room, ranging from Oriental drawings to Donald Duck portraits and from soft tone to silver shiny wallpapers, but hey, one should not argue about taste. What did catch the eye in a negative way was that the territory was not well kept. There were things lying around everywhere, the garden had long overdue maintenance and the view from our room was basically on a pile of rubbish. The breakfast had good coffee and disappointing rolls, straight from the supermarket, packed one-by-one in cellophane. In a rural environment like this one expects something more elaborate, maybe a homemade cake or two, nothing outrageous but this was a wee bit meagre. To top it off: the place is....genuinely unreachable by car. Even if you DO make it up the very steep, extremely narrow path (we went up with a Mini and even we were almost too wide), you will neither find decent parking space nor space to turn your car around for your "expedition" back down the hill. The owners do offer to shuttle you in their own car but do YOU want to leave your car unattended in Italy? To sum up: here's a very nice family, seemingly trying to make ends meet by renting a few rooms and adventuring into hospitality. Nothing wrong with that. One does have to know what hospitality really means though. When, at breakfast, the lovely girl asked me how the night was and I said "fine, apart from the airconditioner, that decided to shed a huge splash of ice cold water right on my face in the middle of the night, you should have that checked", her response was "Luckily, I am not responsible for maintenance around here". Hmmm...The compound needs a thorough clean-up, better maintenance and they have to get their act together on the access and the parking. I am confident it lies within their reach.

We had a great stay at Alle Giare!! The garden is amazing, the best place to relax before we visited Genova. The garden has a good fence so our dog could walk free during our stay. The room is spacious and comfortable with airco and television. The private bathroom is apart from the room but really big, comfortable and clean. Breakfast is typically italian but with great coffee. The sisters are sooo friendly and will do everything to make sure you will feel good during your stay. The road to the B&B is adventurous (good road but small and steep) but they will help you or pick you up if you feel uncomfortable.

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Wonderful experience!

The place was a little paradise (huge beautiful garden). The room was also big and cosy. The two sisters that welcomed us were super nice;

The shower was a bit blocked so water was overflowing. You must have a car to go there but it is really really complicated to go as the roads are really narrow. If you don't want to damage your car, it is better not to go.

typical italian breakfast, lovely coffee, lovely decor, excellent customer service

the access road is quite narrow, it is in the mountains though so perfectly acceptable