Hotels FAQ

Question:

> [ snip ] >So it appears that if we want to overnight on the Cote D’Azur, it is >suggested that we stay in San Remo.  That said, can anyone recommend a >hotel there?  Same scenario – one night, one couple, late June, no more >than 180,000 lire. > You would only have to go about 170Km to be in Genoa for the night. If > your driving from Paris its quicker to avoid the Cote D’Azur and go > through Switzerland into Italy. If you plan on the coast route and want > to break the trip up stop somwhere sooner. If you sinply want to stay > there, try nearby San Remo to the east or Menton, Monaco, Nice to the > west.

Use rail train from Paris to Nice. Rent a car in Nice to drive around in Cote d’Azur, without forgetting small villages uphill – one day or maybe two, should you you fall in love with them. Ventimiglia is a border town with a French-crowded friday market. I would not stop in San Remo – extremely noisy day and night, even according to City Hall official study, one main road only side by side – although it doubles in downtown , thus having heavy traffic concentration and severe air pollution by exhaust gas, around 10,000 motorscooters, thousands of cars and truck all together. An Austrian tourist went killed April 8th by a motorcycle.  Even to use crosswalks seems to be harmful, according to my daily experience and too frequent press reports. I remember a woman hit to coma by a motorscooter in March. In these days two more hotels are closing. In 1960 they were 255. Now 84 minus last two. Well, when leaving Cote d’Azur, use first local train to cross border line and so reach italian train network in Ventimiglia or use international trains starting from Nice  up to Genoa. Leave it at Genoa and use local trains again to Cinque Terre. Sometimes CT may be overcrowded but it’s a charming area anyway. Walking is the better way to visit them. Ladies & gentlemen in this NG talked often about CT features, where I’ve never been, so make a search by means of Dejanews, Google or similar engines for further and deeper  info. After that, rent a car in Genoa or La Spezia to drive to Tuscany. Best regards and have a nice vacation Sergio – Sanremo

Response:

The easy way to get the train connections you want is to take the local train from Monaco to Ventimiglia (runs hourly) – then change at Ventimiglia for the next train to Genoa or rent a car from Ventimiglia.  It’s an easy switch at the station….   This would open up your choices as to where to stay – I’d opt for Monaco.   Denise Bradshaw

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> The train from Monaco to Genoa only runs twice a day.  The morning one > would require us to leave only 14 hours after we arrived in Monaco, which > isn’t enough time.  The later train would give us all day, but would get > us into Genoa too late to rent a car.  So we decided that we’d ride the > Paris train all the way down into Ventimiglia, where the next day we could > catch an Italian rail train which runs almost every hour. > So it appears that if we want to overnight on the Cote D’Azur, it is > suggested that we stay in San Remo.  That said, can anyone recommend a > hotel there?  Same scenario – one night, one couple, late June, no more > than 180,000 lire. > Thanks! > You would only have to go about 170Km to be in Genoa for the night. If > your driving from Paris its quicker to avoid the Cote D’Azur and go > through Switzerland into Italy. If you plan on the coast route and want > to break the trip up stop somwhere sooner. If you sinply want to stay > there, try nearby San Remo to the east or Menton, Monaco, Nice to the > west. > > We want to use Ventimiglia, Italy as a one-night stopover > > between Paris and Genoa around June 26.  We’re having trouble > > finding a hotel. > > Does anybody have any suggestions?  We’d like to pay no more > > than 180,000 lire. > > Many thanks.

Response:

bonjour you can find hotels at http://www.hotels-riviera.com thanks michel k_sumter a *crit : – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> You would only have to go about 170Km to be in Genoa for the night. If > your driving from Paris its quicker to avoid the Cote D’Azur and go > through Switzerland into Italy. If you plan on the coast route and want > to break the trip up stop somwhere sooner. If you sinply want to stay > there, try nearby San Remo to the east or Menton, Monaco, Nice to the > west. > We want to use Ventimiglia, Italy as a one-night stopover > between Paris and Genoa around June 26.  We’re having trouble > finding a hotel. > Does anybody have any suggestions?  We’d like to pay no more > than 180,000 lire. > Many thanks.

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