Excelsior Palace Hotel

My wife and I spent the last 5 days of our holiday in the Excelsior Palace, we had a lovely time after an uncertain start. Like others guests, we thought the hotel a little tired in places. Breakfast was of a very high quality, although some guests were troubled by wasps on some of the outside terrace tables. We found the walk from the hotel into Rapallo and back very pleasant even though the last 100 meters were quite uphill. We found the staff efficient, though not particularly friendly. The beach club, with terraces cut into the hillside, (reached by a pedestrian bridge over the adjacent busy main road), was superb. For us it was the highlight of the hotel. Plenty of lettini, 3 access ladders into the beautiful, crystal clear sea and two fantastic infinity pools.

Beautiful, sophisticated, classy. This superb hotel embodies everything that is great about an Italian riviera vacation. The staff are urbane and stylish, extremely helpful. The two restaurants are great, one having breathtaking sea views. An extra thanks to the bar staff, especially Oreste, super cool, exuding personality and expertise. Thanks for a marvellous stay.

I found this hotel to be an excellent experience. I stayed for one night. Excellent views, very nice common areas, good service and nice rooms. Reasonably well situated for walking to old town and/or the ferry to Portofino.

Me and my wife are on our 30th wedding anniversary trip and we stayed at the Excelsior Palace for three nights. The hotel is on a hill facing the bay and the views are breathtaking, we found ourselves sitting on the balcony taking it all in, many times. The staff was great with service to match. We went to the infinity pool and spent an afternoon and it was like spending a day in a post card. We will definitely be back. Don't miss Rapallo or this hotel.

This is an excellent property and with excellent views from the room. The hotel's location is very nice, walking distance to the Rapallo Harbour and the all restaurants and shopping areas. It is about 2-3km from Santa Margarita. Breakfast was nice with good varieties of items on the buffet and hot buffet on order. Rooms are large and spacious and very well made. A Must Visit if your thinking of staying in that area. Room rates are also quite reasonable compared to other hotels in the 5-star category.