Name: BB Palazzo K
Address: Via San Bartolomeo Del Bosco 86 17100 Savona,Via San Bartolomeo Del Bosco, Savona, Savona, Savona, 17100, Italy
Rating: 9

Smoke-free property

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Chapel

Garden

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Non-smoking rooms

Family room

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Bottled water

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

German

English

Italian

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Barbecue grill(s)

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Parking

Swimming pool

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Pool and beach

Children's playground

Children swimming pool

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport

Piazza Acquaverde

Galata Maritime Museum

The Bigo Lift

Castello d'Albertis

Old Harbor

Aquarium of Genoa

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

Grimaldi Palace

White Palace

Piazza Matteotti

Strada Nuova Museums

Rolls Palaces

Palazzo Doria Tursi

Genoa City Hall

Palazzo Rosso

Teatro Carlo Felice

Piazza de Ferrari

Palazzo della Prefettura

Piazza Colombo

BB Palazzo K

Savona

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Peacefully hidden in the Savonian hinterlands, surrounded by large forests, you can find calm, rest and splendid views in Palazzo K, a former monastery for black friars from the 15th century. The apartments are clean and spacious, we used number 5, which makes you passing the restaurant area, always a special experience. Lennie and Massimo are wonderful hosts and they immediately make you feel at home. A highlight is the restaurant which is open on weekends and the awesome cook performs his passion for cuisine on your dishes. Lennie and Massimo also arranged us half a day on a sailing trip with Beppe, a friend of the house. Beaches are 30 minutes away, I especially recommend those around Varigotti. Leave early because the sea side area is crowded in the holiday season. Genova is an hour away and definitely worth a visit. All in all we spent an amazing week in Liguria.

Calm, rest and splendid views

Not far from the historical battlefields where Napoleon started his 1st campaign of Italy, a few kilometers from Altare, the city where is strong the tradition of glass working and many artisans continue to produce lovely pieces of art, Palazzo K is surrounded by nature and lush forests.
The b&b is elegant and fine, one of the best accomodations in the area. Lennie, the owner, manages it with much competence and kindness.
Very recomended!

Unforgettable

2 weeks family holiday was booked via holiday lettings.com in early 2016 having booked similar holidays using the same site many times before. We sought to book a quiet holiday with as much privacy as possible, nice looking amenities and wifi. Not long after we booked we realised that the details on holiday lettings didn't entirely match what was detailed on the palazzo k website as the holiday lettings details failed to mention that the Palazzo K is an apartment as part of predominantly a B&B (and owners and mother-in-laws houses). But unperturbed we took solace in the information given saying the apartment included a private pool and garden and were very much looking forward to our family break together after a busy and stressful period.

The location was easy to find with hire car from Altare situated on a quiet narrow road and not far from a national park (nice for walks). The apartment was furnished in keeping with the style of a former monastery. The apartment was reasonably well equipped spacious and reasonably comfortable.

Lennie met us with an amiable welcome and took us on the tour of the property. She explained to us the usual rental things; how to get in, showed us around, the waste/recycling system, the rules (which included no jumping in the pool to conserve water, contrary to the palazzo website which  I have since noticed even details a 'diving' end of the pool), and a few other minor requests. We were a little disappointed that the apartment was indeed tucked up two flights of stairs without direct access to the garden (not detailed and only after booking did we notice this via a review - if you have bad knees forget it). We also found that B&B guests were happily using the 'private' pool on our arrival, it felt like we were gate crashing a party! But we were assured the pool was predominantly for our use (not really the case I'm afraid as guests and owners used it), also we had privacy for about 2hours only one afternoon....Not that we minded others using the pool (we are reasonable people) we just felt as though the information was not accurately detailed on holiday lettings. We also wondered whether the word 'private' was meant in the context of 'not public' but that's an interpretation thing, however holiday lettings listings always state if a pool is shared or private.

We were told security was an issue, break-ins have occurred (apparently mostly in winter), and no safe was provided...this leaves you with a dilemma...take your passports and cash with you every where you go or risk it in the villa?...

The photography on holiday lettings along with the wording suggested a very nice terrace/seating (sofa) adjacent to the rental to take in the wonderful hillside view. Our experience was that this was adjacent to the B&B/family home part of the building and predominantly for use by the B&B guests (who took priority) and family, a shame as this and the 'private' pool had really sold it to us.

In addition we always insist on wifi in order to keep in touch whilst away and wouldn't have booked without this. But we were told that it wasn't included and details are on palazzo k website (but we booked on holiday lettings, not their website) where we believe it was inclusive)...But fortunately there is a 3G reception so we soldiered on.... And got through a data package (resigned) and further compromise...

A welcome pack and information guide would have been nice. Every villa rental we have been to in the past included as a minimum a folder detailing nearest shops, places of interest/vineyard etc to refer to at your leisure and sometimes a starter pack or basket of local produce to get you going. Although there is some information I noticed on the palazzo k website under 'what to do' which is useful.

The windows in the apartment would be all too easy for smaller children/toddlers to climb out of..two storeys up....with no rail. The location is nice although we have been to nicer for much less money and more privacy.

Lennie's role is very much like a busy host. Not easy for apartment guests to socialise with fellow B&B guests on a night time when our children were sleeping two storeys up...especially upon hearing about the local crime rate! So we left that for the other guests to enjoy...and went to watch the olympics! Indeed even during the daytime on one occasion we were told that as 'guests' were arriving (B&B) we should go down the hill to light our 'disposable BBQ'- see below- (then having to carry the cooked food up a hill and back up two flights of stairs to the kitchen to join the rest of the food - or bring it all down!)...a compromise was however agreed and we made ourselves scarce for the arrival of the favoured B&B guests. 

This place was sold as a premium rental, if you are prepared to pay €35 for use of the BBQ (we thought was also included), €35 for cleaning/linen (we thought was included), and can understand that you are essentially sharing your holiday with the family/host and/or other guests (who are the hosts priority) and this is ok for you then you will be fine, but it wasn't really what we were expecting or within the price point paid.

Sadly on our departure we were also asked for €25 for the use of linen (we didn't ask for fresh linen half way through our stay) plus this was not detailed when booking and hence I refused to pay...do you pay for a hotel room and expect to pay extra for a bed?! Ridiculous and after everything else I'm afraid my patience had warn thin by this point. 

We enjoyed our family time with the children, they enjoyed playing with Lennie's children very much and we all enjoyed relaxing around the (shared) pool, and especially our trip to Nice (train from Savona) and Genoa.  But for us sadly the experience at Palazzo K was disappointing.

Details changed since booking....

The place is very beautiful, located in the hills in plain nature. Wonderfully restored palazzo, and very family friendly - the owner has kids as well and ours and theirs got along perfectly. They made every effort to make us feel comfortable!

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