Cinque Terre Lodging

Ciao, friends! I have an update on a pretty sweet place I've found for our lodging needs in Cinque Terre. As i expected, the right kind of place to fit us all, in Vernazza, right in/by the square, and that is affordable doesn't exactly exist... but I think I've found the next best thing.

Franca Maria Rooms is a collection of rooms, ranging a little in size and scattered around (but all really quite close to each other) the main square area of Vernazza. I worked online with the lady and we found the perfect combination of rooms to accommodate our group for the lowest price. I booked three rooms, each sleep 2 - 4. They are all pretty large, so 4 people in there should be fine; all close to each other; all similar in price.

We have rooms 1, 3 and 7. We can certainly figure out the details later, who wants which rooms and with whom. I'm operating under the assumption of 10 people, so it would most likely be 4, 4 and 2 (but there would be room for another couple of people, if needed). The room with 2 would be a little more expensive, but would also offer some privacy and quiet, which might not appeal or we might be fighting over : ) Pricing: Room 1 = $200/night (4 people) Room 3 = $140/night (2 people). Room 7 = $200/night. I had to give my card info to hold the rooms, but no deposit is actually charged and we pay with cash there. We are booked to check in Monday, October 24 and out on Thursday, October 27. I know there were maybe a couple who were coming in a day later or something, which we can figure out later.

Here is a little map, showing the square, the rooms and the train station: http://www.francamaria.com/francamaria_map.htm

So, take a look and let me know what you think. I think it's FAB and a real score. The train station is just down from the square and it sounds like the Vernazza stop is the only one that has an elevator, so we don't need to lug our crap up flights of old stone steps that are everywhere else. Yay.