Location. Situated overlooking the Bay of Rappel, 32 kilometres from Genoa, the Excelsior Palace Hotel is housed in a seven-storey property built in 1901 and set in gardens bordered on three sides by the sea. The seaside town of Camogli is five kilometres from the hotel and Portofino is seven kilometres away. Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) is 35 kilometres from the hotel, with an approximate driving time of 40 minutes.
Hotel Features. The Excelsior Palace Hotel's spa facilities include a heated indoor pool, a hydro-massage tub, a traditional Turkish bath and a sauna. A range of face and body treatments and seawater therapies are available on request. The hotel gym is staffed by professional instructors offering classes in gymnastics and aerobics. The outdoor swimming pool features a poolside bar and a terrace equipped with sun loungers, and the hotel also has its own private beach. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk are on hand to provide room service and exchange currency, and the hotel's public areas offer wireless Internet access. Motorists will find parking facilities on site (surcharge). A complimentary buffet breakfast is offered daily.

The Lord Byron restaurant offers a selection of Italian dishes in a traditional setting with views across the Portofino Coast, while the Eden Roc restaurant extends to a cliff-side terrace and serves regional specialities between June and September. The nautical-themed Yachting Bar serves light lunches, and salads and snacks are available at the poolside Sporting Bar.

Guestrooms. The 131 guestrooms over seven floors feature light decor and traditional-style reproduction furnishings. All are equipped with satellite television, wireless Internet access (surcharge), minibars and safes. Bathrooms come with telephones, robes and complimentary toiletries.

Expert Tip. Former guests of this hotel include the Duke of Windsor with Mrs Wallace Simpson, King Hussein of Jordan, Rita Hayworth, Ernest Hemingway George Clooney, Burt Bacharach, Gloria Gaynor, Grace Jones and Bruce Springsteen.

Please Note:
Rollaway beds are not available.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre.

Castello di Punta Pagana 0.7 km / 0.5 mi
Castle on the Sea 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Porta delle Saline 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Basilica of Sts. Gervasius and Protasius 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Santa Margherita Ligure Castle 1.6 km / 1 mi
Circolo Golf e Tennis Rapallo 1.7 km / 1 mi
Villa Durazzo 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Abbey of Cervara 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montallegro 3.6 km / 2.2 mi
Church of St. Martin 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
Castello Brown 4.7 km / 2.9 mi
Camogli Beach 6.1 km / 3.8 mi
Basilica Santa Maria Assunta 6.2 km / 3.9 mi

The preferred airport for Excelsior Palace Hotel is Genoa (GOA Cristoforo Colombo) 31.1 km / 19.4 mi.