Albergo Augusta B&B

English is spoken by the hotel team, alongside Italian, so you can sort out the practical details without resorting to hand signals. Albergo Augusta is a small, recently renovated hotel in a historic building, with 13 rooms and a straightforward mix of traditional Ligurian character and modern comforts.

You get a garden, a terrace and a small sea view from the private garden rather than a resort-sized collection of facilities. That suits Camogli well: this is a place for putting your feet up, walking to the waterfront and letting the village provide the evening scenery.

The hotel also works for families, with family rooms for up to four people. For a couple, the appeal is simpler: a central base, air conditioning for the warmer months and the sea close enough to make a stroll feel entirely optional.

You are in the heart of Camogli, Italy, tucked among the narrow lanes of this historic coastal village. The harbour and marina are only a few steps away, with direct access to the beach and the sea. Camogli Beach is about 300 metres away, roughly a three-minute walk.

Castel Dragone is around 200 metres from the hotel, so a short walk takes you from breakfast to one of the village's notable landmarks. The Camogli railway station is about 0.4 miles away, which gives you a useful alternative to arriving by car or arranging transport.

The surrounding area is practical rather than isolated. Semmu Friti, Patchanka and Da Paolo are all within roughly 150 metres, while Dragun Pub is about 300 metres away. The Abbazia di San Fruttuoso is around 2.7 miles away, and the Riviera is particularly easy to explore from the water.

The room choice is mainly about how much space you need and whether you are travelling alone, as a couple or with family. The Standard Single Room keeps things simple for solo trips, while the double rooms give couples a king-size bed and a compact base close to the waterfront. If you are travelling with children or need separate sleeping places, the family categories are the sensible pick, with options for up to four guests.

Every room has air conditioning, a private bathroom, a wardrobe, a desk, a flat-screen TV with cable and satellite channels, and free WiFi. The bathrooms include a shower or bath, bidet, towels, toiletries and a hairdryer. Nothing here suggests a room designed for spending the whole day indoors; it is more about returning to a cool, clean base when the Ligurian heat has done its work.

Renewed mattresses and pillows should help make the night do its job properly. Rooms are non-smoking, and the upper floors are reached by stairs only, so that detail matters if you would rather avoid luggage and staircases after travelling.

Breakfast is included and served as an Italian buffet, with gluten-free choices, fresh pastries, fruit and juice. The hotel prepares it with fresh local products, so you can start with something more useful than a hurried biscuit before heading out for the day.

For lunch, dinner or an evening drink, the main address is Bolla Bar, a seafront restaurant and beach bar. It serves breakfast, light lunches and dinner with Mediterranean and Ligurian flavours, then switches naturally to cocktails, local wine and freshly baked focaccia around sunset.

That focaccia is the detail worth remembering. The bar pairs it with local wine for sunset aperitifs, while the promenade also brings the historic Cose Buone pastry shop and an artisan focacceria into the picture. The hotel can also point you towards selected local bars and restaurants when you fancy eating elsewhere.

There is no need to manufacture a programme here. The private garden and terrace give you somewhere to sit with a coffee, read or let the legs recover, while the beach and seafront are close enough for an easy change of scenery. The outdoor seating is the useful bit: a chair in the open air can be more valuable than another piece of gym equipment when your calves have had a busy day.

Boat excursions are available privately or in a group, including trips along the Ligurian Riviera from the sea. Sunset outings combine the view with focaccia and local wine, which is a reasonably good way to spend an evening without putting on anything more technical than a pair of sandals.

For a cultural day, the hotel can arrange or suggest excursions around the area, including visits to places such as the Abbazia di San Fruttuoso. Families have room options suited to up to four guests, while couples can simply use the village, waterfront and boat trips as their off-duty itinerary.

Camogli has a limited-traffic zone, and Albergo Augusta sits inside it. Hotel guests are allowed to drive through, but parking is reserved for residents, so arriving by car requires a little planning. Nearby paid parking is available, including options around Gulliver Supermarket and Via Nicolò Cuneo, about 550 yards away.

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport is about 19 miles away by road. A shuttle service is available and can be arranged with the hotel. If you arrive by train, Camogli station is around 0.4 miles away, although the village lanes and luggage may make a short transfer more appealing than it sounds on paper.

Check-in runs from 13:30 to 18:00, and you need to tell the hotel your expected arrival time. The reception is staffed in person from 08:30 to 13:00; afternoon and evening arrivals use telephone check-in. Luggage storage is available from 08:30, check-out is between 08:30 and 10:30, and late check-out can be requested subject to availability. Upper floors are accessible by stairs only, and cash is an accepted payment method.