Portofino, Italy

Splendido, A Belmond Hotel, Portofino

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The takeaway

Choose Splendido for Portofino from above: a garden-set, sea-facing hotel for travelers who prize the hillside panorama over a Piazzetta doorstep.

About the hotel

Above Portofino Bay, Splendido occupies a garden-lined hillside rather than a spot on the harbourfront. The former Benedictine monastery has been redesigned by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, with Ligurian materials and sea-facing spaces shaping its character. Days can move between the heated outdoor saltwater pool, a hillside tennis court and Dior Spa Splendido; La Terrazza brings dinner back to the view. A scheduled shuttle connects the hotel with Portofino’s Piazzetta.

Choose it if

You want to spend pool time looking across Portofino Bay, with a heated outdoor saltwater pool at the hotel.
You plan to use a tennis court and Dior Spa without leaving the property.
You prefer hillside views but still want a scheduled shuttle down to the Piazzetta.

Skip it if

You want your room directly on the Piazzetta; Splendido is uphill, while the separately operated Splendido Mare sits on the square.
You need a traditional on-site beach club; the hotel says it does not have one.
You require step-free access throughout; the hotel cautions that some rooms and outdoor areas may not suit guests with restricted mobility.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

Guests describe attentive, personable service: one visitor says staff remembered them during a brief stay. Another praises the renovated property’s appearance but would limit a visit to four nights, expecting a longer stay to feel repetitive. A visitor who came for a meal, rather than a stay, found Splendido more spread out than Grand Hotel Tremezzo.

“It was not only top notch professionalism but there was a warmth to the service. People remembered us (and we were really only there for 48 hrs).”

r/chubbytravel ↗ · Oct 28, 2025

“It is really gorgeous, and the renovations at Splendido are great, but I wouldn't do more than 4 nights as it might start to feel repetitive.”

r/FATTravel ↗ · Mar 26, 2026

“We didn’t stay at either hotel but went to both for meals. They are beautiful but different. GHT is more contained while Splendido feels like more of a campus.”

r/chubbytravel ↗ · Jun 5, 2026

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