Fabulous!! We have just returned from a week in this beautiful cottage and can't recommend it highly enough. It is exactly as described and extremely comfortable. Each morning we looked forward to the beautiful breakfast provided. Although late in the season the weather was wonderful and were able to use the pool on a couple of occasions and enjoyed it immensely. Elisa and Matteo could not have been kinder or more helpful. We ate at Reve on two occasions and it was superb. The sea bass ravioli was exquisite!! We look forward to visiting this beautiful cottage again in the future.

Fabulous!!! Elisa and Matteo are superb hosts, the house is stunning and it was such a pleasure to enjoy a delicious breakfast amongst olive and fruit trees. Our suitcases were lost by the airline and Elisa and Matteo went to a huge amount of trouble to assist us. We arrived so tired to a little oasis with so many personal touches. All in all a truly wonderful and memorable stay and we look forward to visiting again in the future.

My husband and I stayed in Elisa's cottage for our two week honeymoon and it really was delightful. We wanted to stay somewhere that was private, sunny and in a nice area (avoiding the usual riff raff you tend to get on package holidays from the U.K.); and since my husband is half Italian we plumped for The Italian Riviera and were not disappointed. The cottage is in Santa Margherita Ligure, which is a medium size salubrious seaside town that hasn't really been that commercialised for the tourist contingent. To walk from the cottage into town takes no more than ten minutes and although we hired a car for longer trips, we rarely used it locally as everything you might need is available in Santa Margherita. Santa Margherita has a nice seafront road full of hotels, shops, cafes and restaurants and the main town is more of the same; all on streets of beautiful Italian architecture. The options for eating out are mainly traditional Italian with an emphasis on fish and there are restaurants for all budgets (pizza is 7€+, some restaurants have mains for €50); we found the choice huge but hugely recommend Rêve for a special meal. Shopping is mainly boutiques selling clothes or home items and there is definitely an upmarket feel in the town, with the Italian shopping experience appearing quite aspirational. If you like a good quality bargain like me then head to MacArthur Glen at Seravelle which is about a one hour drive away; here they have many well known and some lesser known brands for decent discounts, my best buy was a 100% knitted silk polo top from Iceberg for €80. Also Santa Margherita market morning is Friday and the market runs from the town centre up to near the villa and sells local foods as well as cheaper clothing and a few gift items. Along the seafront for a few miles there are nice clusters of beaches with parking, cafes and bathrooms where you pay €10 for the lounger per day; our particular favourite was called Molo, although watch out for the jellyfish... If you carry on the road further North for about 5 minutes in a car you will get to Portofino, although I would recommend the local bus or riverboat as parking costs are extortionate. Portofino is super upmarket with luxury brand boutiques (LV, Dior, Missoni etc) and is suprisingly small. It definitely feels less authentic than Santa Margherita and I'm glad we were not staying there as everywhere you went there were hoards of cruise ship passengers in the way. At night Santa Margherita was vibrant and the crowd diverse, the bars and restaurants were bustling with young and old, and there was live music some nights on a stage near the seafront gardens. Most evenings we would go for a walk round, either for dinner or a drink after dinner and there was always a holiday atmosphere, another cocktail to try and lots of things to look at...

We had a great time in Santa Margherita and Elisa and Matteo were fantastic hosts from start to finish. Unfortunately we didn't get to meet Elisa as she was away but she was very helpful and prompt in supporting us and answering questions about the booking and surrounding areas. During our stay Matteo took great care of us. Upon arrival he treated us to some fantastic Foccacia Formagio, cured meats, fruit, and wine which was delicious and much needed for two weary travelers. On top of that Matteo delivered a great and filling breakfast daily at 930 which ensured we were set to take on each day. Overall we had a great time and would certainly recommend this place to other couples or single travelers as it is quite small and cosy. Location wise it's great as it's very easy to get into town (5min walk) or down to a beach (10-20min walk depending on the beach). The only negative here for us was that the bathroom, due to some previous water damage, had an unpleasant smell the during our stay.

Great place, charming, well organized, clean, beautiful views and 5 minutes walk to the lungomare!

This place is a real "Find". Elisa and her husband were wonderful and kind. Their cottage was exactly as described, and we enjoyed the pool each evening after a long day of sight-seeing. Breakfast was European (pastry, fruit, yogurt plus a hard boiled egg), but more than we could eat each day. They provided milk, coffee, and bottled water (items above and beyond the AirBnB description), as well as pears from their tree! The quiet location was the perfect antidote to noise and crowds of a beach town. We would stay here again in 2 seconds. BTW, their restaurant is worth the money, and their dogs were also exactly as described.

A very cute cottage, conveniently located only 10 minutes walk from the center of santa margarita. Height which allows a beautiful view. Elisa and her husband were very welcoming, available to advise us on the surroundings. Very good, homemade and full breakfast served every morning !