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HOTEL
Italy
EXCELSIOR PALACE
CLASSIC HOTEL OF THE YEAR
Via San Michele di Pagana 8,16035 Rapallo, Italy •
Tel +39 0185 230 666 • excelsiorpalace.it
Facing the bay of Rapallo on the Portofino coast,
Excelsior Palace Hotel offers 5 star luxuries with
exemplary service and takes you back to its elegance
of early 1900s.
The grand halls furnished with antique design
furniture welcome you into the hotel. With 119
carefully designed rooms and suites, ranging from
Classic to Presidential, you can choose your degree
of pampering when selecting a room here. You
can enjoy some delicious cuisines in Lord Byron
Restaurant (open all year round) and Eden Roc
Lounge and Restaurant (seasonal) while taking in the
views of the sea and Portofino.
You might as well lay back and enjoy some relaxing
massages in the treatment rooms of the spa or at
the Gazebo (only available in the summer) with
views of the infinite blue. The hotel also boasts of
an indoor heated pool and a fully equipped gym.
You can also take a dive into their outdoor infinity
pools during the summer months or laze around in
the open Jacuzzis. If boating is your thing, then you
can head out for boat excursions from the private
jetty at the hotel beach club.
This pet friendly hotel walks the extra mile to keep
your pooch happy right from the time you arrive.
With reserved areas in both the restaurants and the
beach club with some special treats cooked for your
pets.
Special care is taken to create dreamy scenes for
weddings hosted in the hotel on a terrace illuminated
with torches and candles with the scenes of Portofino
Coast. These weddings are sure to give you a feel
of the 1900s.
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