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Choose Grand Hotel Miramare if you like a Riviera stay where you can step across to the beach club in front of the hotel.

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Ask the hotel to arrange a private boat trip to the Cinque Terre if you’d like to see the Ligurian villages from the water.

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Choose the Signature Suite Miramare for a sea-facing balcony and a living room furnished with Gio Ponti’s armchair and coffee table.

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Ask e’SPA’ce for a massage in the garden gazebo if you’d like to spend your treatment outdoors among the trees.

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Grand Hotel Miramare Santa Margherita Ligure

Grand Hotel Miramare combines town access, sea views, gardens, and pool life in Santa Margherita Ligure. Its white facade faces the Ligurian coast from Via Milite Ignoto, on the road toward Portofino. Behind the hotel, the grounds rise toward Mount Portofino; in front, terraces look across Tigullio Bay. The setting keeps the waterfront close while leaving space within the property for an afternoon among trees and flowers.

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Rooms

  • 70 70

Hotel Style

  • Charming Charming

Leisure

  • Fitness Fitness
  • Pool Pool
  • Spa Spa

Experiences

  • Beach Beach
  • Culture Culture

Facilities

  • Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Accessible
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Rooms & Suites at Grand Hotel Miramare Santa Margherita Ligure

Superior Park View Balcony Room
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Superior Park View Balcony Room

215 sqft
From 1’340 USD

Garden foliage forms the outlook beyond tall doors, with long curtains framing the opening. Pale walls and narrow red stripes sit behind a scrolling headboard...

Premium Park View Room
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Premium Park View Room

258–344 sqft
From 1’452 USD

One color scheme pairs green seating with pale molded walls; others have teal armchairs and blue-striped panels. A scrolling headboard, wood floors and a chandelier...

Deluxe Sea View Room
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Deluxe Sea View Room

215–291 sqft
From 1’563 USD

In a blue-accented layout, two teal armchairs gather around a small round table by the window. Long pale curtains frame the outlook above striped lower...

Deluxe Sea View Balcony Room
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Deluxe Sea View Balcony Room

215–291 sqft
From 1’787 USD

Scrolled headboards and long curtains give the bedrooms their period character. In one blue-accented layout, teal seating pairs with striped wall panels beneath pale molding....

Prestige Sea View Balcony Room
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Prestige Sea View Balcony Room

258–301 sqft
From 1’898 USD

High ceilings and a crystal chandelier rise above period furniture and wood floors. One teal-accented layout has two padded chairs facing a round table near...

In Cottage Junior Suite
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In Cottage Junior Suite

366 sqft
From 1’921 USD

Behind its own entrance, each unit has an open bedroom and lounge with a sofa for the extra sleeping place. Cream wallpaper has a diamond...

Park View Junior Suite
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Park View Junior Suite

409 sqft
From 1’965 USD

The open bedroom and lounge have a sofa for the extra sleeping place. Boiserie and satin-brass accents meet wooden floors throughout the interior. One blue-accented...

Junior Sea View Suite
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Junior Sea View Suite

484 sqft
From 2’554 USD

The bedroom is partially separated from a living area with a sofa. Blue patterned walls and cream upholstery appear in one arrangement, with a hanging...

Premium Park View Suite
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Premium Park View Suite

377 sqft
From 2’652 USD

On the top floor, the bedroom opens into a separate lounge with a sofa for an extra sleeping place. One layout pairs blue seating with...

Junior Sea View Balcony Suite
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Junior Sea View Balcony Suite

484 sqft
From 2’875 USD

A partly separated living area has a sofa for the additional sleeping place, with the bedroom beyond. In a blue-floral arrangement, red cushions and a...

Prestige Sea View Balcony Suite
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Prestige Sea View Balcony Suite

398 sqft
From 3’056 USD

The bedroom leads to a separate lounge, where the sofa provides the extra sleeping place. One blue-accented layout has striped lower panels, pale molding and...

Marconi Suite
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Marconi Suite

463 sqft
From 3’160 USD

Marconi stayed in this first-floor suite in 1933. A separate living room contains artwork from the owners' collection, with blue seating arranged around a low...

Riviera Suite
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Riviera Suite

441 sqft
From 3’447 USD

A diptych from the owners' collection hangs beside period furnishings in the separate living room. One arrangement has burgundy seating and green armchairs, with striped...

Signature Levante Suite
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Signature Levante Suite

441 sqft
From 3’696 USD

French doors open from the bedroom and separate lounge toward the bay. On the fifth floor, a wraparound balcony and corner terrace face Santa Margherita...

Portofino Suite
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Portofino Suite

452 sqft
From 3’698 USD

On the fifth floor, this corner suite faces the bay and surrounding hills. The pool and Mediterranean garden lie below. White chairs surround a round...

Santa Margherita Suite
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Santa Margherita Suite

506 sqft
From 3’942 USD

This corner suite looks toward Villa Durazzo and Santa Margherita’s port. The bedroom faces the park, with a broad doorway linking it to the separate...

Miramare Suite
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Miramare Suite

689 sqft
From 4’612 USD

Gio Ponti inspired the interior, with a coffee table in the lounge and an armchair in the bedroom. Dark oak floors meet blue-gray geometric wallpaper,...

The Miramare has welcomed travelers since 1903 and has been owned and run by the Fustinoni family since 1945. Its history follows Santa Margherita's development from a fishing town into an established Riviera destination. Guglielmo Marconi stayed here while conducting radio experiments from the hotel terrace, and a suite still carries his name. The family connection remains part of the hotel's identity, alongside the Liberty-style architecture and its long association with life by the sea.

Contemporary art gives the interiors a less predictable character than the historic facade might suggest. The owners' miramART collection occupies walls and corridors, placing installations and individual works within the everyday spaces of the hotel. It is a personal collection that continues to develop, rather than a fixed period display. The contrast is visible as guests move through the building, where contemporary pieces share space with the older architecture.

The hotel has 71 rooms and suites, with garden or sea views. Superior Rooms measure 20 to 23 square meters and have balconies facing the gardens and Mount Portofino. Premium Rooms offer 24 to 32 square meters, also with garden-facing balconies. Both categories accommodate two guests. The garden side has its own outlook over the estate's planting, separate from the open-water views at the front.

Deluxe Rooms measure 19 to 27 square meters, with full or partial sea views and balconies in some rooms. Prestige Rooms, at 24 to 28 square meters, have sea-view balconies. Junior Suite Sea View accommodation expands to 45 square meters, with a lounge and partially separated sleeping area. These suites have a sofa bed and walk-in shower; just one has a balcony.

In the gardens, a separate cottage contains two Junior Suites that can be connected or reserved individually. Each measures 34 square meters and has an open-plan bedroom, a sitting area with a sofa bed, and a bathroom with a shower cabin. The layout accommodates two adults and two children, or three adults. A terrace extends the space outside, while wood floors, paneling, and pastel wallpaper give the cottage interiors a distinct character.

Connecting rooms and suites elsewhere in the hotel can also create larger family arrangements, with cribs available on request. Reserving both cottage suites provides two bathrooms and separate sleeping areas for a larger party, within the garden annex.

Signature Suite Marconi sits above the hotel's panoramic terrace, with a balcony facing Tigullio Bay. Its 43 square meters contain a bedroom and a separate living area, both displaying pieces from the owner's art collection. There are two marble bathrooms; the larger has a bathtub and a separate shower. The suite is intended for two guests, with a double bed or twin arrangement. Its appeal lies in the divided layout and terrace-side position as much as its historic name.

The outdoor seawater pool has rounded, 1970s-style curves and a setting among oleanders and pine trees. Loungers, umbrellas, and towels are provided around it, with the Berceau pergola offering shade nearby. The pool operates seasonally, from spring into fall. The hillside planting rises behind the pool area, while the sea remains in view beyond the gardens.

Bagni Miramare occupies the waterfront directly in front of the hotel. Blue-and-white striped umbrellas line the beach, with loungers and towels available to hotel guests. Spaces are assigned daily on a first-come, first-served basis, so a particular spot is not reserved for the whole stay.

Paths continue through the garden toward the lower slopes of Mount Portofino. The Sentimental Walk passes century-old red camellias and climbs to the estate's highest point, with views across the gulf. Hydrangeas and mature trees add color and shade along the way.

Vistamare Restaurant opens onto a sea-view terrace from an Art Nouveau dining room decorated in sky-blue tones. Chef Claudio Fortuna works with seasonal and regional ingredients, giving Ligurian cooking international touches. The restaurant serves breakfast and dinner, taking on lunch service outside the pool restaurant's season. Breakfast combines a buffet of sweet, savory, and cooked dishes with homemade pastries; additional à la carte choices are available. Dinner has a more dressed-up atmosphere, with long trousers requested for gentlemen.

Bar Le Colonne is an evening venue during the summer season. Its counter incorporates altar panels, while the columns that give the bar its name frame a terrace furnished with white wrought-iron tables and chairs. Classic cocktails accompany a broad view across Tigullio Bay. The interior's decorative detail and the open terrace offer two settings for an aperitif before dinner.

The seasonal Pool Restaurant & Bar serves coffee, light refreshments, cocktails, and summer lunches, including grilled meat and seafood. Wrought-iron tables sit under a pergola and in sheltered alcoves, surrounded by flowers and climbing plants. Covered beachwear suits the setting. It is a dining space within the pool gardens, where lunch can take place without changing the focus of the day from swimming and time outdoors.

Barracuda Beach Restaurant has a different position, directly by the shore. Teak tables, rattan chairs, and light curtains furnish its panoramic lounge. Mediterranean cooking centers on fresh fish and pasta, with gelato rounding out a summer lunch. Covered beachwear is welcome here. The shoreline setting keeps passing boats and the water close to the tables.

At e'SPA'ce, the treatment menu includes Thalion facials, body scrubs, traditional massage, and aromatherapy massage. Garden massages can be arranged for an outdoor appointment, and beauty services include manicures, pedicures, and hair care. The menu also lists individual or paired training sessions, including Pilates, yoga, and swimming lessons. Gym access is restricted to guests ages 18 and older. Appointments and guided sessions are arranged with the team, distinct from independent exercise in the fitness center.

Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport is approximately 42 kilometers away, while Pisa Airport is around 140 kilometers from the hotel. Santa Margherita Ligure's railway station is about one kilometer away. By car, the usual approach is from the A12's Rapallo exit, continuing toward Santa Margherita and Portofino. The waterfront address allows the stay to include town walks as well as time at the hotel, with Portofino farther along the coast.

Why we love this hotel

Why we love this hotel

The curving seawater pool sits below a green cliff among oleanders and pines, with a shady pergola for a break between swims.

At Vistamare, the sea-facing terrace is a fitting place to try the kitchen’s Ligurian classics, including its own pesto alla Genovese.

The garden’s Sentimental Walk leads from century-old red camellias to the estate’s highest point, where you can look out over the Gulf of Tigullio.

Location of Grand Hotel Miramare

Via Milite Ignoto 30, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure GE, Italy

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What to Know About Grand Hotel Miramare Santa Margherita Ligure

Is Grand Hotel Miramare Santa Margherita Ligure a good luxury hotel?

Yes. Grand Hotel Miramare Santa Margherita Ligure is a strong choice for a classic Italian Riviera stay. The hotel combines 72 rooms and suites, sea views, a beach setting, gardens, a pool, dining, and easy access to Portofino.

Where is Grand Hotel Miramare Santa Margherita Ligure located?

Grand Hotel Miramare is in Santa Margherita Ligure, on the Gulf of Tigullio in Liguria. The hotel sits by the waterfront, with Portofino, Rapallo, Camogli, and coastal boat trips within easy reach.

How close is Grand Hotel Miramare to Portofino?

Portofino is a short coastal drive or boat ride from Grand Hotel Miramare. This makes the hotel a useful base for guests who want Portofino access without staying in the smallest village center.

What makes Grand Hotel Miramare special?

The hotel has welcomed guests since 1903 and keeps a strong Belle Epoque Riviera feeling. Its white facade, sea views, historic gardens, waterfront location, and polished service create a classic resort atmosphere.

How many rooms and suites does Grand Hotel Miramare have?

Grand Hotel Miramare has 72 rooms and suites. This size gives the hotel enough resort energy while still feeling more personal than a large coastal complex.

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