A big Thank You to Freddy our tour manager who struck the right balance....... he gave you interesting facts about the locations and all the necessary meeting arrangements without going into 'information overload!' He also demonstrated a caring and considerate nature particularly in regard to an incident involving one of the older members of the group. I wouldn't hesitate to do another tour with him.

The excursions were fabulous! The weather couldn't have been better. It's busy if you do everything, which I always do but I wouldn't want to have left anything out. Having said that, I personally would have preferred the itinerary to have either by passed Ventimiglia altogether or to have spent less time there and spent more at Isolabona where we enjoyed the most delicious Italian lunch and wine tasting and then onto the equally delightful Dolceaqua.

I do have two negatives 😞 The food at the hotel was pretty awful. I think they were trying to cater for the supposed bland taste of the English. The results were often indescribable at the evening meal. Luckily there are two nights when you can eat elsewhere which we gladly did! The other downside was the different variety of noises which awoke you early mornings. These are actually nothing to do with the hotel directly but they did become a daily talking point and eventually a source of amusement. From the noisiest seagulls I've ever heard, the ghostly sound of the wind under the door making you wake with a start, the dustcarts at 3 am, the 4:45am daily express train whizzing by and finally on the last two days a guest who moved into the room next door and snored for Italy!!!!!

All these however did not detract from my enjoyment of the holiday. The staff at the hotel were lovely and friendly and if you speak in Italian to them they really appreciate it. I would just suggest they change the chef !!!!!

Judith M

Thank-you for taking the time to share your experiences with the Just You community. I'm delighted that you enjoyed your trip.

I have forwarded your comments on to the wider Just You team to review.

Kindest regards,

Julia

Ann

improves by then.

There are lots of negative hotel reviews of this and other

hotels that JY use, very concerning.

I`ve just returned from a holiday with another single holiday

company and the food was very good.

I did hear a whisper while there that the hotel may change for Sept but don't quote me.

It was a lovely trip and yes the hotel food was disappointing. But please don't let that put you off. There are plenty of decent places to eat along the beach for the nights you don't eat at the hotel. Also I did hear that the hotel may be changing for the Sept trip so it will be interesting to see if what happens.

Julia, could you confirm whether maria is correct and that the hotel is changing?

Thanks

Mark

I've just returned from the Riviera Splendour holiday. What a fantastic trip!

A big Thank You to Freddy our tour manager who struck the right balance....... he gave you interesting facts about the locations and all the necessary meeting arrangements without going into 'information overload!' He also demonstrated a caring and considerate nature particularly in regard to an incident involving one of the older members of the group. I wouldn't hesitate to do another tour with him.

The excursions were fabulous! The weather couldn't have been better. It's busy if you do everything, which I always do but I wouldn't want to have left anything out. Having said that, I personally would have preferred the itinerary to have either by passed Ventimiglia altogether or to have spent less time there and spent more at Isolabona where we enjoyed the most delicious Italian lunch and wine tasting and then onto the equally delightful Dolceaqua.

I do have two negatives 😞 The food at the hotel was pretty awful. I think they were trying to cater for the supposed bland taste of the English. The results were often indescribable at the evening meal. Luckily there are two nights when you can eat elsewhere which we gladly did! The other downside was the different variety of noises which awoke you early mornings. These are actually nothing to do with the hotel directly but they did become a daily talking point and eventually a source of amusement. From the noisiest seagulls I've ever heard, the ghostly sound of the wind under the door making you wake with a start, the dustcarts at 3 am, the 4:45am daily express train whizzing by and finally on the last two days a guest who moved into the room next door and snored for Italy!!!!!

All these however did not detract from my enjoyment of the holiday. The staff at the hotel were lovely and friendly and if you speak in Italian to them they really appreciate it. I would just suggest they change the chef !!!!!

Judith M

Hi,

This one is still at the top of my list despite the bad food which i hope JY will resolve.

I've just returned from the Riviera Splendour holiday. What a fantastic trip!

A big Thank You to Freddy our tour manager who struck the right balance....... he gave you interesting facts about the locations and all the necessary meeting arrangements without going into 'information overload!' He also demonstrated a caring and considerate nature particularly in regard to an incident involving one of the older members of the group. I wouldn't hesitate to do another tour with him.

The excursions were fabulous! The weather couldn't have been better. It's busy if you do everything, which I always do but I wouldn't want to have left anything out. Having said that, I personally would have preferred the itinerary to have either by passed Ventimiglia altogether or to have spent less time there and spent more at Isolabona where we enjoyed the most delicious Italian lunch and wine tasting and then onto the equally delightful Dolceaqua.

I do have two negatives 😞 The food at the hotel was pretty awful. I think they were trying to cater for the supposed bland taste of the English. The results were often indescribable at the evening meal. Luckily there are two nights when you can eat elsewhere which we gladly did! The other downside was the different variety of noises which awoke you early mornings. These are actually nothing to do with the hotel directly but they did become a daily talking point and eventually a source of amusement. From the noisiest seagulls I've ever heard, the ghostly sound of the wind under the door making you wake with a start, the dustcarts at 3 am, the 4:45am daily express train whizzing by and finally on the last two days a guest who moved into the room next door and snored for Italy!!!!!

All these however did not detract from my enjoyment of the holiday. The staff at the hotel were lovely and friendly and if you speak in Italian to them they really appreciate it. I would just suggest they change the chef !!!!!

Judith M

Hi Judith,

This is still at the top of my list despite the shoddy food! Too much that i want to do haha although i hope JY will resaolve the food issue. Problem is, Calabria is creeping back up the list again :)

Mark

Please do not be put off this trip Ann. The daily excursions are fantastic & let's face it,you spend very little time in your room. Maybe a large grappa for a nightcap might do the trick if you have a noisy neighbour! :thumbup:

I did hear a whisper while there that the hotel may change for Sept but don't quote me.

Thanks for this, Judith. I'll keep an open mind and check out the September brochure. I seem to remember that last year this holiday wasn't showing beyond the end of 2014 and when I queried it, JYWill said it would be appearing but they were tweaking it a bit. As it looks exactly the same this year as last, at the moment, I can only think that they had a problem somewhere along the line. So, I will keep my fingers crossed.

Ann

Having spoken to one of my colleagues, I can confirm that the team are looking at possibly using a new hotel for 2016.

Kindest regards

Hi Judith,

This is still at the top of my list despite the shoddy food! Too much that i want to do haha although i hope JY will resaolve the food issue. Problem is, Calabria is creeping back up the list again :)

Mark

Hi Mark

Put it this way.....I'd happily repeat the trip despite the food. I'd also love to do Calabria but my problem is a like of flights from the North of England.I've been to most parts of Italy now except the South which I would dearly love to visit but it's nigh on impossible to get to Gatwick without a lot of inconvenience as there are no connecting flights....only to Heathrow. And I don't see why I should have to travel to Italy ( or anywhere else in Europe) via London when there's a major hub of an airport at Manchester!!!

Please do not be put off this trip Ann. The daily excursions are fantastic & let's face it,you spend very little time in your room. Maybe a large grappa for a nightcap might do the trick if you have a noisy neighbour! :thumbup:

I did hear a whisper while there that the hotel may change for Sept but don't quote me.

Thanks for this, Judith. I'll keep an open mind and check out the September brochure. I seem to remember that last year this holiday wasn't showing beyond the end of 2014 and when I queried it, JYWill said it would be appearing but they were tweaking it a bit. As it looks exactly the same this year as last, at the moment, I can only think that they had a problem somewhere along the line. So, I will keep my fingers crossed.

Ann

The 'whisper' was that the hotel would no longer be accepting JY guests from end of June 2015 & that our party was the last to stay there. So there may be a change from next Sept. But please do visit the riviera.....it is stunning!

J

Please do not be put off this trip Ann. The daily excursions are fantastic & let's face it,you spend very little time in your room. Maybe a large grappa for a nightcap might do the trick if you have a noisy neighbour! :thumbup:

I did hear a whisper while there that the hotel may change for Sept but don't quote me.

Thanks for this, Judith. I'll keep an open mind and check out the September brochure. I seem to remember that last year this holiday wasn't showing beyond the end of 2014 and when I queried it, JYWill said it would be appearing but they were tweaking it a bit. As it looks exactly the same this year as last, at the moment, I can only think that they had a problem somewhere along the line. So, I will keep my fingers crossed.

Ann

The 'whisper' was that the hotel would no longer be accepting JY guests from end of June 2015 & that our party was the last to stay there. So there may be a change from next Sept. But please do visit the riviera.....it is stunning!

J

Looks like Riveria Splendour and Calabria are destinations for me next year as the airport is changing and hopefully the hotel on Splendours is going to change. All set for next year then - thanks JY