On the cliffs overlooking the blue sea of the Portofino Coast stands the Excelsior Palace Hotel 5* Luxury, Rapallo’s historic and elegant hotel and first Italian Casino, which has come back to life again after a twenty-year closure.

The views are really special, particularly from the sea, given the enviable position of the hotel, just six kilometres from Portofino. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and by the luxuriant vegetation on the hills behind.

The very modern “Duke of Windsor” Congress Centre is situated on the lower floor under the hall, where still enjoying the sea view, nine interconnecting meeting rooms can accommodate up to 450 people.

On the upper floors you find the Guests’ rooms: the dominant colours are the warm tones of coral, blue and sand, basic elements of the enchanting views over the Tigullian Gulf.

Thanks to its special link between the Excelsior and the Kursaal you'll arrive at the Beach Club, which offers a lovely well equipped beach, two panoramic swimming pools, one equipped with whirpool loungers, sun beds, beach umbrellas and beach huts, the Eden Roc Lounge & Restaurant right on the cliff edge and the elegant Sporting Bar.

Part of the Kursaal, a beautiful villa dating from the beginning of this century, has been dedicated to the Health and Fitness Club (also open to visitors) with a gymnasium, heated indoor pool with hydromassage and sun beds. The Beauty Farm offers a variety of massages, personalised face and body treatments and talassotherapy (sea treatments).

Many are the sporting attractions, too, courses in gymnastics, movement rehabilitation, swimming, water aerobics, are all followed by qualified instructors as well as sailing, skin-diving and water skiing.

The Excelsior, as its Guests affectionately call it, has finally been restored to its refined and elegant life, which follows the slow and lazy evolution of the historical and aristocratic bathing seasons of the entire Portofino Coast. In the meantime, the Hotel Management has already had the pleasure to welcome Guests such as George Clooney, Michelangelo Antonioni, Burt Bacharach, Gloria Gaynor, Grace Jones, Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band, Amii Stewart, Dionne Warwick.