To call abroad with SPRINT or MCI or ATT please call the reception desk # 801 for connection, it is not touch-tone, you must speak to the operator to dial for you. For direct dialing please dial "0" for an outside line, then dial as usual. It is not touch-tone.

To check your email, you can use the computer in the bar near the reception, please contact the Reception Desk of the Grand hotel Portovenere for information. There is no direct line for computer in the bedrooms unfortunately. 

Safe Deposit boxes are available at the Reception Desk for L. 10.000 per stay.

Wet laundry can be done in house within 24-48 hrs. Dry Cleaning can be done in 3 days, as we have to send it to La Spezia, the next town. There is no dry cleaner in Portovenere for environmental reasons.

Shops are open usually from 8.30 a.m. until 12.30-1.00 pm. Afternoons from 3.30 pm until  7.30- 8.00 pm depending on the shop.
The Pharmacy (Chemist) is under the arches, turn left under the arches outside the hotel entrance, walk for 50 yards. 

You can pay for your extras by credit card.

The bank is located in the square on the right outside the hotel's entrance, the opening hours are from Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm and 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. - There is also an automatic teller machine at the bank's entrance open 24 hours. 

The post office is located at the end of the street "il Carrugio", off the square  and is open from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm Monday to Saturday, You can change foreign currency there also usually a little better rate than the bank's.

For flight information and reconfirmation please call before friday at 5 p.m. as it gets difficult on weekends 

April is a warmer month, the spring is setting in Easter is usually in April.almost all the trees are flowering and most have a beginning of new fooliage 
There is still risk of rain on and off and changes in the weather patterns temperature hover between 14 and 18 C° (60-65 F°)

May is a warmer sunny month, everything is beautifully green, fruits are starting to develop on trees asparagus abound! We can start eating out on the terrace and temperatures stay often above 20 - 22C° (72-80 F°) the chances of rain are much lower you can wear short sleeves, you can start to sunbathe but the water is still cold for swimming. 

June is one of the best months in Portovenere, it is the start of beach weather, fruit trees are starting to give plenty of fruit, all kinds of vegetables are in the market and plenty of fish as the weather allows for fishing everyday. Everything is still green. Temperatures are are usually around 24-28 C° (80-87F°)

July  is the beginning of summer, it is a dry month, all fruits are available, you can get a nice suntan, it is still not too crowded. Alittle warm for trekking. Temperatures are are usually around 28-32 C° (87-95F°)
August there are no cooking classes as the hotel is too busy 
September is the last month of the summer, most italian holidaymakers are back to work and children in school, it is still beach weather. It is the end of the grape harvest and the Temperatures are are usually around 25-30 C° (87-92F°)

October is a great month for cooking classes, it is the beginning of the olive harvest and the pressing of the new oil, lots of mushrooms are in season.  Temperatures are are usually around 18-25 C° (80-87F°) but get cooler after the middle of the month.