April9

We just returned last night from a two weeks in Europe and wanted to give warning to let you know how completely disappointed and upset we were about Giuliano Basso, regarding our stay with him in Vernazza.

I made reservations with Giuliano before our Honeymoon trip to Vernazza, after having read on this site and others, about how great his rooms were.

A month before our trip, I emailed requesting two nights; he emailed back letting us know it was available. I then re-confirmed with him the day before we left for Europe - he returned the email, asking me to call his cell phone the day before our arrival. As requested, I tried to call (many times) the day prior to our arrival in Vernazza, but he never answered the phone.

Just before boarding the train to Vernazza on the day our of our reservations, I was finally able to get hold of him - and he told me that since he hadn't received a call from me, he had given our room away. (He also let it slip that he had been in Florence the day before our reservation and didn't answer his cell phone.)

We ended up in Vernazza that evening (again, on our HONEYMOON) without a place to stay. We finally were able to find a room, behind the "Pesceteria" (which was terribly noisy - starting at 5:30am) where we stuck out our two nights in Vernazza.

Needless to say, we were completely disappointed and angry at this situation, especially since I had done SO much research regarding his place... and it was such a special occasion. I had been looking forward to our last few days of our Honeymoon in Vernazza for months and it was a complete let down.

If you ever decide to stay with Giuliano - better think twice.