The apartment in Vernazza had an amazing location and we could not be closer to the beach. We could walk out the door, and be at the beach for swimming and rock jumping area in less than 5 minutes. The apartment itself had it's quirks, but the location, location, location made up for nearly everything. It was on the 2nd floor of a building, so it was hot upstairs. There was no air conditioning, and there was one fan mounted on the wall in each bedroom. Opening the windows helped a little, but it still stayed very warm all night. There was lots of noise from the walkway below, that you heard if you left windows open at night. Many pluses: kitchen was good (stove, small refrigerator, sink and dishes), and they supplied many towels. However, the bathroom was across the hall next to the 2nd very small bedroom. This was a tiny shower, but adequate. Lovely time in Cinque Terre with my family!