High above Portofino harbour, Splendido occupies a former monastery among terraced gardens, palms and bougainvillaea, with the Ligurian coast glittering below. Rooms and suites combine nautical blues, marble, frescoed details and terraces that draw the village and sea into view, while the social life of the hotel remains wonderfully old-world. Guests move between the pool, Dior Spa, La Terrazza, the cocktail bar and a shuttle down to Splendido Mare on the Piazzetta. The address feels polished but sun-warmed, holding Portofino's vintage glamour at precisely the right distance from the harbour's theatre.