On Portofino’s Piazzetta, Splendido Mare is Belmond’s harbour-side counterpoint to the hillside glamour of Splendido, a polished guest house woven into village life. Rooms and suites are light, nautical and highly finished, with timber, linen, sea-view balconies and a playful Ligurian ease. Downstairs, DaV Mare draws the day into a convivial rhythm of seafood, aperitivi and people-watching, while the harbour, boutiques and water taxis sit immediately beyond the door. Guests can slip up to Splendido for grander resort moments, but here the pleasure is being exactly in the middle of Portofino’s theatre.