We stayed at the penthouse for the last week of December 2024, New Year included. The appartement is spacious, warm, well-cared for and very clean. The kitchen and bathroom are fully equiped. The terrace is huge and offers a gorgeous view of the surroundings (including all the fireworks!). The street is quiet and you have a supermarket 30 m away. Everything is perfectly doable on foot. Do keep into account that finding a parking nearby is nearly impossible. You can park in front of the appartment to unload the suitcases (there is an elevator). We parked the car in Via Fioria, which is a 25 minute beautiful walk from the appartment. It gave us the chance to take the train to Cinque terre and Genova (we only took the car to Pisa). The communication with our hostess, Francesca, was from the start perfect! Polite, helpful, with heaps of advice on the appartment, where to eat, what to see, where to shop, ... And all in perfect English! A huge relief and an added bonus to the beautiful penthouse! We went with our 2 kids, aged 2,5 and 8, and for them it was also perfectly in order, and a fun holiday! To Francesca: thank you very much for your hospitality, great tips and kindness. We wish you well and advise travellers to certainly make use of her appartment, and Rapallo is beautiful (and not too busy) in the winter! Will definitely be coming back!