The house

A spacious loft in a loggia (55 square metres), with a splendid view of the village and the sea, it was carefully restructured in 2014 on the second and top floor of an old stone house in the heart of a historic Italian village.

The House of Hyla, ideal for couples and families, has a 6-metre-square terrace, from which you can enjoy a beautiful view of the village of Cipressa and the Gallinara Tower, as well as of the western coast and the characteristic lighthouse of Sanremo.

A big window looks out onto the terrace and forms the fourth arch of the loggia.

The east-west position allows you to admire to the east the point where the sun rises over the sea behind the Tuscan Appennines, and to the west the point where it sets over the French coast.

The reconstruction was careful to maintain the original materials and the colour of the stones (dating from the 19th century), which have been left intact, and which help to give the idea of a country house.

The interior

A mezzanine floor made of iron (as was the tradition) separates the kitchen from the open living space. The window and door frames are also made of iron.

The double bed is located on the mezzanine floor, and below it there are two single beds which can be pulled out, always open and ready for use.

The kitchen has free-standing elements, made of iron and recycled pine wood. There is a large fridge with a freezer compartment, dishwasher, microwave oven, coffee machine, kettle and toaster.

In the bathroom, which is finished completely in limestone, the shower, set on a single piece of slate, has colour-therapy lighting.

Welcome Kit

For every stay our guests receive a welcome pack, which consists of the following:

Facilities and 

equipment

The House of Hyla is very sensitive to all aspects of respecting the environment and saving energy, but it is also attentive to its technological equipment, with the aim of satisfying our guests’ demands; these are the main characteristics:

• Internet wifi
• Smart TV wifi Led with satellite channels
• Tablet 10" with Internet connection for online check-in via skype
• Zeppelin-Bowers & Wilkins docking station for music hifi
• Keyless access to Casa Hyla with numeric access code
• Class A+ for the main electrical appliances
• LED lighting (spotlights at floor level, on the terrace and in the kitchen, colour-therapy in the shower)
• Careful restructuring using natural materials, stones and recycled materials

We supply bed linen, towels and bathrobes.

Guests may also use the iron and ironing board, and hairdryer.

Public parking space a few metres from the house.

Bikes can be stored in the cellar (service on request, not run directly by us).

Cipressa

The village of Cipressa (240 metres above sea level) is small, but has a bar, 2 restaurants with pizzeria, a newsagent’s with tobacconist’s (also selling international newspapers and magazines), a hairdresser’s, a chemist’s, a well-stocked grocer’s, a five-a-side football pitch and a play park.

Cipressa is not far from more famous tourist destinations, 15 minutes from the sandy beaches of S. Lorenzo and S. Stefano al Mare and from the coastal cycle path that goes to Sanremo and Bordighera.. In the summer a minibus service connects the villages to the beaches, with frequent departures daily.

In S. Lorenzo, 5km from Cipressa, there are various shops and supermarkets, while Imperia (10 km, 40,000 inhabitants) is the nearest big town.