We had a wonderful stay at Albergo Al Carugio. Andrea was very helpful, and gave us a lot of great advice about Monterosso as well as hiking the Cinque Terre. If you stay here, you should definitely listen to him, as it will make your stay much better! He know the best restaurants, best hiking paths, what time to start etc.
The hotel is located in a quite area, close to the main Piazza. The room was clean. The hotel is a prefect "base" for exploring the Cinque Terre preffarbly by foot or train. We parked our car at the main train station in La Spezia, and took the short train ride to Monterosso Al Mare.
The area was impacted by Covid Restrictions, but it did not negatively affect our experience.