Hotel Grifone is situated in Bella Riva area of Rimini. The area has the same beautiful golden sandy beaches (almost all private) as the rest of this Adriatic coastline. We had baking hot weather apart from one huge thunderstorm- which miraculously cleared all the jellyfish off the beaches...Lovely, spotless, friendly hotel with good location & fantastic buffet breakfasts. 3 mins across road from beach, with a busy, sometimes noisy road, between. We also went to Pesara & Riccione by bus/train. The no 11 bus runs past the hotel & is almost always crowded & standing-room only- but also very frequent & cheap. The area has loads of cafes & eateries, tho' sadly, in the evenings, not on the beach itself. Also, loads of souvenir & cheap clothes shops as well as frequent markets- great fun to browse through.