Bella Ainsworth apre un albergo in stile inglese sulla Riviera Ligure ma subisce i ricatti e le minacce di un politico locale.

Danioni entra subdolamente negli affari privati degli Ainsworth, aiutando Cecil con la spedizione di un cimelio di famiglia, e continua a mettere Bella sotto pressione.

Cecil e Jack elaborano un losco piano per mettere in vendita il prezioso cimelio della famiglia Ainsworth.

Bella trova finalmente il coraggio di affrontare Danioni, ma l'uomo consegna del materiale compromettente al marito della donna.

La polizia locale indaga sulla scomparsa del cimelio degli Ainsworth: sia gli ospiti che gli impiegati dell'albergo rientrano tra i sospettati.

Il mistero del furto sta per essere risolto. Cecil tenta di riconciliarsi con Bella, mentre gli ospiti dell'albergo sono alle prese con cruciali decisioni.

Bella’s plans to build a spa are running over budget and the Hotel is facing an anonymous inspection, while she deals with an unexpected return from someone closer to home.

As Cecil tries to buy his way back into Bella’s affections, and Lucian and Constance acknowledge their mutual attraction, Nish aims to strike a blow against Mussolini’s Fascists.

Cecil becomes embroiled with gangsters who have taken over the local casino. With Nish on the run and now being hunted by Danioni, Bella and Lucian must help him avoid arrest.

Rose and Alice spring surprises on their returns to Portofino, and Cecil schemes to take control of the Hotel, while Bella thinks she has discovered the inspector’s identity.

Bella schemes to thwart Cecil’s plans to take control of the Hotel, to help get Nish safe and to save Lucian and Rose’s marriage, while arranging an assignation with an old flame.

During the big casino night, as an act of masculine bravado threatens its future, Bella acts decisively to salvage her investment in the Hotel Portofino, but at what cost?

Executive producer Walter Iuzzolino offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the art, architecture, food, beaches and secret romances in the village of Portofino, Italy -- the setting for the series "Hotel Portofino."