maureen greville
20/09/2009 - cardiff
This is a delightful hotel. Service is excellent, the rooms are very clean although perhaps in need of a little refurbishment. My pillows were too hard but the chamber maid soon sorted that, she was a most obliging young lady. Although our balcony was small we had an exceptional view over the bay to Vesuvius. We stayed on a half-board basis and the food was excellent and plentiful. The restaurant was very efficiently run and Nino, our charming Head Waiter, took the time and trouble to help me with my Italian, even asking me to read the menu in Italian every night and giving me marks out of 10 for my pronunciation and comprehension! The swimming pool is superb and large enough to allow you to burn off all those extra calories, although, it is rather cold until you get used to it. Bar prices are very reasonable compared with the rest of Sorrento and again, we had excellent service from the friendly bar staff. All in all, this has been a wonderful holiday, from start to finish. It was our first visit to Sorrento and although we had looked at other hotels before finally choosing this one, we are so glad we did. We hope to return next year. In fact, I would return right now if I could. A week was just not long enough...and I need more Italian lessons!