Our first impression of the hotel was that it was very dated. The welcome on reception could have been warmer. The rooms are basic.
We booked bed and breakfast and I’m glad we did because the breakfast was good but the restaurant menu for the evening was pretty sad and uninspiring. We ate one night after a long day we couldn’t face going out again, it was ok.
The views from the property are stunning. The pool is large and we enjoyed using it, however the first three days we were there they ran out of sunlongers, if you weren’t at the pool by 9.30 you weren’t going to get to sit down which was awful for those people with children who were unable to use the facility. The congestion eased towards the end of the stay.
You really need a car to use this hotel. It is on the outskirts of the local town and not easy to get anywhere other than a small handful of restaurants on foot. It is right next to a noisy road which, inexplicably, has emergency vehicles with sirens going practically all times of day and night.
The free shuttle service run by the hotel to Sorrento and Vico Equenese is a bonus.
We had a great holiday because we had a car and managed to get out and see the area but I don’t think you’d want to use this hotel if you didn’t.
If you do go make sure you visit the marina where there are some really lovely, reasonably priced restaurants. The walk down, and especially back up, is not for the faint hearted though…