Sorrento Hotel Reviews

We had a few trips booked through the rep - we went up Mount Vesuvius ( check the weather & take a cardigan etc as it gets very windy as well as decent footwear ) and riun town of Pompeii. We were left to walk up the mountain at our own pace then taken to Pompeii and given a walk through the ruins with our guide while she explanined what things were. She didnt seem to know much apart from her practised speech as I overheard someone asking her a simple question which she didnt know the answer to! We also went to Rome in a Day - never again! We were stuck in traffic for nearly 2 hours ( traffic accident ) then rushed through the whole day to make the time back. We had to literally run back to the coach to make it on time! We saw Vatican City, the Sisteen Chapel, the Coliseum & the Roman Forum Gardens. We set of at 7.10am and arrived back at the hotel at 10.30pm - it was a long day. Our last trip was to the Isle of Capri. We had a boat ride halfway around the island and went up the chair lift to the highest part of the Island called Anacapri ( 12 mins up 12 mins down, you get scooped up in the chair and swept away to the top - I needed a whisky at the top! ) Sorrento town mainly sells leather goods, lemon items or inlaid wood furniture & knick knacks. They also have shops selling junk like keyrings etc. There seems to be quite a few clothes & jewellry shops too. There is a main strip of shops as well as the backstreet ones where I found things to be cheaper. The main strip becomes pedestrianised in the evening. The English Inn is very boring & Chaplins the Irish bar ( ran by and Italian couple ) gets packed after 9pm. The roads of Sorrento are not for the faint hearted - watch out for the mopeds.

not a beach holiday unless you want to pay 20 pounds to get a sun bed and sit on the beach or want a good drink gin and tonic about 6 pounds

Sorrento is a great base for getting around, places like Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi coast are all within easy striking distance. Daily life is based around the main square, Piazza Tasso and is the perfect spot for a morning cappuccino and people watching.

Lovely town, plenty of narrow backstreets to explore. Main shopping area traffic free in the evenings, which was lovely. Very well placed for getting boats/buses (we'd recommend the open topped ones) to surrounding areas - Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Naples, Capri, Ischia, Vesuvius, Pompeii, Herculaneum - loads to see and do if you can drag yourself away from the view!

I really enjoyed my stay in Sorrento-i am looking forward to going back a bit more clued up. It is very expensive-but there are cheaper options if you look for them. The restaraunts & bars in the centre are expensive but there are cheaper places in amongst the more residential streets. Taxis were so so so expensive and they tried to get as much money off you as possible-some drives we encountered didnt even offer your change back, we had to ask for it and he wasnt too pleased. The fares go up at night. We stayed in the Esperidi Resort which was about a 30 min stroll from the centre-our taxi fare home was 40 euro!! Next time we'll make use of the buses and trains. Another thing that cost money was the 'beach'. There is a stretch of deck chairs all squished together along the water and you have to pay to get down on to it. Im pretty sure that a lounger cost extra. Theres plenty more to do and see in Sorrento-just a walk around town entertained us for hours. So beautiful with awesome views-such a romantic place. Try and get to pompei if you do visit sorrento-its stunning.