Holiday in Rome followed by Sorrento, help needed please!

jbellj

I am going to Italy in August, expecting to spend a long weekend in Rome, followed by a week in Sorrento.

Is anyone able to suggest some nice budget hotels in either location?

Thanks

jbellj

VickyA_2

OH and I are going to Rome for 4 days in August. We're staying at the Hotel Duca D'Alba, not far from the Colusseum.

www.hotelducadalba.com

OH got the best deal through contacting the hotel direct at 100 Euros per night. I've stayed there before and it's absolutely lovely, but this is our honeymoon.

irishspur

if you don't want a hotel in rome try this website, https://www.rentalinrome.com
its got some really cool apartments there, i stayed in the Alex apartment in the Colesseum area. follow the link and you'll find it, everything you'll need is at most 200m from the apartemnt, pubs, restaurants, shops, honestly it's the best value i found

annie-c

http://www.mamicamilla.com/

This is not a hotel, but a beautiful smallholding, converted into a B & B and cookery school. The B & B rates are very reasonable and for around 15 euro per person you can book in to have a 3-4 course meal prepared by the cookery school guests , with as much home made wine as you can drink. It's about a mile or so out of the main town of Sorrento, but on the bus and train routes to anywhere you could go on the Neapolitan coast. And given that Sorrento is so busy, it's about the right distance from the centre.

annie-c

This isn't a referral by the way - I've stayed there on holiday and would definitely go back!

jbellj

annie-c wrote:

http://www.mamicamilla.com/

This is not a hotel, but a beautiful smallholding, converted into a B & B and cookery school.

I had seen this place mentioned in the Rough Guide. How is placed for getting back from the Town Centre at night?

Neil_Taylor

Don't know of cheap places in Sorrento, but try the Amalfi Drive

Cheapest and best trip in the world.

The local bus from Sorrento Station forecourt. Buy ticket in the station bar.
Last year a two hour ticket was about Euro 1.80
Sit on the right of the bus (if you've a head for heights)
Cancel the ticket as you get on the bus.

You can do the same back from Amalfi. or Portofino, but you need another ticket.

Buses about 40min intervals.

Or from Amalfi you can take the Aliscafi (Hydrofoil) back to Sorrento - a forty minute coastal cruise, for, I think, 7 euros
The last one leaves about 5.00pm.

There hasn't been a year when we haven't had at least one break a year somewhere in Italy, and Ive never found a place I wouldn't revisit.

Ciao

Neil Taylor
specially in August, but best value trip out is

annie-c

jbellj wrote:

I had seen this place mentioned in the Rough Guide. How is placed for getting back from the Town Centre at night?

Buses run til 11.30pm ish I think

After that, it's about a 20-30 minute walk from the main square, which is quite pleasant in warm weather, just mind the cobbles if you're tipsy and wearing heels! :mad:

Taxis can be quite expensive even for a short journey- they try to fleece the holiday makers, but if you're firm they give in and charge normal prices (about 5-10 euro).

I can't really remember it being a problem; it's only about a mile away, we walked, but the alcohol made us a bit slow.... :rotfl:


The only downside to Sorrento is the noise of the scooters; everyone young drives around on them, it sounds like hundreds of chainsaws going around, so unless you are in a sound-proofed hotel, then staying outside the centre is a real bonus, if you want some peace!!!

annie-c

Neil_Taylor wrote:

Don't know of cheap places in Sorrento, but try the Amalfi Drive

Cheapest and best trip in the world.

The local bus from Sorrento Station forecourt. Buy ticket in the station bar.
Last year a two hour ticket was about Euro 1.80
Sit on the right of the bus (if you've a head for heights)
Cancel the ticket as you get on the bus.

You can do the same back from Amalfi. or Portofino, but you need another ticket.

Buses about 40min intervals.

Yes! Don't go with a tour operator - go on a local bus. Very exciting and cheap, and you can stop at lots of places along the coast. Amalfi is beautiful!

SCOYA

Try https://www.romeby.com which lists all types of accommodation. Together with https://www.tripadvisor.com where you'll get recommendations from other travellers on accommodation. Good Luck and enjoy your holiday.

Rhiannon_of_Woolamai

When we went to Sorrento we stayed at St. Agata. Which is a little village on the hill above Sorrento.

The buses run frequently up and down the hill into Sorrento, and it was a much nicer, quieter (lots of 2 stroke moped noise in Sorrento) and more Italian.

We just turned up (October time) and went to the local tourist info. They found us a really cheap, and really nice B&B with balcony overlooking the surrounding countryside and sea. There are lots of restaurants too in St Agata - fabulous pizza. It was a really nice genuine Italian experience - shopping in the local shops, eating out at local restaurants filled with Italians, where as down below Sorrento is full of tour companies and tourists!

The blurb on the web says of St Agata: SANT'AGATA SUI DUE GOLFI
Well known for its healthy air and organic vegetables. The village itself is in a very good location. Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi and Nerano can all be easily reached either by car or bus. Nerano and Massalubrense’s small port are both typical mediterranean fishing villages, where you can taste the local seafood, hire small boats or simply relax whilst enjoying a long, cool drink.

Fraid I can't remember the B&B's name, but I'd certainly recommend staying in the village. It was a great base for exploring the coast down to Amalfi and Postiano (ps really cheap antique chandeliers in the antiques shops there). We also drove around a bit and found some great little quite beaches suitable for sitting chilling at the bar, or going for a quick swim (you wouldn't want to swim in the sea at Sorrento itself as it's a bit scummy)