Best Western Hotel La Solara

“Wonderful hotel in the beautiful Sorrento Hillside”

Excellent location for day trips out to the Amalfi coast and Pompeii! This hotel has been a wonderful base after our busy site-seeing holiday! It was a great location to reach Ravello, Pompeii and Nerano by car and Amalfi / Positano / Capri by boat. The hotel runs a free hourly shuttle bus into Sor… more

Excellent location for day trips out to the Amalfi coast and Pompeii! This hotel has been a wonderful base after our busy site-seeing holiday! It was a great location to reach Ravello, Pompeii and Nerano by car and Amalfi / Positano / Capri by boat. The hotel runs a free hourly shuttle bus into Sorrento which made getting into the centre much easier. Highlights- • Delicious 3 course evening meal with a variety of choices and children’s meals on request. Breakfast had pancakes, smoked salmon, bacon, eggs and cereals and lots more! • Massive pool with lots of sun loungers and towels provided. • The views! The hotel is set in the beautiful hillside of Sorrento with incredible sunset views during our evening meals. • Comfortable bar area to relax with a cocktail and live music of an evening. (Live music was on 3 times during our 8 night stay) • Helpful, welcoming staff who go above and beyond to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. • Family friendly. My son had requested a milkshake (not on menu) and the wonderful bartender made him a delicious one each evening! I would 100% recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to visit Sorrento and the Amalfi coast.

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“A fantastic hotel for Sorrento”

Myself and my new Husband decided to spend our honeymoon at this hotel, we really wanted to stay in Sorrento and came across La Solara as the location was great, the reviews on here were really good and reassuring and they also offered gluten free options as I have Coeliac Disease. Overall, we wer… more

Myself and my new Husband decided to spend our honeymoon at this hotel, we really wanted to stay in Sorrento and came across La Solara as the location was great, the reviews on here were really good and reassuring and they also offered gluten free options as I have Coeliac Disease. Overall, we were very happy with our stay at the hotel. The highlights were definitely visiting Sorrento itself, and the surrounding towns/cities: -Sorrento - we visited twice as there's so much to do/see, fab shops, lots of eaterys (great for gluten free!). -Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius (booked a tour through Tui - it was okay but rushed) -Capri (I wouldn't recommend visiting here. Too busy, overpopulated and very expensive. We spent most of our time queuing or waiting for transport to get in & out of Capri. Don't waste your time. -Amalfi Coast; Positano, Amalfi & Ravello (all beautiful places!) (We booked a tour through Viatour; which was really worth its money & time!) -Herculaneum (caught the train ourselves, so glad we did as we thought the tour to Pompeii was rushed and we barely saw the sights). Back to the hotel; here are my pros & cons: Pro: Clean, well-serviced, friendly staff - very accommodating Pro: Great evening meals - three courses every evening. If you have a food allergy, the manager on the night will speak to you every evening to sort your dinner. Pro: Location! Great spot, out of the way of the business of Sorrento. The hotel run a shuttle bus service every hour which was so handy for us! Pro: We checked in late to the hotel - we emailed ahead and they sorted a plate of food for us to have at midnight. Con: We did email in advance to share the news it was our honeymoon. On the Tui website, it says for special occasions, a complimentary bottle of fizz will be placed in the room. This didn't happen - we were quite disappointed! Con: The pool was cold and it does shut at 6pm. After a day of sight-seeing/ traveling, we'd of loved to have spent some more time by the pool. Con: Our bedroom was located above the reception so we were woken up every morning around 4am-5am with delivery vans. Not very relaxing for your holiday. Con: The mattress and pillows were sadly rock hard. The shower was old and sprayed water everywhere. In summary, I would recommend this hotel but I wouldn't stay again because the target audience was quite a lot older than ourselves so we found the evenings lacking so we did pop into Sorrento for the night life via the shuttle bus. The decor is also very traditional (not a problem) but not my taste either. The breakfast was okay but having toast and scrambled egg every morning was lacking. The staff were so friendly and very generous, nothing was a problem, especially being gluten free, we both felt looked after and happy! We both had a lovely honeymoon. :)

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“La Solara”

We’re in agreement with other reviewer comments - top marks for cleanliness, it’s spacious, quiet, friendly, attentive, the food is also excellent - our room was really nice with a big seaview balcony, the 23x12m pool, pool area and bar section are also impressive. The staff seem like a big family… more

We’re in agreement with other reviewer comments - top marks for cleanliness, it’s spacious, quiet, friendly, attentive, the food is also excellent - our room was really nice with a big seaview balcony, the 23x12m pool, pool area and bar section are also impressive. The staff seem like a big family and this gives the hotel a very homely friendly feeling. As one other reviewer noted, it’s not really suited for post evening meal strolling roundabout, but the excellent shuttle bus will zip you into and back from Sorrento in no time. One local highlight is if you cross the road, head towards the beach, turn right in the olive grove onto a path - this brings you to the cobbled path to Bagni Regina Giovanna, a grotto to swim in and the bay adjoining where if you swim to the rocks and you have a waterproof camera you’ll get a dramatic Vesuvius photo. We had this bay to ourselves one lunchtime for about 20minutes, it was magic and I’ll never forget it. Holidays are about memories after all, and we’ve got some fine ones from here, Grazie Mille, Hotel Solara.

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“Great place for a relaxing holiday”

A lovely hotel with all the amenities you could wish for. The staff are very kind and helpful and nothing is too much trouble. The food is excellent - I was wondering what to expect given some of the comments from previous reviewers but there is something for all tastes and the fish dishes are part… more

A lovely hotel with all the amenities you could wish for. The staff are very kind and helpful and nothing is too much trouble. The food is excellent - I was wondering what to expect given some of the comments from previous reviewers but there is something for all tastes and the fish dishes are particular good. The gala dinner on the last night is superb and the event itself lasts for 2 hours with several courses to be enjoyed plus an excellent piano player!! However if you want to walk to the nearby attractions of the main town this isn’t possible as it is a good 10 minute ride by the very convenient free shuttle bus. This runs until 11:15 in the evening so if you want to travel into Sorrento itself you can. I personally like to go for a walk after dinner but this isn’t achievable as the road is very narrow with a lot of traffic most of the time and dark at night with nowhere close by to go to. This is the only minus I could find. The rooms are very well appointed with a safe and a mini bar and mine was spotlessly clean. The hairdryer is of the usual hotel standard so would suggest taking your own if you want something more powerful. Also the room description says that an iron is provided in each room which isn’t the case. The pool, bar and restaurant are all really well served with a good menu choice at lunchtime. There are a number of trips to various places - the Amalfi Coast Gems is particularly good even on a drizzly day. The half day to Pompei is very interesting but be prepared for lots of walking during the 2 hour site visit with lots of rugged terrain so if you’re infirm or a bit wobbly I would suggest to give it a miss. I was told that both the Lemon Farm and the Pizza making trips are particularly good but unfortunately didn’t have time to go on either myself. All in all I had a lovely holiday and would pass on your thanks to all the staff for their care and attention. Ciao for now!!

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