Hotel Admiral, Sorrento, Italy
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Hotel Admiral, Sorrento
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- Address: 218 Via Marina Grande - Sorrento - 80065 - Italy
- Phone: 0818782644
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- URL: http://www.gigliohotels.it
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- Rooms: 62
"As has been said the views here are magnificent and the staff in this hotel are very friendly and..."
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Great views
Submitted by: John in 07/10/07
- Age Group: 41 - 50
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type: Family Traveller
As has been said the views here are magnificent and the staff in this hotel are very friendly and helpful. I'm not a British breakfast fan at any time so can't comment on the food put on especially for British tourists but the rest of the breakfast was fine. However the manager paid no attention to us until the last day and then when we were leaving wanted to remind us to complete the forms favourably about the hotel. The staff manage to go about their jobs without any help from him.
Dissappointing
Submitted by: Isobel in 09/22/06
- Age Group: 41 - 50
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type:
We were recommended this hotel for it's location and it's charm. Unfortunately, for us, it lacked both! It's location is out of the way and after early morning doesn't get any sun. The hike upto Sorrento itself is, shall we say, challening!! The steps, as a previous reviewer, commented as, senic and relaxed, was just that, as every few seconds you had to stop to grasp some air into your lungs!!! The senic part was viewing holy pictures at every stop!!! Was this an omen! This hotel does look lovely on the internet pictures but in reality it is out of the way and quite basic. The towels in the bathroom were grey and so thin! However, the rooms were clean. The breakfast was based on scrambled eggs and bacon (one morning the eggs were cold and glued together!) but the evening meals were really nice. There was no privacy as the deckchairs were lined up elbow to elbow and the pool wasn't very inviting with broken plastic patio chairs placed around. A very small hotel, which, I believe prides itself on being small and friendly, but if you are used to all the staff constantly appearing from nowwhere and constantly flattering you at every opportunity, well, this is the hotel for you. We did eventually, take refuge in another hotel, The Contential, which was 10 times better (and I realise more expensive) but going there for a drink and coffee at the end of an evening was no more expensive than the Admiral. We didn't like that fact we couldn't pay for our drinks as we went along. The staff insisted (quite forceable) we put everything on our room number. Sorrento wasn't our cup of tea, but I think we would have found it much more enjoyable had we stayed in a nicer hotel in a better location. My knee hasn't been the same since, but my lungs have!!!
Great Location for Hotel
Submitted by: Trevor in 09/03/06
- Age Group: 41 - 50
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type: Mature Couple
The Hotel Admiral was in the prefect location for us with an easy 15 minute walk into town (scenic route up steps). Alternatively, there was a frequent local bus service (costing 1 euro) or hotel courtesy transport (not used). Marina Grande where the hotel is situated, is a typical old Italian working fishing port with a good selection of restaurants nearby. The Hotel staff were helpful and friendly. Our room was clean (daily maid service) with a good sea view as requested, the air conditioning however would benefit from lagging to reduce noise levels. Breakfast was generally good (described as basic), however butter was rancid and the fruit juice was difficult to determine type as water content was high, the milk was also watery. Evening meals had a good choice of varied menu options (starters, main & dessert) and were of good quality. Wine was also reasonably priced. As commented above the location is the Admirals main attraction. We would use this hotel again.
The Admiral must try harder !
Submitted by: Steve in 08/08/06
- Age Group: 41 - 50
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type: Young Couple
Think again if you are considering this hotel and you are used to decent standards. The hotel apparently was refurbished in 2004 but you would not think so, it is very scruffy and dirty, we had to insist on a new shower curtain as ours was covered in black mould. The towels are dirty white and threadbare and the rooms need completely repainting. The food was acceptable but all the butter was rancid and the breakfast menu was monotonous, scrambled eggs and “steamed” bacon every day. The staff and waiters tried hard but it did remind us a bit of Fawlty Towers, and at the end of the week they all became rather too nice in anticipation of a large tip! We had booked a room with a restricted sea view but ended up looking straight into another building, but after making a lot of fuss ended up being moved to a sea view room. Mind you, we had to take our shower curtain with us as the one there was also disgusting. Other people there were also complaining about their rooms but were not lucky enough to get moved, so make sure you avoid rooms 119, 118, 117 and 116. Be safe and book a sea view room and insist it is at the front of the hotel. The sun terrace is small and only has deck chairs rather than sun beds and the pool was dirty. We spent all of our time on the local bathing platform which was spotlessly clean and reasonably priced with comfortable sun beds. The position of the hotel is great and a decent manager would be able to rectify most of the problems, but it seems a lot of people are happy to put up with the standards there. We only paid half price for the holiday on a late deal and this is all it was worth. If you are paying full price then you can do a lot better.
Relaxing Place
Submitted by: Neal in 03/21/06
- Age Group: 41 - 50
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type: Relaxation Seeker
We were a party of three couples on a five day holiday to Italy for the first time. The hotel was excellent value for money as far as we were concerned. We classed it as a low to medium 3 star by comparison with other hotels we had stayed in. Staff were really friendly - the little bar man told us his life-story one night. The waiters were very helpful, especially Antonio (he did smell of alcohol at breakfast though - but there again so did we!!). Our rooms had a superb view of Vesuvious, were clean and comfortable. Other guests seemed to be happy and we got on well with another couple from England(apart from a grumpy German bloke who shouted at me to shut the door to the balcony one evening without saying please - so obviously I ignored him).
Food was good but not spectacular so I'd recommend that you go into town because the cafes and restaurants are many and varied in Sorrento.
The only drawback, which didn't bother us too much, was that the hotel is at the bottom of a cliff and requires a steep ten minutes walk up hill to the main town. The hotel does provide an infrequent courtesy bus however.
If I go back to Sorrento I would certainly consider staying at the Admiral again.
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