Hotel Girasole

We had an incredible stay at Hotel Girasole. The food, pool and room were lovely and it's in a great location to explore the Amalfi coast. I especially wanted to call out the receptionists for being so welcoming and friendly and going above and beyond to make sure we made the most of our stay; recommending transport, restaurants and places to visit.

Everyone at Hotel Girasole was warm, especially one of the owners –Rita…such a beautiful & caring person. I twisted my ankle in Pompeii…Nino (one of the staff) & Rita were super nice by getting me icepack and medicine before my husband was able to go to the pharmacy. The room was very clean, spacious and comfortable with a patio that looked over the beautiful garden, pool and mountains. The service was excellent…the owners & staff showed great pride for Girasole…HOSPITALITY at its BEST. This hotel is lovely for many reasons…the garden for everyone’s enjoyment was varied with many beautiful & interesting selections of plants. In the hallway of every floor, there were different themes of paintings/prints…like an art gallery. A nice size pool equipped with chairs and a bar to enjoy after a day’s excursion…that was well worth having…to cool down in the Summer…what a great amenity. Another great amenity at Girasole is the delicious FOOD. How awesome it is to know that one of the owners bake the pastries for breakfast. AND we thoroughly enjoyed the dinners offered. Every night is a different menu of excellent cuisine that is delicious & exquisite. Compliments to a great chef. The location is easily accessible to any point of interest. You just have to ask Rita and she will point you in the right direction. I totally recommend this hotel. In the future, we could easily use it as a hub & stay 2-3 weeks in beautiful & friendly Sorrento.

Hotel Girasole is nicely placed a 15 minute walk from the centre of Sorrento and a five minute walk the other way to Sant Agnello. Although only small, Agnello has some nice bars and restaurants and is very handy if you don't want the walk the other way. Placed on the main road from Sorrento to Naples, some may find it a bit noisy but, as most of the hotels are situated along it, I'd take it as part of the Italian experience unless your budget can stretch to something a bit further back. The hotel staff were welcoming, friendly and always keen to offer travel advice. The continental breakfast is more than adequate although cooked food is available for a few euros extra. The grounds are excellent and the private pool really relaxing and quiet, although the rooms are a bit brown and drab. The showers are a little claustrophobic too and a larger person may struggle in them. The Pizza tasting night is worth staying in for though. I'd highly recommend this hotel but some might prefer a room at the back if you're not good with noise.

This hotel was in a great location. Walkable from local train station one way and town center the other way. They made great recommendation on a scooter rental, and allowed us to park it behind the gate. The room was spacious and clean. The plumbing worked, but was noisy. We unfortunately booked 1/2 board room. While the breakfasts were amazing, with lots of choices the dinners were just average at best. I would recommeded booking breakfast, but suggest you try some of the local restaurants which were amazing. I also thought it was a bit strange that we were required to rent pool towels for 3 euro pp and lounge chairs also 3 euro pp. However, pool area was pleasant and pool was refreshing.

hotel was lovely, yes a little old fashioned in its décor but added to the charm. all staff were lovely and spoke excellent English and nothing was too much trouble. Just a short walk into the town. The bar area was cosy and very reasonably priced. Breakfast was excellent. Only stayed for a few days so ate out in town, I would recommend this hotel. good value for money.

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Hotel room 50, amazing view over the bay and of Vesuvius. What a vision every morning on opening balcony doors. Yes hotel on Main road but so are a lot of the bigger hotels on Sorrento as it’s a busy area. Traffic noise did not bother us. Breakfast sufficient, cold meats, eggs, toast, cereal & fruit. Lots of cake if you into that for breakfast choice. Room exceptionally clean, bathroom great. Rita on reception lovely, very helpful. Pool and gardens beautifully kept. Location 20 min walk to centre but we love walking so no problem. Road busy and a little bit of care needed on small road sections when walking. Loved our stay.

Very good,food good,staff very friendly,only problem was to many mosquitoes I was bitten lots of times I would recommend taking a very good repellent

Hotel location was handy about a 15 minute walk to the main square, although we were not staying in the hotel, when we arrived they brought us to a building around the back of the hotel - a converted house that had extra rooms in it and this is where we stayed, this was not clarified before staying and did not seem as safe as the hotel. I don't know how suitable the hotel entrance would be for children or elderly guests as the pavement ends for a good few meters before the hotel so you have to cross on a dangerous busy bend in the road or walk along the side of the road. There is a nice selection of food for breakfast, they say breakfast is 7-10, however if you turn up at 9.30 they refuse to let you sit inside, you have to sit in the garden which is not ideal when there are wasps around. If you ever want to eat in your room or on the patio of our room they charge you €1.50 to borrow a knife and fork which I was shocked at. They also have a very small snack area at the pool but you cannot pay with cash they will only let you put it on the tab for your room.

Hotel directly on the main road very busy smelly and polluted area due to the cars miles coaches etc all hours of the day and night. Air conditioning was broken the majority of the stay alongside the fridge being broken and not replaced and not being able to open the balcony door because of the fumes and noise this was not a very relaxing hotel. The shower was tiny and not well planned which led to water flooding through to the bedroom on every use and again hot! The staff were very friendly and plesent however my main concerns werent really delt woth. The pool and the garden areas being present places of sanctuary. I wouldn't recommend staying here and I will not be going back.