Hotel Alpha

Lovely clean and bright hotel. Our room was newly refurbished and the mattress, pillows and bed linen were perfect. We had a great view over the lemon groves with the sea in the distance. It can be a bit noisy through the night with the traffic as the hotel is next to a busy road but this didn’t bother us and we slept with the balcony doors open. The shower was excellent and our room came with bathrobes although the advertised slippers were missing but as the room was spotless this wasn’t an issue. There is a kettle in the room and a couple of tea bags and coffee sachets were left each day. There are no little milk pots you find in most hotels but there is a supermarket close by to buy milk. There is a lovely swimming pool with sun loungers and the pool barman was very friendly. The hotel barman was also very friendly and the bar prices reasonable. The food!!!! We were half board. Breakfast was ok but I do think rather than serving up the same thing everyday it could be varied. Rather than scrambled egg and hard boiled eggs everyday a fried, poached or possibly an omelette would be nice. There was a nice selection of cheeses, meats and cakes.,The cappuccino from the machine was less than average and considering we were surrounded by orange groves freshly squeezed juice would be nice rather than what was possibly powder mixed with water. Dinner was shocking and what was served is not what you see on the hotels social media pages. On the evenings we did dine in the hotel more went back to the kitchen than we ate. Gala night is all fish. One of our party didn’t eat fish and the head waiter. A larger gentleman (I didn’t notice his name) was very rude when we mentioned this and refused him a pizza which is apparently available most evenings but isn’t on the menu and we only found this out towards the end of our stay. Another dish was provided after speaking to another friendly waiter but our evening had already been spoiled by the rude waiter. The nicest meals I had was a mixed deep fried seafood platter and tomato soup. The hotel is 20-25 mins walk into Sorrento but there is a train station close by and for around 1.50€ each way it’s only a few mins journey although the trains stop running quite early. If you walk the coastal way it’s a nice walk. There are a few nice bars nearby. Bar Italia was our favourite. Fabulous cappuccino. We walked round to Piano di Sorrento and found a lift down to the beach where there were a few bars and a lovely restaurant. We went through the day so not sure what it’s like on an evening. The hotel is in a great location for the train station and buses . I think there might be a bus that stops by the hotel that goes directly to Sorrento during the day but we didn’t use this. We were on a jet2 package holiday and the half board option was included in the price but do think if we’d paid extra for the food we would have been disappointed. With all that said everything else about the hotel is spot on.

Lovely hotel within walking distance of Sorrento, set within peaceful grounds surrounded by lemon and orange trees. Our room was newly decorated and was very comfortable. We stayed half board and the evening meals were varied and were always well presented. Breakfast could have offered more fresh fruit and the coffee machine was a tad temperamental but other than that we had no complaints. The reason for my 5 stars is predominately down to the wonderful staff, the reception staff were outstanding always happy to help and offer up their local knowledge. All the staff in the restaurant and bar were cheerful and nothing was ever too much trouble. The cleaning staff were also brilliant and always spoke to you when you passed them. The staff are truly a credit to the hotel. Thank you Hotel Alpha for a wonderful stay.

We were in the annex which you can get to from outside (rained everyday) or through the garage!! Basic room, basic food and staff on reception (although were very friendly) inconsistent with advice given. The location though is great, 5 mins from train station but be aware all trains are usually bursting at seams! Wouldn’t return.