Hotel Jaccarino

I’m really loath to give this hotel a bad review because the staff are excellent - attentive, helpful and old fashioned sort of polite. In fact the whole hotel can be summed up by that phrase - it’s politely old fashioned. Pictures on the wall chronicle how it has changed over the years, and the most recent is dated 1952! That said, our room was comfortable and clean, though basic. Tiled floors throughout, so slippery when wet. Coastline views are exceptional, if you have one. Clients (including us) all tended to be of a certain age. No children. This could be a positive or a negative feature, depending upon your circumstances. However, everyone we spoke to agreed the distance from any of the main towns was a consistent negative. There is a regular shuttle service between the hotel and Sorrento, which needs to be booked. This can be a bit limiting if you just want to do your own thing. We had a half board deal, useful if you don’t want to have to find your own way back after dinner in town, when the shuttle service stops running. Unfortunately, the food is clearly produced on a tight budget. That’s fine, we understand businesses have to survive, but for us food is one of the reasons we choose Italy and sadly it was a little disappointing. Edible but not delicious. Thankfully there’s a quaint hill village nearby (walkable) with some decent restaurants. Entertainment is put on in the hotel on some evenings. We saw a duo playing and singing all the usual songs for the older audience. They seemed to go down very well. Lots of guests also seemed to enjoy playing cards in the evening. If you can take yourself back to the 1970s when continental holidays from the UK were becoming more popular, this hotel would have been a great choice. Lying by a pool is not our style of holiday, so I know there is a pool, but can’t comment further. There are loads of interesting places to see and things to do in the region - all at a price, of course. So …… would we stay again? No. Reasons? Location a bit inconvenient for exploring and half board menu not to our liking. Everything else dated but still perfectly adequate and staff were tremendous. A 4/5 review may seem a little generous, given the comments above. I don’t want to give the impression this is a bad hotel - it’s not, but it’s just not the right one for us.

The stay in this beautiful old and classic hotel is excellent and memorable Excellent service from each and every staff The owner Roberto is an extremely energetic person taking care of the staff and his gusts His presence makes the dinner hall lively Somany beautiful paintings The view from balcony is soo nice The shuttle bus is a plus point for the stay in this calm area away from the busy town Thank you for the nice hospitality