Hotel Alpha

We chose Hotel Alpha due to its proximity to Sant Agnello station as we intended to visit Herculaneum and Pompeii during our short stay. The room was large with a balcony that faced the sea (which was further away than we thought from the website) but it was great to watch the sun going down from inside our air-conditioned room and see Vesuvius through the trees. The bathroom was a good size and everything was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was great with many different options to choose from (Tiramisu for breakfast? Why not!) We also ate out in the fruit grove two nights - the pizzas were delicious. The staff are friendly and helped us book taxis on several occasions. It was a short train ride or a 25-minute walk into Sorrento which is a lovely town to visit. For a birthday meal we went to the nearby coast at Marinella for a super meal over-looking the sea and that sunset at Paravisiello Bar & Restaurant.

The loud music until 11.30 one evening for a large coach party, this was followed up by 30-minutes of local fireworks until midnight (not much the hotel could do about that!). We also could not dine in the main restaurant one night as the coach party had its own event. There is a flight of steps to get into the reception which one of our group found difficult after a long day out, especially when the lift was out of action and we were on the second floor! Prices in the Sorrento area are expensive and Hotel Alpha cost considerably more per night than we would normally pay even though it is some distance from the town centre. The temperatures were in the mid-30s and there wasn't even a complimentary bottle of water in the room, like so many other places we have stayed at, but a small bottle in the fridge cost 2 euros when the supermarket up the road sells 2L bottles at 1.50eu. In summary it was a good place to stay but for the price it didn't have the wow factor.

Close to st agnello train station. Pool was great and plenty of sunbeds/shade.

Half board was expensive. We didnt take this up.

Staff were lovely, they upgraded our room Pool and pool service was lovely! Couple minute walk from the train station, one stop to Sorrento (€1.50) Highly recommend staying here and traveling into Sorrento, Sorrento is full of bars and restaurants and it's loud so staying outside of it is great This area also has the bus stop for Positano/amalfi

Food wasnt the best but there was lots of variety

We like the application

Grat pool for the kids and spacious garden