Hilton Sorrento Palace Italy Trip Reports and Reviews

[MIKEM]

Absolutely fabulous place!

I had a five night stay for two rooms using points. I was upgraded to a large suite with two full baths, treadmill & elliptical trainer, floor to ceiling mirror on entire wall, private balcony with ocean view and entire wall mirrored (this was the room for me and Mrs. MIKEM). The other room was next to ours and was a large executive room with a private balcony that overlooked the ocean.

Upon entering the room there was a bottle of chilled champagne and a jar of local lemon sweets. The other room had a set of three local liquors. There was made service three times per day. Each morning in my room we received another new local gift.

The executive lounge is the best I have ever been in. It is on the top floor of the hotel and offers a spectacular view of the Bay of Naples. There is free food all day long and the food items are changed three times per day. They have two champagnes, two white wines and two red wines out at all times. There is sodas, juices, waters, etc. There is an indoor lounge with air-conditioning and outside patio. The patio has a private Executive swimming pool that is open until 11:00 PM. The lounge is never crowded.

The staff is very nice and welcoming. My entire family had a wonderful stay here. The entire family liked this place better than the HWV.

So, as a Diamond, this stay could not have been better. Two thumps up for the Hilton Sorrento Palace!

[kymbakitty]

Originally Posted by MIKEM

Absolutely fabulous place!

I had a five night stay for two rooms using points. I was upgraded to a large suite with two full baths, treadmill & elliptical trainer, floor to ceiling mirror on entire wall, private balcony with ocean view and entire wall mirrored (this was the room for me and Mrs. MIKEM). The other room was next to ours and was a large executive room with a private balcony that overlooked the ocean.

Upon entering the room there was a bottle of chilled champagne and a jar of local lemon sweets. The other room had a set of three local liquors. There was made service three times per day. Each morning in my room we received another new local gift.

The executive lounge is the best I have ever been in. It is on the top floor of the hotel and offers a spectacular view of the Bay of Naples. There is free food all day long and the food items are changed three times per day. They have two champagnes, two white wines and two red wines out at all times. There is sodas, juices, waters, etc. There is an indoor lounge with air-conditioning and outside patio. The patio has a private Executive swimming pool that is open until 11:00 PM. The lounge is never crowded.

The staff is very nice and welcoming. My entire family had a wonderful stay here. The entire family liked this place better than the HWV.

So, as a Diamond, this stay could not have been better. Two thumps up for the Hilton Sorrento Palace!

I have never heard of a room like that....wow, that sounds fabulous. We will be staying there next year for six night (six nights in Rome, six nights here).

Would you mind giving more info as to what you did? Places you saw, etc? Did you rent a car? Was the shuttle available at the hotel for you to take to town?

I could never understand why this hotel was only a level 3....weird, huh?

Thanks.

Dawn

[MIKEM]

Originally Posted by kymbakitty

I have never heard of a room like that....wow, that sounds fabulous. We will be staying there next year for six night (six nights in Rome, six nights here).

Would you mind giving more info as to what you did? Places you saw, etc? Did you rent a car? Was the shuttle available at the hotel for you to take to town?

I could never understand why this hotel was only a level 3....weird, huh?

Thanks.

Dawn

Dawn,

Very good questions.
First, while there you just walk into town. It is 10-15 minutes, maybe less, and if you can not handle that you should not go to Italy. From the Executive lounge I might be able to hit a golf ball with a driver and mid iron to the town center, if that means anything to you.

The shopping in the town is quite good. You can spend a few days exploring the town. My wife and two teen daughters loved shopping there.

You must go to Positano on the Amalfi Coast. I chose to rent a car and drive the coast. However, I have driven in Europe a lot and may be a better than average driver. It's not too bad to drive and you can see what you want. If you do not drive, then take the bus tour along the Amalfi Coast and see the cities.

Capri is nice but, it is difficult to see on a day trip from Sorrento. It would be better to stay the night on Capri or it may not be worth the trip.

We stayed four days in Rome and two in Florence before staying at Sorrento. So, we were all "toured" out and wanted to relax. The Hilton Sorrento is great for relaxing.

You can get a pass for free admission to the beach from the front desk. You must do this at least once.

We were there last week and it was hot. Therefore, we did not do Pompeii.

I will be glad to give you more info if you want to email me.

[Football Fan]

Originally Posted by MIKEM

I will be glad to give you more info if you want to email me.

MIKEM, thank you very much for the report, I am also very interested in more info .

[JAP]

MIKEM,

My wife and I will also be visiting the Sorrento Hilton. We will be there from 29th Aug to 3rd Sept and like what I hear from your report ! We are HH Diamond and have emailed the hotel to ask nicely for a good room ...

If you want to publish more info on this thread then great ! Otherwise, pls include me on any further info as it is our first time in Sorrento ....

Regards,

John P.

[upgrader]

Anyone know what kind of treatment an HH Gold can expect? Upgrades, executive floor, etc.?

[MIKEM]

Originally Posted by upgrader

Anyone know what kind of treatment an HH Gold can expect? Upgrades, executive floor, etc.?

By far the most important benefit is the lounge access and as a Gold you will have that. I would not sweat the rest. Even if you got the room I did, you would not want to spend any time in it because the lounge is sooo much better. BTW, all I did was make a reservation and the HSP did the rest on their own. I'm sure you will be taken care of if you go. Also, I was not on the Executive floor and I do not know if there is a specific floor assigned to that title. The nicer rooms could be scattered. The Exec. Lounge is on the 7th floor.

[TEDD1747]

Thanks so much for the Naples report.I had planned on asking about it this AM, and when I entered forum you had already done so. You mentioned staying in Rome; did you happen to stay at the Hilton property as well, if not any suggestions?

Originally Posted by MIKEM

Dawn,

Very good questions.
First, while there you just walk into town. It is 10-15 minutes, maybe less, and if you can not handle that you should not go to Italy. From the Executive lounge I might be able to hit a golf ball with a driver and mid iron to the town center, if that means anything to you.

The shopping in the town is quite good. You can spend a few days exploring the town. My wife and two teen daughters loved shopping there.

You must go to Positano on the Amalfi Coast. I chose to rent a car and drive the coast. However, I have driven in Europe a lot and may be a better than average driver. It's not too bad to drive and you can see what you want. If you do not drive, then take the bus tour along the Amalfi Coast and see the cities.

Capri is nice but, it is difficult to see on a day trip from Sorrento. It would be better to stay the night on Capri or it may not be worth the trip.

We stayed four days in Rome and two in Florence before staying at Sorrento. So, we were all "toured" out and wanted to relax. The Hilton Sorrento is great for relaxing.

You can get a pass for free admission to the beach from the front desk. You must do this at least once.

We were there last week and it was hot. Therefore, we did not do Pompeii.

I will be glad to give you more info if you want to email me.

[360guy]

I was there 5 days last month as a Gold on an award stay. I had lounge access, great room and all the benfits described in previous threads.
We drove from Rome to Sorrento (3 hours), returned the car to Hertz (2 minutes from hotel) and for the next 5 days used taxis($$$), buses, trains and boats to go to Capri, Pompeii, Amalfi, and Ravello. We did not go to Naples because of its serious crime problems.
This hotel is one of Hilton finest managed hotels in Europe and is the best use of HHonors points.

[MIKEM]

Originally Posted by TEDD1747

Thanks so much for the Naples report.I had planned on asking about it this AM, and when I entered forum you had already done so. You mentioned staying in Rome; did you happen to stay at the Hilton property as well, if not any suggestions?

Ted, welcome to flyertalk.

I did not stay at a Hilton when seeing Rome. I did however, stay one night at the Hilton Rome Airport, the night before I departed from FCO. This Hilton is part of the airport and is a 35 Euro taxi ride into Rome.

There are too many question that need to be answered with regard to a stay in Rome and I do not want to take this thread in that direction. If you look through the Flyertalk forums you will see travel in Rome as a place to search. I did use a website called Venere to book my Rome hotel. It has a great interactive hotel search and can pin point the location you want.

[Luca T.]

Ciao!
I am new to this forum, but as far as I am Italian and I see there are many people wishing to stay in Sorrento I think I can help.
I also had the pleasure to stay at the Hilton in Sorrento (on the cheapest rate possible as already that was very expencive for me!:-)
Absolutelly you don't have to miss a trip to Amalfi and its spectacular Cathedral and also go to Capri and take a boat tour to visit the "Grotta azzurra" a natural sea cavern where imperator Tiberius was swimming.
Another city on the coast worth a visit is Vietri with its typical production of artistic ceramics.
At this point, due to the high desnsity of points of interest on the costa, I suggest to take the risk to rent a car and drive along the sea side route. Drivers in Napoli are famous all over the world and even if I live in Italy and am Italian myself I noticed that it is true what they say...they are a real danger. Anyway, landscapes and smaller cities that you would otherwise miss will definitely be worth while.
I hope these were some useful suggestions, if you need to ask more or to ask me some info/help about trips to Italy don't exhitate as I want to help as much as I can this great community.
Ciao

[SanDiego1K]

Wecome to Flyertalk, Luca! It's great to see an Italian posting. You're a rare breed on Flyertalk, and we look forward to learning from you.

[TEDD1747]

Mike

Thanks, I'll take a look at the website.

Originally Posted by MIKEM

Ted, welcome to flyertalk.

I did not stay at a Hilton when seeing Rome. I did however, stay one night at the Hilton Rome Airport, the night before I departed from FCO. This Hilton is part of the airport and is a 35 Euro taxi ride into Rome.

There are too many question that need to be answered with regard to a stay in Rome and I do not want to take this thread in that direction. If you look through the Flyertalk forums you will see travel in Rome as a place to search. I did use a website called Venere to book my Rome hotel. It has a great interactive hotel search and can pin point the location you want.

[JDiver]

Grazie, Luca T., e benvenuto! Your advice will be helfpul to those of us who will be visiting beautiful Sorrento! We hope to see you some morehere. Ciao!

[InHoc]

Does anybody know what the weather is like in Sorrento in March?