We had an excellent 10 days in Rome and Sorre...
Italy | Oct 23 - Nov 1, 2024

Steven
Steven F.
Australia | Reviewed on Nov 02, 2024

We had an excellent 10 days in Rome and Sorrento. Everything worked well with great transfers, good hotels and excursions. The excursions we went on were all good but in hindsight private tours in Rome would have been better for us. Rome is extremely busy and in groups of 12 plus it’s often hard to hear the guide. The accommodation was as described, clean and of a good standard. Sorrento was an excellent base to explore the Amalfi coast and Pompeii.

Hotel Reviews
Royal Suite Trinita dei Monti
Rome

The hotel is in a great location on the Spanish Steps. Drinks in the courtyard at sunset was fantastic. However it is hard to access with luggage via a tiny elevator. The rooms whilst very nice were all quite different eg: our room had an extremely small bathroom but a big bedroom. The hotel only has eight rooms and is one floor is a residential building.

Authenticity & Character
Bathroom in unit 27
Location
Proximity to many attractions and Metro
Staff
Very helpful.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hotel Continental
Sorrento

Great location close to the old town and the beach/port area. Rooms were spacious, clean, and staff were very helpful. Very quiet of a night to sleeping was easy.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Room Mate Filippo
Rome

An excellent B&B in the Barberini area. Modern, clean comfortable rooms. Staff were very caring and helpful.

Authenticity & Character
Modern, clean, quiet and well located.
Location
Close to plenty of attractions and the Metro.
Staff
My partner injured her knee travelling to Rome and the staff were very caring and helpful.
Cleanliness & Comfort
The place was spotless.
Activity Reviews
Colosseum, Roman Forums and Palatine Hill
Colosseum, Roman Forums and Palatine Hill
Rome

The tour was too big and it was hard to hear the guide. Going to the Coliseum at 11 was too late on the day as the coliseum gets very crowded. We visited the Forum and Palatine Hill before and this could have been done first

Quality of Experience
Smaller groups
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Better audio systems.
Vatican & Sistine Chapel - Small Group Tour
Vatican & Sistine Chapel - Small Group Tour
Rome

The guide was knowledgeable and spoke well. We only passed by the art in the Vatican Museum with little time to appreciate it. We did not see the Raphael room or the Caravaggio’s. It felt like the Vatican Museum was the conveyor belt to the Sistine Chapel. The crush in the Sistine Chapel was awful. The tour of St Peters was good. Having been to Rome previously and seen the Museum etc, I know how good the experience can be. Too many people in small spaces.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Better audio
Pompeii  Excavations half-day Tour
Pompeii Excavations half-day Tour
Italy

Great guide and transport. The guide wasvery knowledgeable and funny. we arrived as the gates opened, so we beat the crowds. Pompeii was an amazing experience and 1/2 say was plenty of time to see the key things.

Quality of Experience
Knowledge of the guide
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Very friendly and knowledgeable
Transport
Great driver on very narrow roads
AMALFI AND POSITANO DISCOVERY BOAT TOUR IN A SMALL GROUP
AMALFI AND POSITANO DISCOVERY BOAT TOUR IN A SMALL GROUP
Sorrento

What a wonderful way to see the Amalfi coast and the towns of Positano and Amalfi. The boat was excellent for 10-12 people. The time we had in both Amalfi and Positano was enough to get a taste of both places. We every had a couple of beers/wines on the trip and this was much appreciated. However a hotel pickup would have been appreciated as we had a 20 minute walk to from the pick up point.

Quality of Experience
The boat, the driver, the guide and the hospitality.
Guides, Drivers and Staff
They loved their jobs.
Transport
Capri self guided day-trip with hydrofoil tickets
Capri self guided day-trip with hydrofoil tickets
Sorrento

At best it’s a fast ferry not a hydrofoil. The trip to Capri was fine but timing of the return trip changed without notice. At one stage we were wondering how we would get home. In the end we got a later ferry. While Capri is nice, it’s very expensive to eat and drink. The Blue Grotto closed in the early afternoon allegedly due to high tide but we suspect it closed due to lack of people.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Day at leisure in Sorrento
Day at leisure in Sorrento
Sorrento

We organised a cooking class and we had a wonderful day.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Emi Carletti