Grand Hotel De La Ville Sorrento

Grand Hotel De La Ville sits in the centre of Sorrento, close enough to the seafront to reach it on foot. From the hotel — and from many of the rooms — you can look out across the Gulf of Naples to Mount Vesuvius on the far shore.

Rooms are furnished in traditional Sorrento style and each has a private balcony. Some balconies overlook the hotel gardens; others face the sea. All rooms have air conditioning, a minibar, and soundproofing. The hotel has more than one restaurant, serving a range of dishes through the day.

The rooftop terrace holds a swimming pool, useful on a warm afternoon in the south of Italy.

Several local sites are within easy reach on foot. The Museo Correale, which holds decorative arts and paintings from the region, is close by. So is the Vallone dei Mulini, a deep natural gorge cut into the tufa rock in the middle of town. Villa Fiorentino, a short walk away, is a public garden used for exhibitions and cultural events.