Panorama Palace Hotel

Mycket mycket trevlig personal, otroligt hjälpsamma med allt från parkering till frukost etc! Det som kunde varit bättre är AC'n som väldigt svag så det var varmt och fuktigt jämt på rummet, och sängarna (3 st separata 80 cm breda) kändes små och som ihopfällbara tältsängar. Endast en smal kudde per säng. Under sena kvällen sköt kryssningsfartyg höga fyrverkerier som lät som bomber, mycket störande eftersom det höll på typ 30 minuter. Tv'n på rummet var gammal så det gick inte attkoppla sin mobil för att kunna se på netflix/youtube etc. Tråkigt eftersom allt på tv-kanalerna är dubbat till italienska :/ Området var supervackert med väldigt vacker utsikt från rummet! Underbar badstrand nedanför hotellet. 15 min med bil in till Sorrento.

Veduta straordinaria sul golfo di Napoli, le camere però richiederebbero una ristrutturazione.

I think the best phrase I can use to describe the Panorama Palace Hotel is “old school.” This is meant as a compliment. The place seems to revel in both some old-style touches and more importantly old-style service which is sadly lacking in some establishments in this modern age. This old school vibe begins when you check in. The reception desk looks like something out of a bygone era, with its collection of open mail boxes for each room behind the counter. Check-in is fairly easy, submit Passports and sign a registration form. Again, reminiscent of a bygone era we weren’t asked for a credit card. I’m sure that they take them for room payments but our room was part of our vacation package so the room was prepaid. I was advised that the room tax and any other incidentals such as room service or drinks and meals billed to the room would be settled by cash. On checkout this was the case. As I didn’t see any nearby ATM machines this should be considered beforehand by those travellers who refer to go “cashless.” Once checked in we were handed our room keys. Instead of a modern card key we were handed an old-fashioned pair of keys on a ring attached to a large brass oval with our room number embossed on it. The safe key was again a separate actual key. As there was only one room key and we couldn’t slip it into a credit card slot in our phones, whenever we left the hotel, we turned it in at reception and it was placed carefully in “our” mail box until we returned. Panorama Palace Hotel is located in Meta, a town just to the east of Sorrento. It is located on top of a cliff approximately 20 metres (120 feet) above the Bay of Naples and the beach, Lido Metamere. A series of switchback roads and tunnels literally carved into the rock lead from the hotel on top down to the seafront and elsewhere. It's located at the eastern edge of this seaside town in a quiet residential area. Sorrento lays about 6 or 7 kms to the west but a public bus stops just down form the hotel and takes about 30 to 35 minutes dependent on traffic. The local commuter railway station is about a 20-minute walk away and the train then takes 8 minutes to Sorrento. There are of course taxis as well, but the cost is prohibitive. We were quoted 80 Euros one way. The hotel is a large whitewashed building of four floors. It is listed as a four-star property. There are apparently several rooms types and they can be booked as room alone or with half board (breakfast and supper included). There are a total of three dining rooms, although only one was open during our visit. In addition, there are two bars one off of the large lobby area and another across the street with a cliff top patio and fantastic view of the bay. There is, an enclosed solarium an outdoor pool, and a roof top sunbathing deck. As our stay was in October, we really didn’t take too much advantage of these last two. There is also apparently parking available, I am presuming in an underground garage built into the

This hotel is used by tour companies when all the accommodation in Sorrento is supposedly booked. It is in fact, 30-40 minutes on a bus to Sorrento, and in a highly inaccessible spot that can’t be reached by buses. Tge photos on the website show sea view rooms. We were placed in standard rooms and the quality is equal to a school camp or youth hostel. They are barren, with very hard beds and a tiny tv, that like a youth hostel, you are only given the remote for when the security deposit is paid. Hardly the atmosphere of a four star hotel!!! The dining hall again has school camp vibes. The staff are pleasant and there is a nice spot for drinks down the hill, but the view from this hotel can only be seen from the small number of sea view rooms or when standing in front of the hotel as the dining room and tiny pool face the back. Not recommended unless you have a reason to stay in Meta.

I will be happy to change my review to 4 stars when the hotel decides to turn their air conditioning on for the month of May. The rooms were VERY warm, and the front desk was not able to provide us with a fan of any kind to accommodate this. The beds were also stiff, and the pillows thin. Lovely location, and a nice enough lobby though.

Beautiful, our room had an ocean view. It was fantastic. The room was large and clean. The woman at the front desk was wonderful with any questions we had, she even talked us into taking a metro bus instead of a taxi. It saved us quite and bit of money and made the trip a better experience. Dinner and breakfasts were very pleasant. Would book again at this hotel.