In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- All rooms are sea-facing with fantastic views: some have floor-to-ceiling windows; some balconies. Rooms 7 and 8, 11 and 12 are adjoining pairs, good for families. The junior suite has two balconies and a large walk-in hydro massage shower, though no bath.
- Also
- Reservations on request for private beach at La Tonnarella, 200 metres from the hotel. There are stairs direct down to the sea from La Minervetta; be prepared for the climb back.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of prosecco
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La Minervetta
Sorrento, Italy[view map]
- Style
- Quirky nautical
- Setting
- Neapolitan cliffhanger
La Minervetta clings to the cliffs of Sorrento on the Amalfi coast with spectacular views of the Bay of Naples from the pool and sun terrace. All rooms are sea-facing with floor-to-ceiling windows and are equipped with flatscreen TVs and Etro bathroom products.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 12, with one junior suite.
- Rates
- Low season, €150–€250; high season, €300–€400, including Continental breakfast; excludes taxes and service.
- Check-out
- 11.30am, but flexible.
- Facilities
- Flatscreen TV, Sky TV, wireless internet. Crabtree & Evelyn bathroom products, solarium.
- Poolside
- The giant outdoor hydro massage tub opens on 1 May each year, with wooden loungers and towels provided.
- Also
- At the main port in Sorrento, where you catch boats to the islands, the hotel can pre-book you a parking space in the underground carpark, which is usually full by 9am.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- No restaurant: only buffet breakfast and hot eggs and bacon to order. The hotel's dramatic cliff-clinging location means getting to a restaurant involves a steep climb down stone stairs and then a short walk.
- Dress code
- Insouciant summer cool.
- Top table
- On the terrace with a view of the Bay of Naples.
- Hotel bar
- Guests can take drinks anywhere they like in the hotel.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- Under-12s can share parents’ rooms, with cots provided at no extra charge (book beforehand), and extra beds at €50 a night (€80 in high season). Babysitting can be organised.
Smith Members offer
A bottle of prosecco
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La Minervetta
25 Via Capo
