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25 Via Capo
La Minervetta
- Style
- Quirky nautical
- Setting
- Neapolitan cliffhanger
La Minervetta's floor-to-ceiling windows and its three sun terraces are perfect platforms for admiring the panoramic views of the Bay of Naples.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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.
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Local restaurants
The Michelin-starred Il Buco, on Il Rampa Marina Piccola (+39 (0)81 878 2354), is one of the best restaurants in Sorrento. It’s a good idea to reserve one of the tables outside on a warm summer evening. The taster menu is an excellent choice. Delfino in Marina Grande (+39 (0)81 878 2038) is the place for a relaxed waterside lunch of wonderfully fresh fish and seafood, just down the steps from the hotel. For a more formal lunch, try next door at Taverna Azzurra (+39 (0)81 877 2510). Da Gigino, on Via Degli Archi (+39 (0)81 878 1927), is the best place for a pizza, and has great spaghetti with clams.
For a full list of bars and restaurants in Sorrento, click here
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