Hotel Antica Repubblica, Amalfi

Advantages: Beautiful View
Disadvantages: Apalling food

...As anyone who has read my early reviews knows- I love Italy! I've been going there now for the past ten years with my parents, and for the first time last year I made my own way there with the boyfriend for a nice Italian holiday. The Grand Hotel Excelsior was my residence for numerous weeks holiday, and it certainly not one for the faint hearted! In the Thompson guide book it is described as 'quaint' which to put it politely is rather an understatement. One thing that can be said for it is it is completely oozing with Italian charm. ARRIVAL/ LOCATION If you book with Thompson as we did (though other tour operators go to the same location) flights go from Manchester Airport on a Friday morning, taking just over 2 and a half hours to get to Naples International Airport. From Naples the coastal resort of Amalfi is approximately... Read review

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Advantages: 24 kms from Fiumicino Airport.
Disadvantages: Location.

...Melia Roma Aurelia Antica Hotel Rome. Via Aldobrandeschi, 223 Roma, Italy. The Melia is a four star Luxury Hotel with conference centre. We stayed three nights. Cost £196.59 for a standard room. This was for three nights (£65.53 per night). (Breakfast is not included in this price) Check in time 1pm. Check out time 12 Noon. Booking Time: July 2005. Location: About 6km North East of the Vatican City. Airport we flew into: Fiumicino. Aprrox 24 Kms from The Melia. Our visit to the Hotel Melia was an exceptional experience, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely go back. This is all about how we got there and what it was like during our visit. How we got there. --------------------- It was a little more difficult for us to travel... Read review

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Advantages: The view! Worth a million pounds, but you get it at a reasonable price
Disadvantages: Some find rather old fashioned, but it has a certain charm

...THE HOTEL ITSELF From the outside the building may actually look rather ugly, or so I thought. This steams from the fact that the Hotel La Bussola was once a mill and pasta factory, a fact I find which further adds to its charms. The building is one of great character; for centuries the building has been used, and it has stories to tell of Southern Italian culture. On the main coast road leading to Amalfi the hotel has pride of place along the seafront. Sitting on top of a cliff face means optimum views are afforded, and every room offers stunning sea views. I last visited the Hotel La Bussola in 2005 and it was just as good as I remembered it from the previous year. We booked two standard double bedrooms, which were a million miles away from standard. The beds were comfy and in large airy rooms , air condition actually worked... Read review

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