Offering guests all they need to enjoy a relaxing holiday, every room of this family-run ... more
hotel boasts views of the Mediterranean Sea. Built in 1959, Hotel Il Nido prides itself on being a family-run hotel, located just half a mile from Amalfi town cent...
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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 ...
Advantages: Breathtakingly beautiful. Disadvantages: The road is not one for the feint of heart
that are located precariously above the sea on the mountains.
Every turn you make on the meandering coastal road brings you to another lovely little village - Positano, Sorrento, Ravello or Amalfi itself.
The largest resort on the coastline is Amalfi. Amalfi lies within the steep Valle dei Mulini - and is a historic town that has some wonderful buildings .
Towards the sea there is the port, bus terminus and a selection of cafes and restaurants. To the west edge of town on the hillside is an old Cappuchin convent, that is now the Hotel Cappuccini Convento - reached by a lift of green girders - you will see many such lifts around the coast.
Above Amalfi high in the hills is the beautiful Ravello, hovering 1000 ft on the steep cliff.At Ravello are two incredible villas - Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone - you need to book to go ...
Advantages: Lovely view from Balconies Disadvantages: No Airconditioning
Ok, we arrive in Gran Canaria with Thomson, we get to the hotel and check in, all is good. We are told where to go in order to find our room and find there is no lifts. We humph the suitcases up the stairs to our apartments and open them up. Lovely apartments, lovely clean bathrooms and lovely tidy double bed. Where is the air conditioning one asks one self?! There is none! We go to the reception and ask for a fan which the receptionist says we have to rent one. Ok not so bad at least we can cool down a bit now! It arrives 2 days later and because of it being soo hot we have had around 5 hours sleep in total!
The balconies have great views and it is a very small, quiet hotel! Good for couples and families and also within walking distance of the upper number of shops. ...
