Il Saraceno Grand Hotel - , Italy     

Stayed here in June, 2006, and really loved it. I'd read the negative reviews about how run-down it was, and about the nasty staff, but that wasn't my experience. No, the rooms weren't great, but the views from them were stupendous. It's a converted fortress, and you literally see for miles from your window. I LOVED the staff. They couldn't have been more helpful or accomodating when Alitalia lost my luggage on the flight from Milan to Naples, and I trily believe that it was their persistence with the airlines that helped me get it back. Il Saraceno is full of history and character, and is so unique you have to experience it.

This is a little belated but here are my experiances during 2 stays. 2001 had a wonderful time, hotel was alive and food, especially the luncheon buffet at the beach, was excellent the beach and views were great. 2004 returned to find the hotel very empty, compared to 2001, the food was good although the luncheon buffet was not as diverse as 2001. The rooms and cleanliness was also not what it was and one other new annoyance, this hotel does alot of weddings and in 2004 they added ariel bombs to the celebrations which exploded right outside our room even as late as midnite. Too bad a hotel with such great possibilities is going downhill.