Atlantic Palace Hotel - Sorrento, Italy     

We have just returned from our stay at the Atlantic Palace which we booked with Riviera Travel. We stayed in the annexe which is fairly new and therefore clean and comfortable but faced the road and had no verandah. The public areas are lovely with Murano glass on the walls and ceiling. The staff were all polite and helpful, in fact there were so many waiters at mealtimes that they were falling over themselves to serve. At times we were served by 4 or 5 different waiter at once and found it quite amusing. What wasn't so funny though was the food at dinner; the 'seasonal vegetables' mentioned on the menu usually consisted of half cooked potatoes in various guises which we supplemented with ice-cold carrots and broccolli from the buffet. We love pasta but there was very little on the menu and none of the iced cream that Italy excels at! If we took the fish option it was full of bones and the meat option was usually one small slice of pork or veal. The 'Gala Dinner' on Thursday was no better with no wine provided except a tablespoon of cheap sparkling wine at the end of the meal. Food is very important on holiday so I'm afraid ours was spoiled by this dining experience.

We failed to check with Trip Advisor before booking and were so sorry. I really did not enjoy this hotel. We decided to splash out because I was pregnant and would not be out late so the accomodation was inportant. The exterior of the hotel is much worse than in photos. The whole hotel is so dated and I nearly cried when we got ino our room , so dated and so dark all the time and a view of a brick wall. On the other side of the building you can't really open the windows because of the noise from the busy road. It was not at all whan you would expect for a 4 star I'd give it 2 at a push. I told this to the rep and she said it was standard 4 star for Italy! We paid nearly E850.00 each. The food was horrible, I ordered a ceasar salad for luch it was soggy lettuce covered in soggy bread crumbs disgusting. It is so difficult to get into and out of town and road is so dangerous, no foot path and taxis are so so expensive. There is a bus provided by the hotel but you have to book and book days in advance for weekend nights, and pay. The pool is ok, thats the best I can say.