HOTEL IL FARO * * *
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Captain of the boat failed at Marina Piccola harbour, Luigi Garguilo decided to stay in the lighthouse built by his grandparents. Captain, he is really a profession and fisherman also at his hours. A charismatic character, he is very proud to be at the head of this hotel dug for a part in the rock. The corridors of Il Faro have at certain places the appearance of a cave house. The advantage of this hotel is to be placed right in front of the harbour. For those who, between two boats, are just in transit in Sorrento, this is the best address. The city just above is 5 minutes walk as well as in the city. Walk along the canyon of Sorrento, a former bed of the river of the city became underground, and then go directly to Piazza Tasso. The place is well kept and the solarium between rock and sea is very pleasant. The aquarelles of the region that line the rooms are the soft colours of the south.
It’s a long walk UP to the city Center but doable, I don’t mind walking at all. There’s shuttles that also bring you up for just over 1 euro which is always nice.
We are a group of 3 couples in our early 30s travelling together. We really hated the washrooms. The showers were incredibly small, to even get into the shower the space is quite limited, so if you are a bigger person expect to squeeze in and ur body will be touching the walls. The walls have specs of what I assume is either rust or likely mold all throughout the washroom. I was very nervous just being in the washroom. The hair dryer in our room looks like one of the old vacuum hoses from a drive in car wash, very little power, but better than nothing (I’ll add the photo). There is a better hair dryer on the 4th floor patio washroom that gets hot with more power behind it. The patio is nice, we didn’t use the pool it’s not the vibe up there lol.
Staff is whatever, they weren’t rude at all but they are not overly concerned with customer service or smiling and being welcoming, was certainly the vibe throughout a lot of places in sorrento, so it really wasn’t a bother to us. There was one nice gentlemen we saw in the hallway who was very pleasant having a conversation with us.
Breakfast was not anything special, doable but not good. Mostly pastries and a little eggs.