Hotel Villa Pina Antico Francischiello

We felt like in the classic Italian movies inside the family owned hotel and their restaurant with an amazing ocean view. An amazing and authentic experience.

Attic rooms are very small and windows are skylights. It is not the cleanest hotel. Lots of things not up to standard. Door handle nearly came off, cracked basin, poor flushing toilet, no wifi. Attic rooms can only be reached by going up two floors in a small lift then climbing two more flights of stairs. There are no fire regulations or fire escape. To reach the main building you have to cross a road with a blind bend at each end. Not suitable if you are disabled or walk slow. Sewage came down a gully outside the entrance. Rubbish was building up next to main building on view to all. The garden seating area was reached by stairs that had a loose handrail. Only a couple of parasols on terrace. Sockets in room didn’t look safe and tv aerial wire not connected to aerial connection. Springs sticking up in mattress. Balcony had ants around and dirty seating. On a good note! restaurant food lovely and views are amazing.

We have returned from Villa Pina Hotel. It was just perfect for us. A relaxing holiday with fabulous views, clean accommodation, crisp white bed linen and lovely white towels. The owners and all staff couldn’t do enough for us, and the restaurant has panoramic views of the Bay of Naples and beyond. Plentiful Italian cuisine tickled our taste buds every night and make sure you leave enough room for a dessert. The dessert trolley is like nothing I have ever seen, and the profiteroles- ❤️. A short walk to Puolo for a beach day, is a must. Totally an authentic Italian experience. Thank you we will be back!

I usually stay in basic, family run accommodation as am not a 5* lady so this fitted the bill. It could do with some basic maintenance and a wider selection for breakfast though but on the plus side was clean with great views and good food in the evening. Great bus service but just cross the road with care.Hot tub was uncovered but had no water in it, too early in season? Had some repeat guests but can appreciate it's not everyone's cup of tea.

Stayed there September 23 and did not see the negative reviews before I booked with TUI who did nothing to support us during our stay and by time they contacted us it was too late to be moved. The dining area is dirty. Rooms not cleaned daily same towels half of the week. ,"balcony" was actually the fire escape blocked off at the bottom with clutter. If you are there now look under the table cloths and you will see all the mould. The negative reviews written prior to our stay are not exaggerating and considering a few months later when we went they were not rectified I doubt they have changed. They are only friendly if you are returnees paying their extortionate prices for their bottles of wine otherwise they don't give a damn. I love Italy, I love Italians, I have lived there, this place does not care, it's living off the fact Pavorotti once ate there and he died decades ago. The food is poor and it's so sad because cheap basic Italian food is delicious but they cut corners every angle. Breakfast was meats out of packets and cake not eaten after 5 days after tea is then offered at breakfast and never enough croissants brought out to go around. The owners are so miserable it's such a shame because they do not represent true Italy which is amazing. TUI obviously don't care either once they have your money. Make your own choice but pay more and have a good time. I am only writing this because I cannot believe it is still available and even it there was 50 % off I would not stay there. As for the beautiful view. Outside is rundown and scruffy and on an evening you have one hour to dine and are shoved to one side so walk ins get the best view at the front of house to sit feeding their lapdogs off of the table. My review sadly, is negative enough so I will not embarrass them any further by adding photos but they were all sent to TUI.

Hotel situated on the hills not far from Sorrento. Bus stop at the hotel entrance. Rooms basic and clean. We had a private terrace and beautiful unspoiled views of the sunset over Capri. Francisco and his team were lovely, nothing was an issue. Thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Very quiet place if you like peace.

Myself and my family booked this hotel via TUI and I must admit I was extremely shocked when arriving at the hotel, the state and the conditions of the building was really bad and not what was shown on the TUI pictures when booking this. The owner politely handed us the keys to the room and did state that this is only where you sleep. Once we entered the room I was in even more shock, the bathroom had tape to cover up the broken pipes, toilet was chipped and broken and worst of all the smell that came from the bathroom due to the broken pipes was awful. Unfortunately I would not recommend this hotel as it needs a lot of work and care which was seriously lacking.

Wonderful staff, wonderful hotel. Let me start by saying that if you want a sterile a**osphere with the usual hotel cliches, book somewhere else. If you want an authentic, genuine Italian get away that almost transports you back in time with staff that will bend over backwards to make you feel comfortable, stay here!! Yes, it’s a 15 minute bus ride from Sorrento town centre, (the bus is €2 pp) but the views alone from the roof top terrace with a drink of your choice more than make up for that. Again, if you’re not willing to get the bus, stay somewhere else. The staff could not have been more welcoming, friendly, even to the point of paying our bus fare one night when we had no cash on us. Great people. Please don’t blame the hotel for your tour operators choice of hotels, if you really want a true Italian holiday that requires you to take a bus now and then then you can not go wrong with the Villa Pina. We stayed in Room 16b and the view to Capri was the best view to wake up to you could possibly imagine. Thank you for a wonderful stay and for looking after us. Highly recommended providing you’re willing to accept that the place IS NOT A PREMIER INN!!! It’s authentically Italian. Its Bellissimo.

We have just come home from a week's stay at the villa pina hotel in room 114 and must say we have really enjoyed our stay here and the local area. The rooms are clean tidy and have the basics to allow you to be comfortable with your stay. A beautiful large shower, comfy bed and air conditioning. You can go down for dinner between 7-8pm every evening where you are served to a high standard. I must admit we only attended a few evenings as the timing was cutting our days out short so we ate in town most of the time and then came back and had a few drinks either on the rooftop or in there bar area. The drinks were a very reasonable price and the owners were always very friendly and accommodating to us. The location is a little way our of town and ment we had to catch the bus in or walk which was no issue once we had mastered the buses and these are very cheap at 2euros each way. And although the roads are busy with no pavements the Italian drivers seem very considerate to pedestrians giving plenty of room when passing you. Overall we would recommend the Villa Pina hotel providing you aren't expecting an ultra modern hotel with all the ENGLISH mods and cons. It's beautifully authentic and gives you the perfect taste of true italy. Lovely owners and lovely place so we would like to say thankyou for making our stay with you just perfect and we would love to come back.