We stayed 3 nights at this hotel as part of a driving tour through Italy and Sicily. The hotel was easy to drive to, there are lots of road signs through Meta and we parked our car in the hotel's secured car park for free. The hotel location is very good, with a small beach and lovely views over the sea and frequent buses into Sorrento. We booked a room with a balcony and seaview and it was lovely hearing the waves and getting the cool sea breeze at night. The air conditioning in the room wasn't very effective. We had a problem in that there was no hot water and it took far too long to sort out. In the end we were given the key to another room, which we found to be smaller than the one we'd paid for, with a smaller bathroom, no bath and tiny balcony. So, rather than moving we used the shower in the other room until the hot water was restored , which we found had been done when we arrived back the following evening. We ate dinner at the hotel on the evening of our arrival and the restaurant staff were friendly and efficient. There was a fixed type menu with a couple of choices, the dinner was OK, nothing special, although it was quite good value. We had breakfast each morning and that was fairly basic. The hotel has a really nice pool and we enjoyed using that and sitting round the pool drinking a nice bottle of wine from the bar. However, there isn't any shade to be had. There were a couple of umbrella stands, but no umbrellas. We asked the beach staff if we could bring an umbrella up (it is just a few steps up to the pool from the hotel's private beach), but they wouldn't let us! We used the good local bus and train services to go into Sorrento and to visit Pompeii and Positano. The bus to Sorrento stops just up the road outside the hotel. We got the bus from outside Sorrento train station into Positano and the last ferry boat back to Sorrento at 7pm, which was great for seeing the views on the way down to Positano and then seeing the coastline on the way back. We found 'The Foreigner's Club' in Sorrento, which although serves basic type food, has a lovely terrace with wonderful views. Its nice for lunch and great for evening cocktails. There is also an excellent tourist office in The Foreigner's Club, we got lots of information from the staff. Overall, the hotel's location was the best thing for us as we did not want to drive our car into the centre of Sorrento. We also appreciated the proximity to the coastline, the sea views and we liked the swimmng pool. A little more service-orientated attitude from the staff would really improve this hotel, although we do feel it is well priced.

Just got back after a long weekend stay with 2 other girlfriends. We firstly were unimpressed with the taxi driver who charged us 120 euros to take us to this hotel - and then asked for a tip! Arrived in the grand looking lobby - but the recpetion staff looked miserable and not at all welcoming. The hotel itself was smart and in a good location on the beach - most hotels around here do not have beach frontage. There was a really great man who got us each a bed and towels each day. The breakfast was REALLY disappointing - with all those fresh oranges grown locally - we could not believe there was only plastic juice available and the cake/crossiants were stale. There was a great friendly head waiter in the restaurant called Beppe? (I think) - he was the hotels asset...really helpful - THANKS Beppe! There was an even nicer ...younger barman (Favio) he brightend up our trip! Very good local restaurant that we went to and was clearly used by the locals. The health farm was a bit diappointing - not very good at manicures - although I had a hot stone massage which was very relaxing.

We booked a sister hotel with lastminute.com. Had a telephone call next morning to ask if we would consider changing as they had had a flurry of bookings. They helped us to choose and in the event we felt that Mar Alimuri was probably better suited to our itinerary than Nastro Azzurri The Mar Alimuri was kept scrupulously clean by the cleaner/handyman who spoke fluent english and TIna kept our room and bathroom lovely. The reception team were unfailingly polite and cheerful and helped us to find our way to trains and buses. Joseph and Danilo our waiters were pleasant and helpful. The room was very spacious with a private little balcony and sea view. The waves were about 20 meters from the bedroom so we could hear the sea as we lay in bed. It meant that very minute felt like holiday - even during the thunderstorm. There was a bus to Sorrento/railway station very 20 mins from outside the Hotel and we made trips to Capri, Sorrento, Punto Campanello, Naples, Amalfi Coast and Pompeii. The cliff bottom setting makes this a romantic hotel, great for couples. We are fairly seasoned travellers who do a lot of walking. We prefer four or five star, not too expensive but clean and quiet with a decent shower. Our fave hotels are Royal Horseguards Thistle in London and Sofitel Tokyo. We'd return to Mar Hotel Alimuri at a similarly quiet time of year. Perfect holiday at a quiet time with sunshine and a refreshing breeze.

This beautiful hotel is in a quiet and very amazing setting. You are directly on the beach and I suggest you book a room with sea view so you can open your balcony door and go to bed at night and wake up in the morning to the sound of the waves. The hotel has a shuttle that runs many times a day which you can book the evening before and it will take you directly into Sorrento which from there you can go to Napoli, Pompei, Vesuvia and the whole Amalfi Coast. Travelling to and back from the Hotel is very easy and public transportation is reliable and on time. The hotel is very clean and the staff speaks English and are all very friendly. The staff is great and Massimo and Pasquale go out of their way to please and help the guests of the hotel. The food at night is also excellent. If you want to spend a beautiful vacation on the Amalfi coast, then I strongly suggest this hotel as we spent 15 days here without any problems. You are in a very quiet environment and very close to Sorrento where there is alot to do. We definately will be returning to this hotel and we strongly recommend it. The management was changed a couple of months ago, so do not worry about the bad reviews which are posted because everything has changed. Annick and Michel

sono un italo americano,sono stato a sorrento il mese di agosto,sono stato molto bene,sia come hotel,sia come sono stato trattato,hanno un servizio divino,ho trovato la cucina italiana che ho sempre sognato,il servizio in sala non corrispondeva a tutto il contesto, ritornero sicuramente,spero che non cambiate lo chef executive.