Hotel Minerva

"The Mr. and I recently spent a wonderful week at Hotel Minerva. We were assigned room 715 and enjoyed a balcony and gorgeous views of both the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. It was the perfect home base for day trips to Pompeii, Ischia, the Amalfi Coast, and Naples. And after a day of exploring, we always looked forward to returning “home” to our room and that beautiful view. Breakfast was served on the patio, and included both sweet and savory items. While not the best breakfast we had on our trip, it was definitely enough to get our day started. On two occasions, we had dinner in the hotel. We enjoyed the meals and the convenience of not having to go 'down the hill' for dinner. We also managed to enjoy some “pool time” whenever our busy itinerary allowed, which was a wonderful way to relax and recharge between our adventures. Hotel Minerva was a wonderful way to kick off our two-week stay in Italy!"

"We loved this hotel. The views are spectacular but its the staff that make it different. They have a lovely traditional approach to service, whilst remaining friendly. They remember your room number and preferences from the first moment. The food is good but not excellent - some nights everything was superb, others a touch average. We ate out from time to time. The rooftop bar serves lunchtime meals but they are clearly brought up from the main restaurant below. We didn't try the restaurant lunch menu. The only drawbacks are that the rooms have tiled floors so are not terribly soundproof, and on our (6th) floor the bathrooms encroach into the neighbouring room so you are aware of their use! However the hotel was generally nice and quiet - no piped music although it does have somewhat mediocre evening entertainers at times. Its an easy stroll into the main street and town centre, but the footpath is narrow at times and some people do barge through! Getting down to the marina or harbour is harder work and uphill on the return. We found almost everywhere was about 30 mins walk. Please note Italian drivers do not respect pedestrian crossings and crossing over to the hotel takes a certain skill if you are not nippy on your feet."

"Brilliant service. Spectacular views. Excellent food. The room was a tad disappointing having admired all the pristine pictures of the rooms but it was very clean and maintained well and the view from the balcony made up for any shortcomings. Highly recommended."