Claire Esposito (UK)
Communication was good at all times and everyone involved in our holiday process from booking to arriving and leaving our accommodation were fantastic.
Our apartment was clean and tidy and wonderfully spacious. Nicely kept garden and patio area for private use and the pool was great with lovely views.
The property landlords were extremely helpful and assisted in shoppping and helping us around the area when they could- which they didn't have to!
All in all a very lovely place and a good experience all round- recommended.
Pam and James Smith (USA)
Thank you Alfonso for all your help.
The Solaria Villa property and your services will be highly recommended by me.
We plan on coming again in the near future. The accommodation at this Resort far surpassed our expectations!
The apartment was newly renovated and the owners spared no expense from their selection of tile floors, high end bathroom fixtures to the glass wall with 180 degree views of the sea and Capri.
We spent our holiday in the lap of luxury. We enjoyed midnight swims in the large pool over looking the sea.
Rosaria and Maurizio, the owners, were very gracious hosts as were their son and two daughters. They gave us recommendations for local restaurants, booked a boat to Capri and even called ahead to tell the proprietors that we were coming. We were invited to their home for a traditional Italian dinner. Their friend, Pasquale, cooked for us and we all dined on the Villa balcony over looking the sea. Dinner was superb!
We highly recommend this villa. It is a fantastic place for a family vacation or a romantic get away for you and your spouse.
Peter Baldwin (UK)
Hi Alfonso, we had a superb time at this villa and have already recommended it to others.The appartment was excellent as were our hosts.
Excellent holiday accomodation and marvellous hosts, perfection.
Phil Casson (UK)
We had a very enjoyable time at the villa. Our hosts were extremely welcoming and helpful.
Alfonso's help and advice regarding our booking was very good, especially recommending that we were met in the local village in order to lead us to the villa. Finding the villa (even with Satnav) would have been difficult. A small sign would be useful!
Beautiful area to visit and a good base for visiting the Amalfi coast, Pompeii and Capri.
Cheryll Shaw (UK)
The Resort has a fabulous location (albeit hard to find). The villa we stayed in was enormous and scrupulously clean, although very dated in terms of interior decor and furniture.
The plus points were:
1) The most amazing view of Capri
2) The lovely garden with beautiful olive trees and contemporary patio furniture
3) The fabulous pool - scrupulously clean with inflatables available and a view that made it appear an infinity pool
4) The very helpful Pasquale and Rosaria who went to every effort to offer assistance for every situation and sort out any problems from lack of power due to electrical storms, or provide milk for English tea!
The negatives:
1) The welcome hamper (or lack of it!) We were expecting bread, butter/margerine, bottled water, milk, coffee, teabags, sugar, toilet roll, washing up liquid, washing powder, plus as it was a "welcome" hamper...maybe some fruit and cheese/ham or similar.................
...........we got some a small box of dried spaghetti, a tin of chopped tomatoes, a jar of pasta sauce, about 10 scented teabags, a bottle of fizzy water and 2 small bottles of beer (there were 3 of us!)
2) Lack of Satellite TV - apparently a cable was broken, so we had to wait 2 days for a resolution. Have to say that Pasquale was extremely helpful and arranged for an electrician to resolve the problem as a matter of urgency.
Richard, Wales
we are thinking aboout booking a 2 week stay at casa solaria on the limonaia estate near massa lubrense at the end of May,early June. There will be 5 of us- 3 adults and 2 kids.We are planning on hiring a car and driving from Naples .Is it easy to get from Massa Lubrense to pompeii/herculaneum and to the Amalfi coast? Will the roads at that time of year be fairly quiet?Does anyone have any experience of staying at Solaria Resort? Thanks Richard.
Answer:
The drive from Napoli to at least Sorrento isn't bad at all and you'll need to keep some change in your pocket for the frequent casello autostradale toll gates. You can head on the A3 autostrada/freeway to Salerno/Reggio Calabria and then turn off at Castellammare di Stabia exit. Then I beieve that you can follow the brown and white signs for Sorrento. The drive to Massa Lubrense from Sorrento is luckily short however very curvy. The drive down to the Costiera Amalfitana becomes very challenging as the road is filled with non-stop curves and you should be aware of oncoming SITA buses and tourist buses who may honk as you both near the blind curves. Some people love the drive and some prefer to take the ferries which run among Sorrento, Positano, and Amalfi during the Summer period you'll be here:
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The drive from Massa Lubrense to Pompei isn't bad at all once you pass Sorrento. Again keep some change for the casello out of Pompei and back onto the A3 autostrada. Otherwise, you can try to take the back roads to reach the main road to Sorrento in Castellammare di Stabia.
The traffic shouldn't be too bad the beginning of June especially between Napoli and Sorrento. However, it's known that the traffic on the road between Positano and maybe Cetara is always a bit heavy due to slow drivers and general congestion. I personally believe that you won't encounter standstill August traffic.
Buon Viaggio....
Richard, Wales
Thanks very much for that very useful information.How long will it take to get from Napoli airport to Massa Lubrense by car? Our plane lands at 4PM.We hopre to get to the Villa before nightfall-Thanks Richard
Answer:
No problem. I think it might take between 45minutes-1hour from Napoli Capodichino Airport to Massa Lubrense with most of the driving time devoted to driving on city streets at lower speeds, etc. It might take around 20 minutes or so to collect your luggage and to fill out the paperwork at the rental car agency. Traffic on the A3 is pretty unpredictable with flow depending on accidents and the grand exodus before and after holidays (Christmas, Easter, and Aug 15 or July-Aug). I think you should be ok as you'll probably beat the crowds and should be at the Villa around 6pm maximum.
Before getting in the car, you might think about buying some bottled water and then using the facilities at Napoli Capodichino.
Buon Viaggio...