Grand Hotel Aminta

We wanted a hotel with breathtaking views away from the heart of town. This place fit the bill perfectly. Check in was easy. There was some brief explanation about the restaurant hours and their town shuttle times, but all of this information is on a brochure in your room. The rooms were bright and cheerful. They do require you to put your room key in a slot to get electricity to the room (so keep your curtains drawn if you're out to keep the room cool). AC worked fine. Bed was quite comfy. The view from our balcony....I could have stared at it all day. Heavenly. We did not use the pool, but it looked wonderful. There is also a hot tub on the other side of the pool area. There's a spacious poolside bar/lounge that serves sandwiches in the off-times between lunch and dinner. I highly recommended their limoncello spritzes! We had a fun time after dinner with the bar staff watching Napoli's football team on the bar TV. Breakfast is in the main dining area. It has an old school banquet hall vibe with white tablecloths and chair covers. The servers there were top notch. Breakfast had the usual hot breakfast foods and a massive table of all kinds of sweets (pastries, cakes, etc). Dinner was also delicious. The menu has section of chef's recommendations, and they were spot-on. The hotel has a shuttle to the heart of downtown Sorrento that runs every half hour, with breaks in the afternoon and around dinner. It picks you up across the street from the hotel. Getting the shuttle back to the hotel can be a bit confusing because other hotels pick up at the same spot, but all of the drivers are very friendly and helpful. In fact, one night a driver for another hotel's bus agreed to take us to the hotel because the hotel bus was either full or running behind. It seems like they all work together to help out the visitors. I highly recommend Grand Hotel Aminta for a quiet, relaxing visit to Sorrento.

Loved staying at this hotel! The staff is super helpful, the place is bright and beautiful (and clean!) and they have a wonderful breakfast buffet in the morning. They have a pool and hot tub and a pool bar where you can get a nice Aperol spritz in the evening and enjoy the panoramic views. Now this hotel is up in the hillside from Sorrento but they provide a shuttle bus every hour that drops you off near the shopping district in town. From there it's easy to get to the shops, restaurants and piers. We felt the extra travel up the hill was worth it because of the views and the fact that is was a little quieter in the late evenings. Especially thankful to Vittoria and Loren at the front desk - they were both amazing! Will 100% stay here again when I come back to Sorrento!

Great hotel. Staff were superb, especially the guys at the poolside bar. There were a couple of small issues like the terrible pizza at lunch and some mosaic tiles coming off the steps at the pool which we just put down to wear and tear at the end of a busy season. Breakfast was great and plenty of choice. Because it's a small hotel, all the guests got to know each other quite well and we ended up becoming good friends with some of them which just made our holiday all the more special. There is a free buss that takes you to back and forth from Sorrento and have read some reviews where people have moaned about the grumpy driver. Indeed, he did at first come across this way but after we made it our mission to make him laugh by the end of our stay (which we did), we discovered he's actually a really nice guy so please don't be too quick to judge. All on all, we can't recommend this place highly enough and we came home with some memories that will stay with us forever. Thanks to everyone involved.

This smaller hotel is owned by a family and you can certainly tell by the attentive, friendly staff - nothing is too much trouble. What really sells this place though is the location - high above the Bay of Naples, overlooking Sorrento and its harbour with the Isle of Capri to the west, and the most spectacular sunsets. Please don’t be put off by the fact that it is high up - there is a free hotel minibus that runs every hour down to Sorrento and picks up hourly from the town. The only steps in the hotel itself are the half a dozen leading up to the main doors - everything is either on the flat or accessible by lifts. The rooms are beautiful. The ones with the best view are higher up (there are only 4 floors). We had 403 which had a large balcony overlooking the bay and pool. We had daily maid service and things you wouldn’t expect like an Alexa which played music, gave the weather for the next day etc. There are more than enough sun beds round the pool (the ones on the left have the sun all day) in fact by 10.30 am there were often only a couple of people there. There is pool waiter service and you can have lunch in an area overlooking the pool. Free daily towels are also provided and the sun beds have little sun shades to shield your face. When we were there there were no children other than a very tiny baby - the hotel isn’t really set up for children or teenagers with no ball games or inflatables in the pool. If you want a quiet holiday this is perfect. We had a very early checkout and were provided with a packed breakfast. Now to the food. In honesty I think this is what makes this a 4 + star hotel rather than a 5 star. Don’t get me wrong the food is plentiful but uninspiring. Breakfast is a buffet and has all you need but dinner is very formulaic with variations on a theme each evening - there is a choice of 5 staters, 3 mains and 3 desserts. There is an a la cart menu as an alternative which is much better but you do have to pay extra. A couple of nights we decided to take the minibus down to Sorrento to experience different restaurant choices. Please don’t let this put you off - this is an absolutely beautiful hotel and you will have the real experience of Italy. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Had a 10 day break here in May 2024, and honestly cannot fault it Stunning location high up with breathtaking views , this hotel stands out literally from all over Sorrento. The hotel is spotless throughout the rooms were cleaned daily. Sunset sea view room is a must, what a treat every evening…worth the little bit extra. We went for half board and the food was excellent. The pool was heated so even on chillier days it was still lovely to have a dip. There is a shuttle bus which takes you into town every hour from morning until evening for free. This is a huge save considering a taxi cost around 25 -30 euros down to the harbour. What makes this hotel Stand out more than the above is the staff…each and every one of them were helpful, friendly, polite and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you Aminta for an excellent stay…we will be back for sure. Mr & Mrs Birks Room 311

We had a really great stay at the grand hotel aminta. The staff were lovely and attentive, and the hotel itself is well presented and spotlessly clean. The only reason we didn't provide 5 stars is that we had a few minor issues with housekeeping, but they did not hugely take away from a great holiday.

We stayed at this hotel in April. We were very impressed with the care from the staff, who were friendly and accommodating and the clean and spacious hotel. The bar area is bright and comfortable with lovely views over the Bay of Naples. For walkers, there is a path that leads through the hill side into town.