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The Hotel Nice is nothing fancy, but its location—just a few steps down from the street to the train station and Amalfi Coast bus terminal—makes it perfectly situated for those who plan to use Sorrento mainly as a base for daytripping around the Bay and Amalfi Coast—especially if you are looknig to save some cash. Rates start at just €55 for a double in winter, €90 in summer.
The Hotel Nice has it where it counts for a cheap hotel: Firm beds, nice functional pieces or built-in modern furnishings, clean baths, TV, A/C, and free WiFi. There's also a pleasant shared roof terrace with fashionable wicker furnishings and rooftop views.
While most of the mid-sized rooms won't win any awards for style, the tile floors are kept sparkling, and some rooms overlooking the (admittedly noisy) main street of town have balconies, and the passaggiata does wander up this far on warm summer nights, so it's great for people-watching.
Rooms off the front are a good deal quieter, but you do still catch the rumble of buses and buzz of scooters—the price you pay for such a locations right by the coastal transit hub.
Hotel Nice
Corso Italia 257, Sorrento
tel. +39-081-878-1650
Hotelnicesorrento.com
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Planning your time: Sorrento has maybe 2-3 hours of mediocre sightseeing. To be brutally honest it is probably the least interesting town in this area. It is only famous for its location.
Sorrento makes an ideal base for exploring Campania thanks to its location at the nexus of regional public transit—pretty much the only place from which you can get anywhere without having to change mode of transportation: Trains direct to Pompeii and Naples; ferries to Capri; buses or ferries down the Amalfi Coast.
If you prefer the home-base style of travel, Sorrento is the perfect base. Figure on three days/two nights here (hit Pompeii on the train ride down from Naples—you can store your luggage temporarily at the Pompei train station—then spend one day each visiting Capri and the Amalfi Coast).
If, however, you prefer to travel from town to town, just treat Sorrento as a way-station to switch from train to bus or ferry; skip Sorrento entirely and sleep in a more interesting locale on the Amalfi Coast or Capri.
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