"We stayed here for a week at the beginning of May. The reception staff were very helpful upon arrival, and they connect with you via WhatsApp so that you can ask any further questions, there is also someone at the main reception at all times, and you can dial
9 on the phone in the room for assistance. We were made the feel welcome!
The room was not as shown in the photos on the website, it appears they have renovated some of the rooms, our’s was an old style room, but still perfectly pleasant and just what we needed. The room was clean, had a choice of pillows, extra blankets, aircon worked well, shower was hot with good power, had a mini fridge for putting in bottled water. A couple of chairs and a table on the balcony to sit and admire the amazing views!! The room was cleaned each day by very friendly staff!
The breakfast had a good selection, fresh fruit, yogurt, cereals, bread, cold meats and cheeses, the bacon is very well done streaky bacon, and there are lots of cakes and pastries to choose from! Fresh coffee made to order. The staff in the breakfast restaurant are also very friendly and helpful.
The pool area is well maintained, lots of seating area. It was quiet when we went so some days it was like having our own private pool area. You can change your pool towels each day and there is a staff member who takes orders and bring drinks to you from the bar (there is a fee for this, which we weren’t aware of at the time - but also don’t begrudge paying). There are two hot tubs on the rooftop, which were perfect on the days the sun didn’t shine, the weather was warm enough to be outside, but too cold for the pool. The pool isn’t a pool for doing laps, but it’s perfect for cooling down after sunbathing.
The staff at reception were very helpful in helping us organise some day trips, they helped us book tickets for the ferry to Capri (if you go, expect it to be busy and expensive, but definitely try the limoncello slushies), and also found us different options for cooking classes in the local area (strong recommend for the Golden Dream Lemon Farm / Restaurant, we had a wonderful cooking class with them and tasted many of their wonderful lemon produce!). The cooking experience cost €130pp, but was well worth it - I plan to write them a separate review. My husband was a little hesitant but it ended up being his favourite activity.
The main square of Maiori is a 10 minute walk, where there are multiple good restaurants to choose from, gelato stores, souvenir shops etc. The local tavern (the Stay) does wonderful spritz and the staff are very welcoming. The walk does include walking down the road which doesn’t have a path, but as long as you walk close to the railings you’ll be fine. There are a few steps involved also, but nothing most people wouldn’t be okay with. The Donna Maria Pizza place which is just up a side street off the main square does the best pizza!
We walked the Lemon Path to Minori, which also has some lovely restaurants and bars. The path is steep in places, but with lots of spots to relax and enjoys the views of the sea and also the many lemon trees growing in the hillside. Took approx 1hr from the hotel to get into Minori (via the lemon path), wear sensible shoes! You do not need to walk the Lemon Path to get to Minori, you can again walk the main road, hugging the railing and it’ll take approx 30 mins.
The hotel offer a shuttle to Maiori, the Harbour and Minori, for a feed but all three very walkable distances for those without any physical concerns.
We did not eat in the hotel restaurants or use the private (have to pay a fee) beach as we wanted to go out and use the local amenities, but these are available.
We got to witness a firework display from our balcony that was put on by someone else on the main beach area. It was approx 2330, and was a lovely ending to the day. This only happened once when we were there. The noise from the hotel isn’t anything to note, you can hear the odd person moving around but nothing that disturbed us. Also the doors to the balcony have shutters that work amazingly, everyday I woke up I had no idea of the time! If you prefer the natural light to wake up to, then you can adjust the shutters to your liking!
If I was returning to Maiori, I would definitely stay in this hotel again, the views, the friendly and helpful staff and the cleanliness of the whole hotel is what would bring me back!"
