Hotel Palumbo Review

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Hotel Palumbo

  • Address: Palazzo Confalone, Via San Giovanni del Toro 16, Ravello, 84010
  • Phone: 089/857244
  • www.hotel-palumbo.it
  • Price range: $$$$
  • Location: Ravello
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.0/5

Fodor's Review:

Occupying a 12th-century patrician palace outfitted with antiques and modern comforts, this elegant hotel has the feel of a private home as well as its own annexed winery. Everyone from Richard Wagner to a young Jack and Jackie have stayed here (and Brad and Angelina were recent guests). It has beautiful garden terraces, breathtaking views, and a sumptuous, 18th-century dining room, ashimmer with chandeliers and Old Master paintings. In summer you can descend to a villa and be pampered in the hotel's seaside retreat. Half board is compulsory except in winter, when the restaurant is closed. Pros: Romantic atmosphere, majestic dining room. Cons: Some rooms are small, needs some renovations.

  • Hotel Details: 20 rooms
  • In-room: safe, Internet.
  • In-hotel: restaurant, bar, pool, laundry facilities, beachfront, parking (paid).
  • Rate includes: 2 meals
  • Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
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Reviewed by Sheldon58 from Toronto on 11/12/07
We have just finished spending 4 nights at the hotel in November 2007. Genteel decay is one thing , actually allowing a hotel to go completely to seed is another. Facilities are decrepit , room rates are exorbitant for what you get. The almost entirely Sri Lankan (!!!) staff speaks no English .Most of the furniture is falling apart, water stains on ceilings are everywhere & our room had cockroaches !! Internet WiFi access requires you to sit within 5 feet of the front reception or else there is no signal. TV's in the rooms have no English channels at all . This place needs a complete makeover & some money spent on decor , furniture & facilities. Avoid !!!

Member Rating: 2.0
Ratings details: Room: 2.0 Atmosphere: 2.0 Service: 3.0 Value: 1.0
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