Hi,

I am finally thinking on booking Villa Monica bnb in sorrento, Tripadvisor shows it at the number 1 spot. We would be travelling from 10 to 13 december to sorrento.
A couple on honeymoon. Please advise if its a good stay , given I would be travelling to capri(if possible) and AC for two days.

Thanks

Have you looked at Casa Astarita?

I had looked at it and just looked at it again, I am not very impressed with the views, otherwise everything looks fine, plus reviews talk about overbooking, plus noise could be a issue given it faces the streets.

I found other options like hotel Ulisse deluxe and Magi house more interesting, though again no view of bay/vesuvius

others under consideration are hotel gardenia and villa elisa

At that time of year, I'd pick a place that is IN Sorrento and not 4 km. away from the historical center. The weather won't be warm and probably not sunny or even dry. The website mentions that the last 200 meters to the hotel are up a steep incline.

Yeah true, could be a issue ,magi house looks good to me now

I was referring to Villa Monica.

Both the Hotel Gardenia and the condo at Villa Elisa are in better locations.

Oh, so glad to see you mentioned Villa Elisa, Jean and haha.
We are booked for four days there in June. We'v been writing to Antonio and he has been fantastic. knowing i am trying to learn italian, he writes detailed answers to my numerous requests in both English and Italian . That is tis the kind of personal consideration that makes you want to book a place (plus they get great reviews on TA!)

After checking a bunch of places that fit budget, we narrowed e choices to ones IN Sorrento, to be within easy walking distance to transport for Capri and Amalfi Coast .

Hahahoney, others I considered were Villa Adriana (one room has a lovely view) and Hotel El Nido, which has fantastic views , but is up on a hill. However, the hotel's shuttle bus runs frequent round-trips to/from the town center. The restaurant at the hotel is supposed to be fantastic, and we plan to eat there one night.
Both these places are , like Villa Elisa, family-run and sent detailed,responsive, thoughtful, and patient replies.

I think December is too cold to swim; o/w having a pool (which Villa Adriana has) might b a deciding factor.

Oops, it's Hotel Il (not El) Nido

http://www.ilnido.it/

There are photos and info on the quick ride via shuttle bus into town.

http://www.villaadrianasorrento.com/default_eng.htm

The room wit the big terrace and view ar the Queen Terrace Rooms. However, the view is frin a "lower perspective" , being closer to the waterfront than the hotel above.

there are no views per se at Villa Elisa, but it is roomy, has a lovely courtyard patio, and if you are feeling like cooking on your honeymoon (??) you can do it there.

I would always stay in downtown Sorrento unless I had frequent shuttle service from my hotel.

Il nido would be closed during that time otherwise I had finalised on it.
Villa Monica said they will have a car to drop in the town and otherway round. TA reviews are good too.
Villa elisa was on my list , but looks like no view at all as I mentioned earlier.
Queen terrace rooms at villa adriana seems to be a little out of budget but still can be done.
How about -Palazzo_Abagnale, they seem to be decently priced and located.
Plus any reviews about Magi house, looks good on pics , plus location is good again.

Villa adriana seems to fulfill both the things view and the location as suggested by Calinurse that queen room with terrace has a good view. Not sure available or not, but looks like a good bet.

Any other suggestions are still welcome.

Be sure to ask them about view from the large terraces in the two Queen Terrace rooms--view of WHAT exactly? You want a view, but of nice scene!!!! Hills? Ocean? Maybe they have anotehr photo that shows what you will be seeing from each of those rooms?
There may also a nice view from patio around the pool.

i love the view rooms too, but in this case, for Villa Elisa, i figured we could do the thrity second walk across the road to the Foreigners Club restaurant for the great view.

villa elisa charges 30% upfront charges, so in case of cancellation we lose 30% of charges.

still confused