Grand Hotel President

We have just returned from this beautiful hotel . The hotel is high on the cliffs above Sorrento and has spectacular views of the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius. It has lovely gardens and pool area with plenty of sun lounges. There are two bars, one a rooftop bar. The staff are friendly professional and very helpful. The food was very good and the breakfast choice was amazing. We had a beautiful room on the third floor with fantastic floor tiles. It had fantastic views from a large balcony. The hotel also provides a courtesy bus that runs to and from Sorrento hourly and when busy makes more trips with some good tunes playing. The hotel is spotlessly clean. I made the mistake of booking excursions before we left and was disappointed in myself when I realised the hotel helped you book (sea) and were cheaper and more convenient. It was my birthday whilst there and I was left a bottle of fizzy to share with my husband when we arrived back to the hotel one day.

Visited in July 2025 and had a great time. The staff were friendly and welcoming throughout our stay—especially Antonio at the bar, who was always chatty, remembered our usual orders, and gave us some excellent recommendations for places to visit. The rooms and pool area were both clean and well-maintained, making it easy to relax and enjoy the stay. Breakfast was another highlight, with a great variety of options to choose from each morning. Big thanks as well to Antonio the bus driver—he was extremely helpful with directions and made getting around simple and stress-free. Overall, lovely views and a really enjoyable stay. Would happily come back!

Our third visit to Hotel President (first was our honeymoon a number of years ago…) and this homely hotel has never changed (thankfully). Most rooms are traditional in their Italian decoration, the housekeeping teams are exceptional and incredibly efficient and the waiting staff remain attentive, courteous, accommodating and extremely hardworking. Very rare these days to be table served for dinner so very elegantly with the choices of dishes provided beautifully cooked and presented - certainly a reason to appropriately dress for dinner and soak in the ambiance. Management should be most proud. Complimentary Shuttle mini bus runs almost hourly to Sorrento town which is appreciated (taxi costs are high), as no shops nearby to purchase those essentials. Shuttle bus is numbers limited and does get busy at peak times - therefore Half board option (or A La Carte) lovely to have. Pool a good size but somewhat ‘snug’ if children want to play as not a lot of space around sun loungers (more suited to an adults only resort maybe …). Train to Naples from Sorrento incredibly cheap (our time of travelling €4.50 each way and some trains stop at Pompeii en route). Views over Sorrento are breathtaking and certainly the best location to be enjoying those sunsets (if being in town is not your necessary). This hotel is quite simply the place to be for a peaceful and most relaxing vacation; sit back, soak in the views whilst listening to the insects chatting … enjoy a fabulous drink and watch over Vesuvius sleeping. Would we return? Absolutely.