Hotel Torre Barbara

Arrived at the hotel before 12 midday & received a warm reception & given information about the amenities & travel including a list of trips offered. We were too early to check in, so directed to the seating area outside with the amazing view of the bay & Vesuvius. A lovely member of staff then made us a pot of tea & bought it out to us with some homemade cakes. After 30 minutes, Reception advised our room was ready and we were directed to room 302 on the 3rd floor. The room was lovely & clean with the queen size bed on the mezzanine level. A small balcony window with an amazing view. Only downside was, if we opened the doors, it was very noisy due to the busy road. This didn't bother us really & never kept us awake at night. Room has a kettle with tea bags & coffee & a small fridge for water etc. Air conditioning was good. Bathroom has toiletries including soap, shower gel & shampoo. Room was cleaned every day. We used the hotel shuttle bus which was handy to get to the local train station where we travelled easily to Sorrento, pompeii & Naples.The only minor issue was the times as we had to wait until 5pm in the town for a pick up. A 3pm or 4pm pick up would be good to enable guests to get back in time to use the pool which closes at 5.30. We went on the boat trip to Positano & Almalfi at 50 Euros each arranged by the hotel. It was well worth it and although both were packed with tourists, they are beautiful places. Breakfast at the hotel was great with plenty of choices & I must mention Maria & Ciara who were always so welcoming & helpful. They would offer freshly made cappuccinos which we also enjoyed with little biscuits when relaxing in the garden area. They are both a credit to the hotel. The evening meals are tasty & pre drinks can be taken on the comfy sofas with olives & snacks. Maria also works evenings & although she must be tired, was always friendly & helpful at all times Gabriel was also professional & helpful during our evening meal ensuring we had bread & drinks. The evening meals were amazing so a big shout out to the chef. We ate lunch at the hotel restaurant a few days & the food was tasty & plentiful. What more can I say, we had an amazing holiday here & would recommend to everyone.

Beautiful property, great views, friendly and helpful staff. We spent 5 nights here and loved it, would definitely come again. We had a sea view room that included a large terrace that is shared with the room next door. The only negative is that the hotel is located just above the main road from Vico Equense to Sorrento so you do have traffic noise with the terrace and balcony doors open and with those incredible views you will have them open. Breakfast was great too.

Fine for one night Hotel is old and dated. Terrible smells from sewers in the room. Staff were polite. Very basic.

The view of the Bay of Naples & Mt. Vesuvius from my spacious balcony was amazing ! Food and staff were excellent! Although the hotel had a shuttle, the times for use were limited. We had to often hire a taxis at 25euro 1 way to the town of Vico Equense for dining, shopping & train service. All in all, this hotel was an excellent choice!