Perched above Sorrento's cliffs, a villa that remembers everything

The introduction by the GM Federica to the Russo family upon arrival ( Owners) is a testimonial in itself to the extraordinary effort , charming and genuine hospitality as if I was family. Federica is exemplary as the GM and is involved in ever nuance of the beautiful extremely elegant and picturesque hotel Photos can not do this properly any Justice . It’s like listening to Pavarotti on the radio rather than witnessing his live performance . The food is consistently excellent and an absolute culinary masterpiece by chef Ivan always using fresh produce from their private garden in very creative ways such as zucchini, eggplant , artichokes and tge seafood is incredibly fresh and cooked to perfection. His polpo (octopus) salad es Molto delicato., the pasta is al dente and perfectly prepared The sommelier Giuseppe was extremely fun , knowledgeable and very approachable. I had a fabulous wine tasting of the outstanding white wines from the area thanks to the volcanic soil like Greco do Tufo - fabulous dry smooth elegant wine in the wine cellar with Federica and Ivan with specially prepared food including a delicious melanzana sandwich The experience was over the top Porter Nello met me at the Ferry and was a warm welcome to the beautiful hotel as he drove me to the property in a golf cart He is a proud , polite and passionate employee and has worked there for almost 20 years I knew after meeting him my experience at the property would be magnificent and it was consistently and in fact as if hard to imagine improved by the hour. The door man and greeter at the front gate Giuseppe is extremely warm friendly and professional, another proud passionate employee Sergio who is a man of all trades from concierge to front desk and over sees the beautiful solarium room which is decorated with such elegance and class is terrific , He too is very professional friendly and is extremely gregarious , funny and charming and I struck up many fun long conversations with him over my four night stay , he adds a texture and nuance to the staff that is irreplaceable. All the servers tge porters tge housekeeping and front desk staff were equally exceptional and are all tuned to the wonderful “ Syrene” frequency and vibration I can not express enough how absolutely wonderful the GM Federica and tge master chef Ivan were to me always ensuring I had the best of time without ever being intrusive. Those skills can’t be learned , they are rare and extremely wonderful innate human qualities that some rare people are simply born with as were the owners daughters and the wonderful mascot Mufeo In Italian Grazie per un'esperienza così eccezionale e per aver fornito l'apice dell'ospitalità italiana mi rende così orgoglioso di avere radici italiane dopo aver incontrato persone straordinarie come te e Ivan Giuseppe La famiglia Russo e le affascinanti figlie e Mufeo la mascotte Sergio e l'intero staff dell'hotel Viva Italia In English Thank you for such a great experience and for providing the pinnacle of Italian hospitality makes me so proud to have Italian roots after meeting amazing people like you and Ivan Giuseppe The Russo family and the charming daughters and Mufeo the mascot Sergio and the whole hotel staff Long live Italy Dr Chris For sure I’m returning this August