Apartment Corso Italia Suites - Sorrento

Average rating:  4.9

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Jul 2007

We enjoyed our stay in Sorrento and this apartment's location was excellent. The staff were nice enough but please note that their check-in is only after 4.30 pm which is a pain when you arrive in sweltering heat with a family on the london flight at around 2pm in sorrento. Also, they do not reply to email's either on Front Desk. Another thing is that they provided a wrong set of keys on one occasion. If we had not checked them ourselves before leaving the apartment we'd have been locked out all night. We did mention this to them and got a replacement. However, if you have a problem and lose your keys then there is no way of contacting the apartment due to their opening hours but we were told that this is not their problem! Also, a request for an extra pillow was ignored. Another point is that we booked a 2 roomed apartment for 4 people expecting this to be 2 bedroomed but you only get 1 bedroom plus a lounge with a double sofa bed. The photos look better than the apartment we were given too. Otherwise we enjoyed our stay.

Guest name: Jigar Lakhani, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.9

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Mar 2007

Excellent location in the center of Sorrento within walking distance to everything. Altho lots of street traffic (car and pedestrian) was reasonable and made for great people watching other than weekend night when bar across the street was VERY noisy. We had two bedroom apt and after pushing twins together was perfect for two couples. Ate out most of the time and that was good cause dishes were sparse and kitchen tiny. Office hours made it hard to track down service help to get questions answered or extra blanket, etc.

Guest name: Julie Missal, USA

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Group

stayed in Jun 2007

We rented a "three-room" apartment: one bedroom with queen bed, one bedroom with two twin beds, and a den with pull-out couch (one full bathroom). The apartment was quite spacious, clean, new and very well located. But, it was exceptionally loud. The traffic on the street died down by 10pm; but VERY early in the morning, there was massive construction all around us (in the same building). Also, a daily cleaning service would be nice. One last complaint, the office keep weird hours, closing in the middle of the day, making check-in very inconvenient. An aside - Delfino's: great restaurant, do not miss; Il Buco: terrible food, overpriced, skip it!

Guest name: RG, USA

Average rating:  7.5

Guest type: Family with young children

stayed in May 2007

Situated slap bang in the middle of Sorrento. Excellent location. Apt's were clean enough and plenty of towels. Looks pretty much like wot it does on the web. Beds were comfy and big enough. The air conditioning was very good and included in the cost, unlike our other family members who were staying in a nearby hotel who had to pay extra for the air conditioning. Only two small drawbacks to the apartment, well three.. firstly if you have a flight coming in earlyish you can't get in till 4.30pm which was a bit of a pain. The other minor detail... which I sincerely don't think the letting agents were aware of was that there was no plates or cups at all to be found in the apt, we were out too early to see them to let them know so had to buy our own. One other small thing, a neighbour with a circular saw woke us up pretty early every morning, but it wasn't too unbearable. Overall we really enjoyed our stay at the apt and would have no problems booking again in the future. Sorrento is beautiful and as I said the location for getting around is ideal.

Guest name: John Heffernan, Ireland

Average rating:  7.1

Guest type: Group

stayed in Apr 2007

The apartment was very noisy at night time, so if you plan on getting to sleep before midnight this is not the place to stay. It was very central to everything in Sorrento. Be careful, when they say the apartment is 2 rooms- this does not mean it has two bedrooms !!!!

Guest name: Angela Cannavo, Australia

Average rating:  7.2

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Nov 2006

We stayed in the 2 room apartment for 7 nights at the beginning of November. We arrived into Sorrento at 14:00 and had to while away a couple of hours until the office (located directly beneath the apartments) opened to collect the key and pay. The payment can only be in cash, and include the deposit and other charges. We found the apartments spacious enough for the two of us and the rooms clean and tidy, if a little sparse. The small kitchen area was basically equipped but, as we ate out most the time was hardly used. The apartment is located about as centrally as is possible, but this does come at a cost. It overlooks the Cosrso Italia which is the main road through Sorrento. Due to the high buildings on either side of the road, the noise of the constant traffic is amplified. When the road is closed for pedestrians (apparently weekend evenings), the noise of scooters and fiats is replaced by chatting and shouting tourists. This does mean that the apartments are extremely noisy from about 07:00 until midnight, definitely something to bear in mind if you are a light sleeper or fancy some late lay-ins. Overall we enjoyed our stay at the apartments and found that the central location was sufficient enough to compensate for the noise.

Guest name: Mark Eagle, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.8

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2006

excellent location, apartment was good size, very clean and secure, the only drawback was that check-in was only opened from 10 to 1 and 4.30 to 8. However, overall I enjoyed my stay and would recommend.

Guest name: Lorraine McQuillan, Ireland

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Family with older children

stayed in Sep 2006

my only complaint is the way the price is displayed because on my confirmation of booking it gives a total price and then in the fine print says you need to pay extra for cleaning!! This should be included in cost so when booking is made you are given the ACTUAL TOTAL PRICE. Otherwise we loved the appartments and the location etc was great.

Guest name: Gayle Petrie, Australia

Average rating:  6.9

Guest type: 

stayed in Oct 2006

Accommodation is very good and location is very central. It can be very noisy at night but this is offset by the location. When we checked out, we were told we had to pay an electricity charge which had not previously been advised to us via the Venere site. We paid only what we had been advised by Venere as the total cost of the stay. This was handled nicely though by the girl who works in the office.

Guest name: Fiona O'Malley, Australia

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Group

stayed in Aug 2006

I booked an appartment for 4 people for 5 nights. Our flight was delayed and we did not arrive until 11.30 but we were met by an agent at the appartment who showed us our lovely suite of rooms. I emphasize that the rooms were spacious, comfortable, with high ceilings, aircon... and in a perfect location. These appartments are a great alternative to staying in a hotel. However, when we officially checked-in with the agent at Executive Travel Service next morning, she charged an extra 130 euros on top of the price quoted by Venere - for 'electricity and water' for 5 nights. Contrary to her claim that this was stated in the correspondence, there was no mention of this extra charge when we booked. Also please note that payment is by cash only. So, please check what your final price will be directly with the agent in Sorrento, rather than expect to pay what you were quoted online. But don't let that put you off - they are great appartments.

Guest name: Andrew Murray, United Kingdom

Average rating:  10.0

Guest type: Couple with children

stayed in Sep 2005

We are a family of 6 and thouruoghly enjoyed our stay at Corso Italia Suites.There was ample room for us - 2 adults and 4 kids ranging in age from 6 to 15.The suite was very clean and comfortable and the apartment block is extremely well located being just a stroll to the station and right in the centre of the main drag!Couldn`t have asked for a nicer spot.

Guest name: Cheryl Adams, Australia

Average rating:  8.5

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Jul 2005

People at reception are particularly cold. Apart from the problem we had with ants the rest of the appartment was excellent and for the price it was perfect.

Guest name: CC, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.3

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Jan 2005

Very good location and clean. Awkward layout with bathroom off main Bedroom. Very small hot water tank, only enough for 15 minutes not good for 4 people.

Guest name: Paolo Puglisi, United Kingdom

Average rating:  7.6

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Oct 2004

Wir waren sehr gespannt. Venere.com hatten wir zum ersten Mal benutzt und für Corso Italia eine Reservierung für ein Dreizimmer Appartement erhalten. Das gleiche App. wurde uns bereits von einem anderen Anbieter abgesagt. Des weiteren hatten wir nur 5 Tage gebucht, obwohl die Minimumbuchung ohne Rückfrage bei 7 Tage war. Zusätzlich bemerkten wir dass wir vermutlich erst gegen 22 Uhr mit dem Bus aus Neapel ankommen wollten. Am Flughafen stellten wir fest, daß der letzte der einstündig abfahrenden Buse bereits um 19 Uhr wegfuhr. Wir kammen erst gegen 20 Uhr an. NAch Benutzung des Zubringerbuses zum Garibaldi Bahnhof waren wir gegen 21 Uhr in der Circumvesusiana Eisenbahnlinie, die uns in etwas über einer Stunde nach Sorrent brachte. Gegen 22.30 kamen wir dann zum in der gleichnamigen Hauptstraße gelegenen Hotel an. Tatsächlich - man erwartete uns, das 3 Zimmer App. war weg. Wir bekammen zum gleichen PReis zwei 2-Zimmer App. Diese sind recht groß, praktisch eingerichtet, die Betten in besserem Zustand als erwartet. Die LAge von Corso Italia ist direkt an der Hauptstr., die nachmittags bis 2 Uhr nachts als Fußgägngerzone dient. Es ist laut, ab 2 Uhr kanttern die Motoräder durch die Straße. Ohne geschlossene Fenster ist es schwer durchzuschlafen. Besser war da schon das zweite App. in den Hof, wo man außer einer Wand zwar nichts sieht, der Lärm jedoch gedämpft rüberkommt. Während der 5 Tage Aufenthalt haben wir niemanden vom Personal zu Gesicht bekommen. Insofern ist der Punkt Service schwer zu bewerten, man muß dann wohl länger als eine Woche buchen. Zum Bahnhof sind es 5 Minuten und zur Piazza Tasso 100m. In der Piazza Tasso gibt es eine tolle Pizzeria zu fairen Preisen - O Canonico. Ein paar Meter weiter sind zwei Autovermietungen. Vorsicht bei Europcar - die sind echt mies und wollen Dich mit Kleinigekeiten abzocken. Wir wollten das Auto kurz nach 8 abends abgeben und bekammen erklärt, man hätte Feierabned und wir durften das Auto auf ihrem gemieteten Parkplatz außer

Guest name: Winfried Herrmann, Germany

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Oct 2004

We were extremely pleased to find such a newly refurbished large apartment to stay in so centrally located. My only comment was that a couple of lights were not working and they did not get fixed but otherwise it was great and exactly what we wanted. I don't think the travel agency was very helpful but Bruno was. They didn't really know anything and were not cheerful.

Guest name: Alexandra Collett, United Kingdom

Average rating:  9.5

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jun 2004

The only problem we did encounter was that by the time the fourth person in our group took a shower the water was running a little cool. Other than that it was a great apartment centrally located yet nice & quiet. Would certainly consider a return visit. I have marked the public areas as poor as there weren't any to judge.

Guest name: AJ, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.2

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in May 2004

The apartment was extremely clean, perfect location, marble floors. The beds are uncomfortable and it is hard to sleep with all of the street noise but we learned to turn the ceiling fan on high to drown out some of it. If you want quiet this is not the place for you but if you want location for walking to everything it is worth the noise.

Guest name: Janice Lewis, USA

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Heterosexual Couple

stayed in Apr 2003

The self catering facilities were a bit limited. A shortage of cups, no bottle opener. Perhaps a review of kitchen equipment might help. The builders in the room next door were very noisy.They started hammering very early in the morning! No doubt this is a temporary problem.

Guest name: Jean Martin, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.1

Guest type: Family Group

stayed in Oct 2002

the only two problems we encountered were not being told we had to go to the ets travel service office upon arrival.and not told that we had to pay a cleaning fee otherwise it was very satisfactory

Guest name: Derek Bryant, United Kingdom