Looking back to: Casale Antonietta May 2009

Our room @ Casale Antonietta, Sorrento

Back then I was a budding blogger of my travels and tended to write very little.  Verbosity was learned over the years.

I saw an article about agritourism in Italy and how the market has blossomed in the Noughties and was now well established for those that wanted to be away from the city centre or beach location hotels.

We stayed at Casale Antonietta in May 2009.  The place was a converted farm that was accessed by a very narrow lane, where even in a Fiat Punto we had to pull in the door mirrors to get past.  I had ordered a Fiat Panda from the rental company at Naples Airport but they did me a favour with a "free" upgrade to a bigger car.

Fiat Punto T-Jet 1.4

 My Tripadvisor review from 2009

Peaceful with excellent service

I booked this place as I didn't want a town centre hotel with all the associated noise and parking difficulties. We weren't disappointed.

It is easy to find and the bus stop is a short walk and is signposted. By car it is a nightmare the first time as the narrow roads are barely wider than your car. We had a FIAT Punto and had the mirrors folded in.

Once arrived, Alex makes you feel very welcome and although his English is so-so he is perfect in Polish and Italian.

We had a standard room and it was the centre of three small bungalow rooms with attached terrace over looking the lemon groves and the sea. Vesuvius looms across the bay right in front of you. Breakfast was a good buffet with plenty of choice. We ate one night in the restaurant and the meal was also superb.

We would recommend Casale Antonietta as a base to travel to see the classical sights around the Bay of Naples.