Hotel Piccolo Paradiso

Excellent family run hotel quaint location just a live the harbour of marina lobas. Excellent spacious bright airy room 401 with huge balcony terrace fourth floor! Stunning sea and bay views . Really pleased with the hotel very quaint and elegant on the interior but looks nothing from the front ! Super terrace for drinks and breakfast looking out over the sea , excellent resteraunt lovely furnishings . Breakfast excellent choices and evening meals limited set menu we were half board ate there a few nights but more dinner like meals when we wanted pizzas seafood etc but on the whole lovely . Bar staff snd waiters fabulous and so helpful and attentive . Pool area lovely shaded area and sun loungers although by the end of the week very busy and not enough loungers ! They have a smaller hotel across the road with maybe 18 rooms so they use the pool of this hotel same owners both properties are pristine the cleanliness is superb . Reception staff so helpful and a big thanks to our lovely morning waiter at breakfast who gave me some tips of where to go . Really lovely stay rooms spotless and maid service superb . We will definitely be back . Thank you all at piccolo paradiso . Just one negative the pool closed at 1400 hrs to 1600 hrs daily such bad Managememt the hottest part of the day I and others thought this pool cleaning and maintenance should be done first thing or after seven when it closes !!! Really wanted to jump in the pool after a morning and early afternoon jaunt out sightseeing !!!!

People need to remember that this is a 3 star hotel when reviewing. We’re just back from 2 weeks in this little gem. We were in room 203 with fantastic views over the sea. The room was very dated but kept exceptionally clean. Neither my husband or I found any problem with the bed, although we do like a firm one. Pool area great, so quiet but pool could maybe do with more regular cleaning. Food was very varied, we were 1/2 board and didn’t have any problem with having to make our dinner choices at breakfast time. Loved breakfast, just the kind of things we like when we’re abroad. Staff were great and the Maitre D’ could be quite fun once you got to know him more. Did a couple of boat trips from the marina which were great, the only drawback was walking back up the hill to the hotel but not really a problem for us, although you would struggle if you had any walking difficulties.Definitely recommend this hotel and won’t hesitate to stay here again if we come back to the area.

Just returned from a fantastic 11 night stay in this lovely hotel we stayed in room number 4 which was absolutly lovely,with a sea view!! we stayed bed and breakfast. breakfast was adequate not fantastic,but enough. Massa Lubrense is a quiet little town but had everything we needed.The Marina is perfect with a few restaurants which are all lovely Our favourite was Angelos, home cooked food,amazing friendly service and an amazing view of the sunset. There are lots of steps up and down to the marina,not a problem for us but would not be suitable for anyone with mobility problems Cant reccomend this hotel highly enough!! a small corner of paradise indeed

Three star hotel, but more like one or two stars. Bed pretty hard and uncomfortable, staff vary from friendly but mainly unfriendly, need to smile a lot more, food was the biggest let down. When thinking about tips for restaurant staff my family member suggested "buy them a book on how to cook Italian" .. yes half board and food was disappointing. First night chicken just had herbs as flavouring? Don't call that Italian but made for British palate?? On top of this it was dry and overcooked. Other meat dishes similar, or ok but not enough sauce, so I ended up choosing the vegetable option as my main in order to get a tastier meal. All pasta (starter) was not cooked al dente! It was way undercooked as if just shown to the boiling water, and that affected our enjoyment of the various ones each day sadly. The sauces for pasta were only 'ok' or less. The dessert was just chosen by hotel..no choice and most evenings a disappointment. Poor quality. Only the tiramisu evening was 'ok'. We had to eat once at a nearby restaurant to get lovely authentic pasta and meat dishes sadly. I have stayed at a 3 star hotel on Lake Garda which served fabulous italian food, so I was extremely disappointed to be in Italy and suffer this cuisine all week when I adore Italian food. The pool water was 'green' yet on the internet it was blue so made you worry about water quality. The pool was unheated and that is unacceptable in my opinion for a so called 3 star hotel. I got the impression everything was about cost saving in this hotel re food amount, food choice (breakfast had only 'one' type of cheese, no omelettes offered and only an option to boil your own egg re food quality. Also cost saving is the unheated pool. We luckily found a sheltered sea area along the beach esp for public swimming where the sea was warm enough and which saved our holiday experience. The staff were a mix of friendly and totally unsmiling no matter how often you met them! When we left we noticed they didn't make any attempt to say goodbye to their patrons at all . We tipped every area at the end, but I now wonder why we did. We loved the harbour area, and the atmosphere there but would never return to this hotel..would have to stay elsewhere if we return. Luckily we were on a walking/hiking holiday so we're able to concentrate on our group socialising and the activities outside daily. If I was in the hotel all day I would be even more disappointed as there is just no welcoming feeling. There was no bath mat provided.. sounds corny but important..I had to ask or would risk slipping on the tiles. it was not replenished which is weird. Had to ask each time at reception which was a nuisance. had a balcony that looked out front to harbour with parking area in front which was not noisy, even though I expected it, but instead could hear the person next door using loo as if they were in my room! Plus point: the hotel is very clean.

We have recently returned from the Piccolo Paradiso and we loved it. This is a true authentic Italian hotel on the quieter side of the Sorrento peninsula. The hotel was clean and bedrooms were cleaned everyday with fresh towels also. All the staff were polite and helpful. We stayed half board but we did eat out a few nights to enjoy the other restaurants near by. When we did have dinner, the food was traditional, home cooked Italian and good. The views of the Bay Of Naples…. Fantastic!! The location is quiet but this suited us, after trips to Positano and Amalfi (booked with the hotel) with hoards of people, coming back to the hotel was very tranquil. We used Buses to get to Sorrento (stop outside hotel) on a number of occasions and were very efficient and cheap. All in, we enjoyed our time at the Piccolo Paradiso and surrounding areas and would definitely go again.

Just returned from a wonderful 2 week stay at this hotel. We stayed B & B only and throughly enjoyed the breakfasts and meals we chose to have at the hotel. All facilities were excellent. Pool man Emilio (?) - thanks for the Negronis - and restaurant/bar staff looked after us very well - thanks Pasquale & team. Some younger members perhaps lack experience/confidence with foreigners - or perhaps it's just us "foreigners" issue only. Thanks everone for all assistance with local facilities/boat trips. Area is wonderful - loved our extremely relaxing stay in Marina Lobra/Massa Lubrense. Bellissimo!