Villa Pane

We had such fun, Ana Maria was our chef for the day, her sense of humour soon had everyone laughing and cooking. Really super experience, a great thing to do while in Sorrento. Making authentic Italian food with products from the garden - delicious

This place is absolutely terrible it is in a terrible location and although we booked a private transfer we were dumped at the bottom of the hill because the car could not get up it. My partner had to walk for 20 minutes to get to the hotel and then finally someone came down to retrieve me and our suitcases not a good start to what was a break to celebrate the finish of my cancer treatment. Once inside it was run down and shabby got into the room and it was tiny and smelt like sewage in the bathroom that was the start of a terrible stay. Got up the next day and considering this is meant to be a cooking school the breakfast was the worst I have ever encountered cold coffee scrambled eggs that had gone grey because they had sat their for so long hard pastries and cake’s absolutely disgusting. We thought ah well we will make the best of it . They provide a shuttle service and you are at their mercy to get anywhere their and have to book to get into Sorrento so off we went booked the transport back for nine that evening received a text saying they were going to be 10 minutes late that turned into 40 minutes. Got back and the Sunflower room we were staying in was opposite another villa the kids opposite were screaming until 1.30 in the morning and dogs were barking constantly all night I couldn’t sleep it was that bad this happened every night of our stay. We got up to go into Sorrento the maid knocked at 9.30 told her we would be 10 minutes got back that night she hadn’t even been in. Honestly I could go on if you have mobility problems and like a nice clean place to stay don’t bother the owners are rude and they make you feel like you are doing them a favour. I can honestly say I have been all over the world and this is the absolute worst upon worst place we have ever stayed. It was expensive so we will be taking this up with love holidays who we booked it through steer well clear of this place it’s an absolute joke and a disgrace as we were packing we left a bottle of gin and a few drinks we had bought for the fridge this was an absolute corker went out to Sorrento came back to retrieve our luggage and went to get some water in the bar and guess what the bottle of gin was in the bar ready to sell goodness me these people have no shame. If you want to be in the middle of nowhere with a sewage smelling room with kids screaming all night and dogs barking and food that is inedible then go ahead if not book somewhere else what should have been a relaxing experience for me celebrating the end of my treatment was hell sadly we nicknamed it the Bates Motel worst worst hotel and location ever. One positive Sorrento was beautiful but please do not stay here.

Stayed in Villa Pane for 4 nights and it did not disappoint! It is a stunning resort with amazing views over Sorrento. The owners are so friendly and helpful, they went above and beyond to help us organise trips etc. The shuttle service provided is a fantastic service for getting to and from the centre of Sorrento.

Villa Pane is a beautiful oasis on a stunning family farm... but it is not a hotel. If you are looking for a beautiful place to sit back and relax, this is the place. Luigi is fantastic. Warm and welcoming. Our travel agent booked us here and we were looking forward to it, but once we arrived, we realized that we were very far away from the city center. The road to get to Villa Pane is very narrow. So much so that a taxi can not reach the resort. They offer a shuttle to get you to and from town, but unfortunately you need to book your times ahead of time and they only run every 2 - 1/2 hours and the last pick up from town is 11pm. This is not the type of situation where you can see where the day takes you. You must plan. The rooms are clean and quaint. Unfortunately once we arrived, we quickly realized that it was not the ideal place for us to stay so we made other arrangements. If you are looking for a place to unwind and relax, it's perfect. For a couple like us who don't like to plan and who enjoy coming and going as we please, it just wasn't for us.

Positives Hotel was clean and the staff very friendly and helpful as long as you didn’t ask for anything out of the ordinary Very peaceful surroundings Negatives To remote, you have to rely on the hotel shuttle schedule to get around and into Sorrento town. Breakfast offering was poor and the coffee smelt of fish. No menu/prices, when we asked we were told the chef will tell you what they have. so when paying for 1 meal and 4 bottles of water at checkout we were charged £128. The fish came up undercooked and was taken back to be cooked a bit more. Considering they offer cooking classes I was surprised. Salad was just a plate of lettuce. The noise from the kitchen started at 6am and ended at around 11pm. Taxis would not take you to the door of the villa as the road leading to it was steep and narrow. If something came the other way you had to reverse all the way back down like a game of snakes and ladders. Not suitable for families as there is nothing to do unless your only sleeping there

Highlight of our Italy trip! Anamaria was friendly, informative and highly entertaining. This hands on cooking class was so much fun and it resulted in the best food we have eaten during our 2 week stay in Italy. I can't recommend this enough. Well worth the money.