Grand Hotel Riviera (Sorrento, Italy)

About Grand Hotel Riviera

The warm welcome reserved for our guests and the professionalism of our staff make the Riviera a first class hotel, where you can enjoy a vacation in which our hospitality takes care of your every comfort. All rooms have private bathroom, shower, hairdryer, minibar, safe, direct-line phone, wi-fi connection, satellite TV and air conditioning. The hotel offers an American bar, Restaurant, Swimming pool, Solarium, Garden and wide panoramic terraces set on various levels from which to enjoy the beauty of the Sorrento Coast. All areas of the hotel have centralised air conditioning and heating. A meeting point from which all Hotel areas are accessed, reception offers its professional, cordial services to guests 24 hours a day. The staff, all of whom speak several languages, are always ready to provide information on private transfers, excursions, transport, museums, what's on in and around Sorrento and much more. The American Bar amazes hotel guests with its unique, unmistakeable atmosphere distinguished by an intense play of light and pastel colours that reflect the Mediterranean style decor. The ideal spot to cool down after an intense day on the beach, and to relax with a good cocktail or long drink before the breathtaking panorama of the Gulf of Naples. For guests wishing to savour the delights of traditional Campania region cuisine, each day the Snack Bar offers a selection of the finest local dishes. A cuisines filled with aromas and flavours to be enjoyed on the terrace overlooking the sea of Sorrento or in the American Bar. Every Tuesday and Sunday piano evenings are organized, with Neapolitan, Italian and international music. Sorrentine bakery, is served every day in the breakfast room and on the large sea-view terrace. Decorated in Mediterranean style, with white drapes and tables in ivory majolica, the terrace is a unique place to enjoy a breakfast that really starts the day. Taste, colour, magic and refinement are the characteristics of the Riviera restaurant’s recipes, which each day offers a carefully considered menu including the best dishes of traditional, Italian and international cuisine accompanied by excellent and Italian and foreign wines. Guests are welcomed by a balance of light and colour that irradiates through the entire restaurant overlooking the gulf, its intimacy and elegance encouraging you to be won over by the pleasure of the haute cuisine and perhaps allow yourself to transgress, just a little. Every day a different menu takes shape under the expert guidance of our chef, Maestro Rispoli, served as an alternative to the refined selection of “à la carte” dishes. Set among the colourful flowers, palms and eucalyptus trees, the pool overlooks the sea and is characteristically designed in blue majolica mosaic. Along with the solarium, jacuzzi, showers and bar service, it is ideal for relaxing and sunbathing in complete tranquillity. The children’s pool is next to the adult pool and is constantly supervised by specialist hotel staff. Below the hotel is the private beach, reached by elevator directly from the hotel. The sandy sea-bed and crystalline water make the beach a kind of natural pool, always much appreciated by the hotel guests. Equipped with every comfort: sunbeds and deckchairs, snorkelling equipment (snorkel, mask and fins), changing rooms, showers and bar. For sea lovers, a chance to rent boats with skipper and to book excursions along the most beautiful stretches of the Sorrento Coast. Whilst those wishing to admire the wonders of the “Punta della Campanella” marine park can organize scuba-diving excursions. Access to the private beach is for hotel guests only, so guarantees perfect peace. The luxurious “Vesuvio” suite is the jewel in the crown of the hotel, a room with lounge and large terrace that takes in the entire panorama of Vesuvius and the Gulf of NaplesThe hotel has 105 rooms the facilities of which combine elegant style and simplicity of detail. Large and sunny, most rooms offer a view over the Gulf of Naples and Vesuvius or a view over the gardens surrounding the hotel. All the rooms have: air conditioning, minibar, safe, satellite TV, wi-fi connection, direct-line telephone, bathtub, shower, hairdryer. The central lounge is the general meeting point and relaxation centre of the hotel, where guests can listen to music or read a good book. Its elegant style is evident in the minutest attention to every detail, enhanced by a collection of 19th century Neapolitan paintings and a series of objets d'art that are all collectors items. In addition a perfectly manufactured grand piano is available to hotel guests. The lounge opens on to the extensive terrace overlooking the sea of one of the most beautiful stretches of the Sorrento Coast. A break at the Hotel Riviera Snack Bar satisfies all the senses. Suspended between sky and sea, the Snack Bar is open every day from 12 noon to 3 pm to offer guests flavour and relaxation between a dip in the Mediterranean and a stroll through the Sorrento’s narrow streets. The menu adapts to the season so as to always serve fresh products.