Domus San Vincenzo

The view was AMAZING, the sisters were AMAZING. The cleanliness was good, bathrooms were quite large and the balcony was the highlight of our stay.

Fair warning, there is an 11:30pm curfew so you must be back before then or they will not let you in.

It was all about the VIEW - absolutely magnificent!

Facilities were average, as was breakfast A very difficult place to get to because it is well away from the main tourist area No footpaths, front door opens to a busy road

The sisters were all very friendly and helpful. The room, bathroom room, and even the public areas were all spotless. Bed was very comfortable too. The view from the convent was breathtakingly beautiful. Stayed on the rooftop every evening during my 4 nights stay and enjoyed the sunset.

Most staff members are nice and welcoming but I also had a negative experience right during check-in. The hotel is in great location - 5min walk from the elevator that takes you up/down to the local beach for 1 euro/ride/person, 10min walk from local supermarket, 20min walk to "Piano" train station where you can catch a train going to Sorrento and easily explore Amalfi coast. Room looked clean, towels and toiletries were provided, bedsheet The garden overlooking the local port and beach is spectacular, it is evident they take a very good care of it. There is a small chapel in the hotel for those who want to pray. There is a curfew at 23.30 so you need to be back before that time as the place closes (during the day, you need to ring the bell to get in). As a solo female, I felt quite safe with all these rules, however you always need to watch the time and that is something most do not want to do on vacation.

I directly got in touch with two sisters (unfortunately I do not know their names) and they were like day and night - Indian one was very nice, always talkative and caring, while the black one who checked me in was super rude, cold and making faces when my online payment did not work and I wanted to pay by card, honestly I wanted to leave at that stage as the attitude towards a customer was awful. Wi-fi probably does not reach my room properly so it did not work. Showers need some serious renovation. I was aware that there was no A/C prior to booking my stay, but the experience itself was truly horrendous (I had a fan on nonstop but barely got any sleep because of the heat). Breakfast is super basic and always the same, you will get sick of it quickly if you stay longer - 90% is just sweets and/or white bread. I wanted to buy my own food but there is not even a small fridge in the room. Sidewalks are non-existent here so you need to be very very careful when walking on the road as Italians drive like maniacs and the hotel is situated right behind a sharp turn. You need to leave your key at the reception every time you leave - I find this very strange and did not like this rule at all. This is a good budget option but you pay the price in another way, at least in high season. I would not stay again, especially in summer.