Hotel Vittoria

This family owned/operated/occupied hotel was a perfect experience on the island of Ischia. The father Dario and his two daughters, Claudia and Sonia, are there to make you feel like a member of the family. Their mother is a quiet presence making sure that all is well. Mother and Sonia bake wonderfully delicious pastries for the breakfast buffet. This is the simple gracious hospitality that I have come to love about visits to Italy. Long before there was airb/b families like this were sharing their ancestral homes and properties with new friends from around the world. This is not fancy by todays style of corporate hotelery but simple, clean and most welcoming. My room had its own small terrace with table, chairs and umbrella. Private, quiet, peaceful. The family was most helpful in making sure I found all the dining and recreational experiences I was hoping to find. As part of the price of the room I had their built-in knowledge to all that is best locally. Also, my room had perfectly working, ice cold air conditioning! Perfetto!

As other reviews have mentioned, the small side street that the hotel is located on is rather dark at night. The entrance to the hotel is brightly lit and obvious at the end of the vicolo (small street in Italian). The neighborhood is extremely safe and I did not feel concerned walking towards the lighted entrance, but if you are nervous about walking on a not so well lighted street, than I suggest you carry a flashlight if you intend to return to the hotel after dark.