Villa Pane Resort

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.

This was a highlight of our trip to Italy. Our family had a wonderful time learning to cook with Anna Maria and Luigi. Luigi gave us a tour of the farm. They grow all the ingredients on the farm, even make their own wine and lemonchello! Anna Maria was a fun, kind and gracious host. We enjoyed eating the fruits of our labor in the most beautiful setting. Highly recommend!

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.

Great experience. The staff (including the puppy) are very friendly and we felt like we were at home the entire time. View from the property are outstanding. We liked it because it's tucked away from all of the hustle and bustle but still within a very short distance of everything. The free shuttle service is extremely convenient. The breakfast was great every morning. Homemade products served fresh and you can taste the difference. We loved our time here and wish we could have stayed longer. Highly recommend.

My sister booked the cooking class knowing my husband would really enjoy it so nice he loves to cook, it was the highlight of his first time in Italy. We meet with Anna Maria the owner of this beautiful place and chef Giovanni, we made gnocchis , potato croquettes, bracciole everything grown on the farm . We had a great time , learned a lot about cooking and the area , took a tour of the farm , finished dinner with homemade limoncello and wine. Both AnaMaria and Giovanni were so friendly felt like we were having dinner with family. I highly recommend taking a cooking class or staying at the resort .

Had a short trip at the end of May with my 21 year old Daughter. Luckily for us we took the weather with us so despite the continual rainfall Italy had been experiencing we had wall to wall sunshine with mid 20 temperatures. We had organised collection from the Airport through Villa Pane both there and back which was seemless and took the stress out. Getting to Villa Pane from the drop off point is most entertaining and the road is very narrow but expertly driven. The courtesy drop off and collections to Sorrento are very well organised and most useful. Villa Pane was very traditional and just what I expected. The hosts were always around and helpful. Our room was quite basic but we were only sleeping there and sadly we did not get one of rooms with a spectacular view but this did not spoil our trip. We would have liked to do the cooking class which was very popular but our Euros did not stretch this far. We were however treated to a wonderful lunch of freshly prepared Ravioli and Fettuccini by our host before we departed and it was exactly what I had hoped for. Guido, the 4-legged friend was a joy and always happy to see a friendly human. We used the garden and hot tub the day of our departure which was lovely and the grounds were well maintained. Views are spectacular. Villa Pane is a lovely, family run home and I would thoroughly recommend a visit.

This place has a beautiful view of Sorrento, but it is not easy to get to. It’s a six minute drive from town, and cars cannot go to all the way up to the hotel. The hotel staff will drive you in a very small van up and down, but you have to give them at least 30 minutes and possibly be prepared to wait an hour.

My mother, sister, nephew and I, went to a cooking class at Villa Pane. It was magnificent!!!!!! This experience included pick up/drop off at our hotel in Sorento. The ride alone was a cool experience (have you seen the side streets in Sorento?). When we arrived at the beautiful home, we were greeted by their friendly dog and immediately felt the warmth of “home.” We began preparing our 5 course meal which consisted of antipasto, caprese, eggplant Parmesan, ricotta cheese (from scratch) to fill out from scratch Ravioli, chicken cacciatore, and last lava chocolate cake! We assisted with it all, my nephew helped pick fresh herbs from the garden. Anna Maria and Luggi were welcoming and so much fun! We enjoyed local wine and even sang “That’s Amore”while kneading our dough for Ravioli. The meal was the BEST we have had since we have been in Italy, hands down!!! What made it most special was the experience and memories I will have to last a lifetime with my family. This is a MUST DO!!!!! You won’t regret it!!!!!