Hotel Saline in Palinuro

even though we stayed for 5 nights out of season (end May), the hotel management and staff catered to all our needs and the hotel was an ideal location for the children with its 2 swimming pools and direct access to a private beach. Ample car parking

Fantastic hotel very close to the beach, pool, restaurant, bar! The sea is a little rocky but with the right shoes and wonderful.... Highly recommended for celiacs fantastic breakfast! First salads and gluten free pizza

Staff were excellent, very friendly, good service. Lady on reception very good in helping us with our plans for the day. Food, was excellent, good quality. Buffet salad to start, then choice for the remaining of your meal. As we arrived late, and missed our evening meal (HB option) they gave us a lunch next day, which was delicious. Breakfast was a bit of a downside, cold buffet, meat, cheese, lot of pastries. Room was very nice. Very roomy, lot of storage space, large outdoor terrace with seating and view out to sea. beach bar was OK, plenty of shade. It was quiet as it seemed to becoming to end of season. The first week we were there they did have a female singer, who was good. You get a voucher for towels, and allocated sunbeds/parasol for your room, for the whole of your stay. Although at the start of our holiday, we sat whereever, as it was quiet, until we were told otherwise. Beach location is lovely, still warm. Don;t forget to take your water shoes as the there are rocks (something we read about before we went). There is a pool, although no one was using it, and surrounded by deckchairs, so all sunbeds are on the beach. We didn;t have a car, so relied on the hotel shuttle bus. which took you into town for free, at certain times, although it took us 20 minutes to walk into the town, further 20 mins to get to the harbour, where there were some nice restaurants. The town is deserted tough on times. We also used the shuttle bus, for a fee, to drop us off at the local railway station, where we went in Salermo, and Paestum, both on the Palinuro line, When we were ready to come home, we contacted reception and the driver was there to meet us. Only downside was on the last evening, where a large group, arrived for a seminar, causing a lot of noise on their arrival at 1 am in the morning, not good as we were leaving at 5am, we had to go out and tell them to be quiet. If we hadn;t been leaving that day, I think we would have been getting in touch with Citalia to ask for a move. Not happy that we were not informed of this in advance either by them or the staff. . Up to that point enjoyed our stay, nice beach hotel, quiet and relaxing. But I feel we have been and done it now.

My husband, my 7-year old daughter and I stayed in this hotel for two weeks in August-September. We had a lovely stay. Our room with a balcony faced the sea and we had lovely sunsets. The sea is special-perfect for snorkeling. It's true that there are some reefs near the shore, but if one is careful they can be surpassed-there are also spots without reefs for children to enjoy. The food is excellent-we took the half board and enjoyed the food-if one did not like what was on the menu, the pizzaiolo was always ready to make nice pizzas! My daughter enjoyed the mini-club where she made a lot of friends and my husband and I could finally read some books! During our stay we also did some sight-seeing, in particular to Paestum and to the Certosa di Padula.

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A hidden gem in southern Italy. Exceptional included breakfast. Very few tourists. Beach and oceanview is breathtaking. You should negotiate directly with the hotel to get a good deal.