How to Find Cheap Hotels in Sorrento, Italy

Sorrento, Italy, a small town situated on the Bay of Naples, is one of the country's more popular tourist destinations. With fine art, excellent food and temples and villas dating back to ancient Greece and Rome, Sorrento offers a multitude of sights and activities.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Passport
• Computer with Internet access

Organize Your Transportation

1. Find a cheap ticket to Naples, Italy, which has the nearest major airport.
2. Take a bus run by the Curreri bus service from the Capodichino Airport in Naples to Tasso Square in Sorrento.
3. Take a train from Naples to your cheap accommodations in Sorrento if you like to travel the railways. You can take an underground train from the Central Station of Garibaldi Square in Naples to Sorrento, which takes about an hour.
4. Reach Sorrento by sea from the Beverly Pier in Naples to the Harbour of Marina Piccola in Sorrento. You can walk from the harbor to the center of town in about 10 minutes.
5. Make good use of Sorrento's convenient location during your stay in Italy. From your accommodations in Sorrento you can easily travel to the Island of Capri, Pompeii, Naples and the National Park in Mt. Vesuvius.

Choose Your Lodging

6. Search for cheap accommodations in Sorrento, Italy on a travel search engine or by contacting Sorrento Tourism at 011 ([phone] or visit their Web site (see Resources, below). There are a handful of accommodations offered for under $150 in the center of the city in Sorrento, and a few in the suburbs.
7. Choose cheap accommodations in the city center and enjoy the churches, temples, monuments and historical wonders of Sorrento at your fingertips.
8. Consider booking your flight to Naples together with your accommodations in Sorrento to save money.
9. Find cheap accommodations in Sorrento during the famous Festa delle Pacchianelle, a Christmas celebration that takes place on January 6 each year. Behold the living manger based on eighteenth century customs that employs over 300 actors.

Tips & Warnings

• Purchase tickets for public transportation in Sorrento in advance. Expect train tickets to cost under $5 each way, but fares will depend on your destination.
• All phone numbers include the international prefix "011." When calling internationally but not from the United States or Canada, substitute that "011" with "00." All country codes are within parentheses and begin with a "+" sign.
• If you're a school faculty member, be sure to apply for an International Teacher Identity Card (ITIC). The ITIC is a great way to get discounts on all kinds of international services, from transportation to accommodations to museum admission.
• To rebound quickly from jet lag, don't nap when you arrive. Instead, plan a full day's activities and stay awake until evening.