Holiday rentals and lettings in Sorrento

Table of Contents

• At a glance: What should you know about holiday rentals and lettings in Sorrento?
• Holiday rentals and lettings in Sorrento: find your perfect retreat
• Exploring Sorrento: our top recommendations
• Activities: What are the top things to do and see in Sorrento?

• Choice of stays: From compact town flats near Piazza Tasso to garden houses in the lemon terraces, most come with air conditioning, a full kitchen and a terrace.
• Where to base yourself: The walled historic centre for cafes and shops, Marina Grande for the water, the hills above town for quiet and long views.
• Highly rated stays: Our best-reviewed Sorrento lettings sit at 9.9+ and above, with terraces over the Bay of Naples the detail guests mention most.
• Eating well: The town’s top-scoring kitchens carry Google ratings of 4.5 to 4.7, from Marina Grande fish counters to inland trattorias.
• When to come: May, June and September bring warm sea and thinner crowds; winter is quiet, green and made for walking.

Sorrento’s holiday lettings run from studios inside the walled centre to family houses in the lemon terraces above town, and almost all of them come with some kind of outdoor space. Larger parties often look at villas in Sorrento, couples at apartments in Sorrento, and short-stay travellers at bed and breakfasts in Sorrento. Whichever you choose, the sea is rarely more than a walk away.

• Terraces and balconies angled at the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius
• Air conditioning, essential through the July and August heat
• Full kitchens for cooking whatever the morning market yields
• Gardens and solariums, including villas with a pool in Sorrento
• Off-street parking, valuable in a town where kerb space is scarce

Between the terrace, the kitchen and the sea air, days here arrange themselves.

What are the best areas to stay in Sorrento?

The historic centre suits a first stay, with the cathedral, Corso Italia and the cliff-top gardens all within the old walls, and the Amalfi Coast beginning just over the ridge. The table below details regions for specific interests:

What do our guests say?

Guests writing about Sorrento come back to the same things: a terrace that catches the evening light, a kitchen worth using, and how little driving the stay required. Ratings of 9.9+ are common in the town centre and along the coast road, with families praising the space and couples the quiet once the day trippers have left for the ferries. Sea views and short walks to a lido are mentioned again and again.

Here are our top-rated holiday lettings from the past year:

1. Luxury Villa with breathtaking Seaview, pool, Bbq - 9.9+: Sleeps six on the Tyrrhenian coast, with a pool, a barbecue and a terrace pointed straight at the water.
2. Amore Rentals - Villa Savoia with Sea View and Garden - 9.9+: Room for thirteen with a garden and parking, so two or three families can travel together without splitting up.
3. Amore Rentals - Maison De Charme with Terraces - 9.9+: A nine-guest house on the Sorrento coast with several terraces, air conditioning and a full kitchen.

Sorrento stands on tufa cliffs at the tip of its peninsula, facing Mount Vesuvius across the Bay of Naples with Capri on the horizon.

✈️What is the best way to get to Sorrento?

Most visitors fly into Naples and finish the journey by rail or road. Here are the most common ways to get to the town:

• Plane and train: Naples International Airport at Capodichino is the nearest, roughly 50 kilometres away. From the city, the Circumvesuviana line runs the length of the bay from Napoli Garibaldi to Sorrento, which is the end of the line, so there is no risk of missing your stop. The station sits just above Piazza Tasso, an easy walk from most central lettings.
• Car and ferry: By road you leave the A3 motorway at Castellammare di Stabia and follow the SS145 along the peninsula; it is scenic, often slow, and parking in town is limited, so confirm a space with your host. By sea, ferries and hydrofoils link Sorrento’s Marina Piccola with Naples, Capri and, in season, the Amalfi Coast.

🥗Where to eat in Sorrento?

According to Google Maps data and reviews, La Cantinaccia del Popolo is the best rated restaurant in Sorrento. Below is a table showing the top 5 highly-rated restaurants hand-picked by our travel experts.

⭐Our guests’ recommendation: Our guest traveller Emma recommends the Trattoria da Emilia in Sorrento: it has been on the Marina Grande waterfront since 1947, and we ate fried anchovies at a paper-topped table with the boats a few feet away.

☀️When is the best time to visit?

The sweet spot is late May to June and again in September, when the sea is warm and the ferry queues are shorter. July and August are hot and busy but full of life, while winter is quiet, green and surprisingly mild, ideal if walking rather than swimming is the point.

Spring

• Best for: Walkers, garden visitors and anyone who would rather not queue.
• Weather: Mild and bright, with warm afternoons by May and the sea swimmable at the end of the season.
• Atmosphere: Terraces reopen gradually and the town feels like it belongs to its residents again.

Summer

• Best for: Families, swimmers and day trips to Capri and the coast.
• Weather: Hot and reliably dry, with sea temperatures at their warmest through August.
• Atmosphere: Lively and crowded, with late dinners, street music and lidos full from mid-morning.

Autumn and winter

• Best for: Couples, food-minded travellers and long coastal walks.
• Weather: Warm into October, then cooler and wetter, though frost is rare on this coast.
• Atmosphere: Calm and workaday, with the lemon harvest under way and restaurants back to local prices.

⭐Our Hosts’ recommendation: Our Sorrento local expert, Amore Rentals of Amore Rentals - Maison De Charme with Terraces, recommends coming early in the day, before the coaches arrive: walk down to Marina Grande for coffee, climb back through the lemon terraces, and save the town centre for the evening passeggiata. You can read more about local tips on Amore Rentals’ page.

1. Watch inlaid wood being made
2. Swim at Queen Joan’s Baths
3. Wander the Correale gardens
4. Walk down to the Baia di Ieranto
5. Spend a day in Naples

1. Watch inlaid wood being made

   Sorrento has cut and fitted veneers into pictures since the eighteenth century, and intarsio is still a working trade here. The Museobottega della Tarsialignea, in a restored palazzo near the centre, shows historic pieces alongside the tools and the sawn sheets they were made from. Several workshops off Corso Italia keep their doors open, so you can watch a panel being assembled and understand why the good pieces cost what they do.

2. Swim at Queen Joan’s Baths

   West of town, a footpath drops through olive terraces to the Bagno della Regina Giovanna, a natural sea pool set inside the ruins of a Roman villa and joined to the open water by a rock arch. There is no sand and no bar, so bring water and shoes with grip. Go in the morning while the pool is still in shade, and you may have the arch almost to yourself.

3. Wander the Correale gardens

   The Museo Correale di Terranova occupies an eighteenth-century villa on the eastern edge of the centre, with Neapolitan paintings, porcelain and clocks inside and a long garden running out to a belvedere over the bay. It is rarely busy. Half an hour among the rooms and another on the terrace, with the whole Gulf of Naples laid out, is one of the calmest hours you can spend in town.

4. Walk down to the Baia di Ieranto

   From Nerano, at the tip of the peninsula, a marked track descends past old olive groves and a disused quarry to the Baia di Ieranto, a protected bay looking straight at the Faraglioni of Capri. It takes about an hour each way and there are no facilities at the bottom, which is exactly why the water is so clear. Start early, carry plenty to drink, and keep to the marked path.

5. Spend a day in Naples

   The Circumvesuviana runs from Sorrento along the bay to Naples, close enough for a day out. Give the morning to the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, which holds the mosaics and bronzes lifted from Pompeii and Herculaneum, then walk the Spaccanapoli for a pizza and the tiny workshops of Via San Gregorio Armeno. Come back in the late afternoon and you will still make dinner on your terrace.