Excellent front of house host. He anticipated our needs, made great recommendations for dining, routed us to the sites we wanted to see, managed our parking and even helped us with our bags; one could ask for no more. Spacious room and nice breakfast, either outdoors in the courtyard, in the glass conservatory, or inside in the small breakfast room. Table service staff - for coffee, etc. - was attentive. Parking is directly in front of the hotel and very convenient compared to many town centre hotels in Italy. I suggest reserving a spot when booking.

Hard to think. The location is very near town centre (good for us) and is set back from the main through-road behind a petrol station, so not as picturesque as some Naples hotels, but the location is PERFECT for Pompeii site visits (an easy walk to the southernmost gate), and also evening dining (with many choices in quality and cost very close by).

Book this place!! We weren’t expecting much because it was an affordable hotel and we were only staying for one night. But wow! From the moment we arrived, we already knew this would be the best hotel we stayed at during our entire Italian vacation (and we stayed at 3-4 star hotels across the country). The staff were incredible! They drew us a map to everything we wanted (markets for specific items we wanted, best restaurants, etc), they have a short cut that gets you to the archeological site with a 5 minute walk and gets you to the main restaurant strip in 3 minutes. Perfect location, perfect service. They even went above and beyond: when we were just sitting on the patio, the concierge came out with lemon waters on a silver tray (totally out of his way and totally free). We were leaving too early to attend breakfast, so they packed us a fresh breakfast and woke up early to see us off. They are the best.

We had a standard room, which was excellent, very clean, with a very comfortable bed. The hotel was a 15 min walk from the main train station when we arrived from Naples. It was a short 5 min walk to a smaller station for our onward journey to Amalfi, which took about an hour and a half. The hotel is superbly located for the Pompei ruins a 10 min walk. (a bit of advice, dont buy your audio tour from one of the street sales shops, as they were large, hand held and did not cover all the locations at the site). We were ideally located for Pompei centre, with loads of inexpensive places to eat. The hotel is family run and all the staff were very friendly and helpful. The owner booked us a trip up Vesuvius and were picked up from the hotel. For a very comfortable, friendly, superbly located, value for money hotel in Pompei The Grand Hotel Royal is the place to stay.

There was nothing I did not like about the hotel.

The host stayed up (very) late to greet us as our flight was delayed. He was utterly charming and nothing was too much trouble. The breakfast was simple but excellent, and he and his family made us feel totally welcome, chatting to us and helping us plan our day. The hotel is well-placed for visiting the ruins of Pompeii, and we were able to get in before the crowds.

The hotel rooms were a little bit basic but they were clean and exactly what we needed.

Hello, I only have good things to say about this hotel. Since the time we arrived until the time we left everything was perfect. The Manager and the staff were extremely friendly and accomodating. The room was spotless and really big. The wifi had excellent connection. and th ebreakfast was amazing! The Manager went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. He ensured breakfast was provided earlier to accomodate our morning flight and also helped us booking transportation to go to the airport. Thank you so much for everything! I highly recommend this hotel to anyone that it is looking for a stress free stay :)

The only place to stay in Pompei. Gaetano on reception was exceptionally knowledgeable, super friendly and could not do enough to assist. We arrived at 9.45pm and he ensured that if we were hungry he would be able to ensure we would be fed and as a gesture of goodwill gave us free drinks in the room. We only stopped for one night but he insisted we could park for the whole of the following day until 9.00pm and to leave our cases behind the Reception desk. The room was air conditioned, secure free parking and no more than 350m away from the entrance to Pompeii Archaeological Park.

Not sure any improvements could be found? My only suggestion would be if using Google Maps to get to the hotel then input the end destination of the petrol station of Q8 Palomba Pasquale, which is on the road known as SS18 - Viale Giuseppe Mazzini. There is a long driveway next to the petrol station that takes you directly to the new entrance of the hotel and its car park.

Mr Gaetano greeted us with such joy and kindness that it made our day! The hotel is well located, close to all major heritage sights but also supermarkets, pharmacies etc. it is a 8min walk from pompei station which was great for our onward journey. The staff went above and beyond when we needed help and breakfast was a great buffet style with a friendly environment. It is served on the terrace which was excellent!

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An excellent hotel for a stay in Pompei. The staff and the welcome could not have been better and exceeded expectations. All the staff are great - friendly, welcoming and make you feel at home. Breakfast is fine too - and can be taken on the terrace if the weather is good. They also pointed out a few restaurants to try - all within walking distance of the hotel (we'd recommend Garum - ate there twice). Hotel is close to the centre of town and only a 5 mins walk from the entrance to the Pompeii site - perfect!

Very nice, very clean small hotel with a super friendly hosts. It looks like a family run business. Rich breakfast (for Italian standards at least) and good quality selection of foods. Walking distance to the Pompei city center with a lot of restaurants, bars, gelatos, etc. <10 min walk to the side entrance to Pompei archeologic site, ~20min walk to the main entrance to the archeologic site. Very convenient parking protected by the fence/gate (closed for the night).

The only drawback was that the area was quite noisy and our windows faced a quit busy street (~40m away) and the train tracks (~100m). We like sleeping with open windows and it was sometimes challenging because of the noise. Trains were surprisingly silent, passing cars were more disturbing, barking dogs in the night were even more frustrating and the most frustrating (our bad lack) were kibitzes celebrating FC Napoli Italian championship after 33 years. This was crazy. Several hours of fireworks, trumpets, songs, etc. But if one closed the window, it was manageable.

Every member of the staff went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable. Even with a bit of a language gap, they tried hard to chat with us in English, sometimes with the help of Google translate, which led to some light-hearted moments. Special shoutout to Gaetano and Ottaviano for being such great hosts. I'd definitely recommend this place to others. The breakfast was top-notch, and it's perfectly located for anyone looking to explore Pompeii. I really wish we could've stayed longer!

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