Relais Villarena

We did not stay at Villarena Relais, as we had a villa booked a little down the hill. 6 of our party decided to take the cooking class with wine tasting and it was AMAZING! From the ease of the reservation with Maria to the very end of the evening, it was completely seamless. Maria arranged for a driver to pick us up and return us home. We were met with a lovely glass of homemade lemonade and out came Guillermo to take us on a tour. Guillermo was a true Italian gem! He gave us a tour of the gardens and told us a bit of the history of the region. We ate the grapes off of their vines before entering the historic dining hall. Guillermo led us through a few tastings of wine, which were all delicious. After the wine tasting, Giovanna led us through our cooking class. We made our own gnocchi and eggplant parmesan! All the ingredients were super fresh. Giovanna was very thorough and a wonderful instructor! Guillermo never let our glasses go empty while we were cooking! The sunset and the views were breathtaking. At the end of the evening Guillermo led us through a dance with instruments and the whole staff took part. I have to say, the day before we had a lovely private boat to Capri but I think this experience topped it! I HIGHLY recommend this experience at Villarena Relais. It's worth every euro!

We absolutely adored staying in this charming and intriguing Old World villa with breathtaking views of the Tyrrhenian Sea! The bed was super comfy and we awoke in time to catch the sunrise from the balcony outside our cosy room. Breakfast was amazing! We would certainly return the next time we come to the Amalfi Coast.

My husband and I booked this hotel for 2 nights as part of a tour of the Amalfi Coast. This hotel is not in Nerano Centre. It is over a mile up a steep winding road in a small village which has little in it. We booked a basic double room. This was our fault, we should have looked into more what we were booking. On arrival we were shown our room. It was like a motel room, in a kind of pre fab unit. I was absolutely gutted I won’t lie. Although it was clean and had everything we needed it was not a room you would wish to spend any time in. I asked my husband to look at alternative rooms but they were over £400 a night at that point so we decided to just make do. We decided to walk down to Nerano. Oh my goodness the walk is treacherous to say the least, took 20 minute, not the safest path and we are fit and healthy. Once was enough! We got the bus back. The positives - The girls working in the hotel are delightful and a real credit to the hotel. We booked dinner on the second evening and met the owner for the first time. He was definitely aloof and kind of threw the bread plate down beside my husband. There was only us and another couple dining. I felt on edge. The food it must be said was absolutely gorgeous! The best we had in the whole of the Amalfi Coast so credit to the chef. My husband started talking to the owner whose english wasn’t great and neither is our Italian so I do think a lot with his attitude is maybe communication issues. He got friendlier as the evening went on and even gave us free coffees and desserts which was so appreciated. Would we return? To stay yes but boy in that room but to dine? Absolutely

We knew nothing about Nerano and found Villarena on booking. We stayed here for 7 days and it was amazing. Clean and comfortable apartment with huge kitchen, beautiful territory with cozy village around. There is swimming pool, restaurant and chill zone where we spent nice time. Thank the personal, who are the best! They are very hospitable and friendly, Guglielmo and Maria are always here to help, they consulted us a lot even before booking and told everything we needed to know about Villarena and Nerano, and during our vacation they were making our stay excellent! We like it so much that the 30-minutes way to the amazing beach seemed easy through exciting views of The village, mountains and azure sea.