Somehow I deleted my entire first post and your feedback!! Thank you for your suggestions and I am more realistic now! No driving the AC! Thank you to the person that sent the article. I had NO idea it was that crazy!!
We have 2 weeks to travel in Italy, including October 5-9, 2025 in Vietri Sul Mare for a wedding & festivities already planned. We are thinking of staying in Salerno for the wedding, or right in Vietri Sul Mare if it is a lot nicer? Dates on either side are flexible.
Flying in/out of Rome is the most direct from San Diego. We are comfortable driving a car from Rome to our base in Sorrento, or Salerno and leaving it there. We can pick up another for the drive back to Rome if we need to
On the way to Vietri Sul Mare, OR on the way back would like to see Sorrento, Positano, Praiano, Amalfi, Ravello. MAYBE Capri…all these on day trips based in from Sorrento? Not sure how many days we need there?
Where should we stay in Sorrento? Somewhere better with easy access to the ferries?
We don’t hang out in much hotel but want something nice with breakfast. Love boutique type hidden gems. We try to stay under $300 if possible but have flexibility if there is somewhere really special. We like a bit of a slow morning leading in to a big outing or several smaller ones, returning late afternoon to rest/get ready for a nice dinner out.
Before or after the wedding we would POSSIBLY like to see the eastern coast like Bari, Monopoli, Ostuni, Brindisi, mostly coastal small towns…we have learned we are not big city people. We could drive if it’s easy, maybe picking up a car in Salerno & returning it to Rome? Is that too much backtracking?
We Really dislike non-cancellable, non-refundable hotel reservations…that’s our travel insurance. We have never had a good experience with Travel Insurance…everything seems great when we buy it, but the very few times we have had an extremely legitimate (and small) claim, insurance company puts us through the wringer - it seems like they are hoping we will go away!
Any suggestions on this subject are most welcome!
Thank you SO much for any feedback is so appreciated!! This forum has helped us so much in the past to have really great experiences!!