Family Trip with kids - Rome and Sorrento/Amalfi - 9 Nights

If you are coming from N.America, you likely will arrive in Rome in the AM, giving you plenty of time to head for your "Naples/Sorrento/Amalfi " destination that day. Then do all your Rome days at the end and save one hotel change and make better use of you time.

Have stayed here, https://ilnido.it/ and really enjoyed it.

I would add one night in Rome to give you 3 full days. We stayed at Hotel Raffaello in Rome when our kids were younger, as they have a Family Room. It was a good location and in the medium price range. I agree with Joe, either head directly south from Rome, or better yet, fly into Naples and out of Rome.

Thank you both for suggestions.

Would Sorrento be a good place to stay for five full days and do day excursions from there to various locations around Amalfi, or would you suggest staying in another city for two nights to get a different experience?

Because of how long it can take to travel in the AC region, I'd stick with Sorrento as a base so you're not wasting half a day moving from hotel to hotel.

You have a good plan. You can see/do a lot with Sorrento as a base. You have so few days, you don’t want to waste them in transit to another hotel.

You could spend the last night in Fiumicino town which is a lovely place to stroll around, eat pizza or seafood and relax. The you take a quick taxi or hotel shuttle the next day to the airport.

Are flights booked?
If so can it be changed?

Fly out of Naples
Rome 4
Sorrento 5

Sorrento is fine as a base
Wouldn’t waste time changing hotels

An alternative to Sorrento is Salerno
( less expensive, not touristy, easy access to AC towns, Paestum, direct trains to/from Rome and Naples)

Flights are pretty much locked in with round trip from the States to Rome.

The difference in cost seemed to be around $1500 total ($325 per person) to get the return flight from Naples rather than round trip from Rome. .

We were looking at Praiano also as an alternative to Sorrento. But any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Praiano doesn’t have a ferry so your transportation would be very limited

If you want to stay ON the AC look at Minori or Amalfi/Atrani
Any village with a ferry

Sorrento is perfectly fine-best transportation hub especially for Pompeii and Capri

Many folks here are staying in Salerno instead of Sorrento. It's not as crowded as the AC towns, and the train connections are easier than getting to Sorrento. I wish we had done that, as getting from Naples to Sorrento is a pain. Have a great trip!

Nothing wrong with Rome roundtrip, but still press on to the coast first and finish with Rome so you don’t have to split the stay. It’s more efficient, if you think the kids can bear it (napping on a train is nice).
APraiano is a place to get away from it all, not convenient for day trips.