Our trip went very well, and we had an outstanding time. All of your recommendations were great. Thank you again for your fantastic recommendations and impeccable planning and taste!! We really enjoyed the hiking you recommended in Positano and Capri, and got a good workout in both places. We hiked from Anacapri to Mt. Solaro (the cable lift was out of service) and then down into Capri via the steep decent where the mountains form a crevasse. We had dinner there and took the local bus back. A long afternoon. We saw all of the major villas, the natural arch, had lunch at Le Grotelle too!
Luciano gave us a great tour of the Island in his boat, and asked when you would be returning to Capri. Cheri had a long swim in the Green Grotto, it was too cold for me and Luciano The Blue Grotto was already too crowded, but the rest of the island was almost deserted that day. We hiked to the Blue Grotto separately, so we got to see that on another day. Il Solatario was very nice, and we were befriended by Linda and Anna, very nice family run place. All of the rest of the food was outstanding too, and we appreciated your recommendations in each of the places we stayed.
You must add L’Orso 80 in Rome to your list, wow… Hotel Vila Franca was outstanding in every respect, and the service was truly first rate. Another Rest to your list was Il Constentino, with a commanding view. We did the hike from Positano to Montepertuso, and then back on the alleys, steps and road…which was a long day (we somehow missed the bus). We found the bar mentioned in the text was actually open (the one after the Pasture), and it is a good place to stop for liquid, the restroom and lunch if the start is as hot as it was the day we hiked. The Cosmopolita in Rome was also first rate, newly renovated and in great condition all around, and the A/C was working as it was a very hot day. The tour of the Amalfi Coast with Umberto was great. I wished we’d had ore time in Ravello and the second garden there.
