Villa Striano Capri

The room was stunning and the owner, Gaetano, was extremely personable and helpful. He provided us with a bottle of complimentary wine and gave us some advice on some walks around the island to make sure we saw all the amazing sights.

Had to have a cold shower on a couple of occasions, a minor issue.

Gaetano is very professional and give us very useful information. The room is nice and clean. The garden will be very beautiful during the spring and summer time. Highly recommended!

Everything is perfect.

Great place to stay! Nice garden and large and cozy room. The host is very nice and gave us a lot of helpful information. On arrival we received delicious lemons from the garden and home-grown wine. The property is located close to the center. The bus stop is 3 minutes away on foot. A supermarket is just around the corner.

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If you want to enjoy the luxuries of the island more than the luxuries of a hotel, then this is your place. Villa Striano is located in the heart of Capri just off the Due Golfi roundabout—the hub of public transport. You're staying on the via Marina Piccola, a 10min walk either way to the Piazza (town square) or straight down to the best swimming beach on Capri with views of the Faraglioni. Just step out and explore the entire East Capri from home (all footpaths, no roads), or take a bus straight to Anacapri and do the other side. Not sure where to start? Your host will happily point out some of the best trails on the island on their own map, recommend the best valued restaurants and answer any questions you have. He'll also be delighted to show you Striano's terrace where he has growing lemons, tomatoes, roses... where you can sit and have meals in the sun under a pergola. This is the start of your homely stay. The room (I took a single) was sufficient in space, with bath/shower/toilet, bedroom and cloak/storage room. The bed was surprisingly comfy. The room (and entire villa) is decorated with gorgeous details of painted ceramics, little frescoes and terracotta pots. You definitely feel like you're stepping into someone else's home. Couldn't recommend this place and it's lovely owner enough. As I mentioned at the beginning, this isn't some 5-star aristocratic idea of marbled luxury. But if you're wanting to spend more time living out on Capri and need only a home to come back to, then it's 5-star everywhere else.

The only downside I could pin was not having a sink/kitchen space in the room. Although I hadn't come to Capri to perfect my culinary expertise and made do quite finely with the cutlery & bowl provided, if I had asked I am sure our host would have granted me access to something of his own. In the end just an observation for others.