Hotel Schuhmann

Stayed here at the end of a Naples/Capri and Amalfi coast tour, and we wanted to visit Paestum to see the ruins. It's a bit of a pain to get too from Naples, but that's Paestum, not an issue of the hotel. You need a Satnav really. The free underground parking is handy, and fairly spacious, nice bicycles available to borrow (we didn't have time) if you want to go explore. The beach is lovely, and the free sunshade/beach chair is (whilst expected) nice and there's a lifeguard there keeping an eye on things. The friendly staff speak Italian and German mostly. (english more limited) Paestum ruins are well worth the visit, and this was the most reaonably priced beach front option.

The hotel is older than it looks from the pictures: outside it presents a modern look but inside it's all old and darker decor, with thin walls and obviously people are smoking in the rooms so there's that unavoidable lingering smell in all the rooms.. Our first room was on the back (facing trees) on the top floor which was disappointing on a beach front hotel (we complained, wasn't possible to change due to being booked out) and then on the next day our room was facing the beach, pros and cons - the walls in this room were paper thin. Breakfast is a bit lame - nearly the worst coffee I had in Italy (the "Americano"-just a pot of filter coffee I think), Cappuino was fine. Synthetic juice and too much sugary stuff. There are mobile phone antennas on the roof, which I find unacceptable on a hotel. A half-board/full board option is available, but I thought it was too expensive so we walked to a local restaurant (Encla) which we liked. The single lift is infuriating at busy times, ended up using the stairs.