Italy Family Trip Review: Rome, Sorrento, Capri, Pompeii, Sicily, Palermo, 2-Week Vacation

Maybe stay in Sorrento longer and not plan as many cities. It did get a bit exhausting after the first week. Both my older daughters ended up getting sick but luckily we found a Guardia Medica close by to get antibiotics. I think we did so much in such a short period of time that their bodies were run down especially after being home during Covid and not traveling much at all. 

Although I enjoyed the B&B in Sferracavallo, my family would have preferred a hotel with a pool that had parking or a parking service. I am familiar with the area as I have family living there but it has definitely changed and gotten more congested and city like with all the tourists. Parking in a sketchy dirt lot a couple blocks away was the worst part of it. Unfortunately there were people who tried to make money off the terrible parking situation who make my family feel unsafe. This is normal in Palermo since it’s such a congested city. The B&B was very clean and had amenities to make our stay feel comfortable but there was no one in the afternoon or evening on staff if problems arose like the electricity going out. The main receptionist did give us her phone number but we didn’t want to disturb her. Overall, this is the only thing I’d change as far as accommodations. 

Taking the train from Rome to Naples was also an adventure and probably shouldn’t have been done with the many suitcases my family packed! If we packed lighter it would have been fine but it was a bit overwhelming with no help as we got on and the train sped off and our suitcases flying everywhere.