Just returned from Italy, what a fantastic place to visit, Gaeta its self was ok by night, but quite dead in the day at this time of the year. The old town was almost like a ghost town from an old western movie, the only thing missing was the hay balls and the creaking sign blowing in the wind. The beeches had golden sands, the sea crystal clear and warm. It would probably be a good idea to hire a car, as travelling around can be quite complicated if you are not use to the public transport system.
Now then ... ...the HOTEL SERAPO Hmmmn ! I think only one of the Hotel staff smiled the whole time that we were there. They don't seem very friendly, and at sometimes you get the impression that they wish you would go away and not bother them! . When we arrived at the Hotel, we were given a room key and just pointed in the direction of the stairs, in other words, go find your own way! . The rooms were basic but clean; the bathroom needed updating and the breakfasts quite poor, however the view from the balcony almost made up for this. The indoor swimming pool was being re furbished whilst we were there, so out of bounds. When we checked out of the Hotel, we went to the reception to hand in our room key......The male receptionist looked over his glasses.... took the key.... and then carried on doing what he was doing..... Not a thank you for staying, goodbye or nothing, you would at least think they would ask if you had a good stay, but no! ... I would only rate this hotel 2*

Maybe I overhyped Hotel Serapo based on some of the reviews I read, but when my wife and I arrived, we were far from impressed. The interior of the hotel seemed very outdated. Our room was clean but the furniture/decor was very tired. We were supposed to stay there for two nights and ended up leaving after the first night. The staff was courteous and allowed us to cancel our second night without a problem.

I have stayed here twice now and love the hotel. The staff is friendly and you cant beat the view. Gaeta is a beautiful little town and the Serapo hotel is very nice. The only problem I found was that the beds are very hard, almost like sleeping on the floor. After my first stay even with hard beds, we came back thinking we would have better luck with a different bed, nope, hard also.

Hotel Serapo is situated in a beautiful spot right on the beachfront and only a 5-10 minute walk from Gaeta center. We requested a sea view which we got. It was on the top floor (4th Floor) and we also got a huge balcony. The only problem was that there were a lot of ants around the balcony which kept coming into the room each day as the cleaners left the balcony door open. We left a note in our best Italian but it was the last day before they actually left the door shut. If it wasnt for the ant problem it would have been a perfect hotel, but because of this I would not stay there again. It was very good value for money - we paid €500 for 5 days.