Our driver, Nello, was amazing. He was there to greet us in Naples airport for a trip to Sorrento and gave us fun informative quizzes about the area along the way. He is a local for Sorrento and gave us a great recommendation for dinner every nite (see Trattoria de Emilia). He obviously has good relationships everywhere he goes and knows just about everyone since he's been a driver for 20 years. Our second day was whisked off to the Amalfi Coast and he siggested a new route to allocate our time best in the places we really wanted to go to. He also gave us great stops along the way we never would have known about (grotto, ceramic shop..) and were well worth it. He suggested a restaurant for lunch, and though, as the previous states there may be a deal between the drivers and the restaurants, we didn't have to pay for the driver's meal nor did we feel pushed into going to this restaurant. It also was not as expensive as the below states. Our third day started with an Olive Oil factory tour and off to Pompeii and a winery at the bottom of Vesuvius before we took the hike to the top. He also took us to all the best stops for pictures along the way and got us a lemon sorbet treat. Yum! Personally, I think the cost of a private driver for Sorrento and the sights is absolutely worth every penny. You are on your own schedule, can change your trip at any moment, and something I would do again and again. Nello is a must! read more

We visited Sorrento on May 6th. Our friends made a reservation in advance with Alviani Viaggi private van service to take us to Sorrento. When we arrived via cruise ship, the driver from Alviani Viaggi, Nello was waiting. The van was late model, clean and comfortable and Nello's English was good. Off to Sorrento where Nello parked and we arranged to be back to continue on to the Amalfi coast drive. But actually, we discovered later the four of us wanted to stay in Sorrento but thought the other wanted to do the Almalfi drive. Nello seemed to be pressing us to get going because we had a lot to see and we wanted to be back to the ship at 4:30pm. Nello took us to a restaurant of his choosing for lunch. We had seafood pasta (I had pasts pomodoro as I am not a big seafood eater), a seafood platter, 2 liters of house wine and dessert. The location was nice and we ate and were presented A BILL FOR $300 US!!! Yes, a lunch for 4 people and the driver for $300 US dollars. When I asked Nello about a pizza place I was interested in he said it was in a dangerous neighborhood. So we were taken advantage of and not happy. I initially thought to say avoid Nello but then I decided the company probably knows about it since Nello has worked there for many years. I would avoid Alviani Viaggio at all costs in the future. read more