places to stay in Capri?

[benjaminty]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend anywhere to stay in Capri which isn?t a 4 star exorbitance?

A very considerate friend of mine is having a long drawn out weekend wedding there and I'm busting a grand before I blink.

[LadyTaTa]

It looks like there are some reasonably priced places with decent ratings on Capri if you look at tripadvisor. However, there's an island close by (Ischia) that I actually prefer to Capri and is waaaay cheaper. There's also another one, Procida, which I haven't been to but is meant to be nice. You can also take trips from these islands to the Amalfi coast which is beautiful, and a far more economical way of visiting that area.

Boats run between the various islands fairly frequently, a good hotel on one of these islands should be able to tell you timings / reliability for getting to Capri.

I once drove around Naples at night, it was without a doubt the most terrifying thing I'd ever done due to the driving style and 'characters' wandering the streets. That was until I woke the next morning and had to extricate my blocked in car while a queue of angry motorists waited. So - pass through Naples as quickly as possible, is my humble recommendation.

[zeban]

Amalfi is absolutely stunning. I much preferred it to Capri, although this was a while back.

[LadyTaTa]

I agree Zeban, it's soooo beautiful on the Amalfi coast - and I much preferred it to Capri.

I happened to look at the prices of a very nice hotel I stayed at while in Sorrento about 7 years ago, and I could not BELIEVE how expensive it had become - about 5 times more expensive than before. Way out of our league now :))