Sunset Travel & Cruise — Local services in Lake View Township

My First Trip to Italy Working with SunsetTravel&Cruise to plan my first ever solo trip to Italy was highly valuable. Being a new tourist to Italy, I had little knowledge of where to go, where to stay, and what tours to take; but they did. In Rome, I stayed at Hotel Alessandrino near the Vatican. I arranged all my train rides, and I recommend taking the regional trains from the airport that stop right there at Roma San Pietro station, avoiding the Termini station. Since it was within sight of St. Peter’s dome it was easy to navigate the streets and get around. The hotel was a bit hard to find at first, but once I did, I realized it is conveniently located near the Vatican, restaurants, shopping, laundry, etc. My room was small but clean and comfy. The hotel is staffed 24 hours by a hotel attendant who kept my room key every time I left the hotel for security. There were no breakfasts, but there is a bar just down the street for coffee and a cornetto pastry. I took wonderful tours to the Vatican Museum (not to be missed), the Colosseum Underground and Forum, and a Personal Running Tour of Rome at 6:30am. Being Catholic, I have to say my most breathtaking and spiritually moving experience was visiting St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s the world’s largest church and was my single most valuable part of the trip. Even if you are not religious, it’s worth visiting. A high-speed train took me to Naples where I stayed at the Hotel Nuvo (4 stars), just west of the city center near Bagnoli. The hotel is great, offering full breakfasts at 7:00-10:00 daily. The neighborhood and Napoli itself is a very old well-used city. Although it had a lot of graffiti and trash on the streets, I never felt threatened because everyone was friendly. The city center is a 5 stop train ride from the hotel and the sea/beach area is about a half mile walk along a walled in street. The wall hides an old industrial site being rehabbed, but it has a 600m long public pier with a fabulous view of the sea, mountains, and islands. There is a nice restaurant attached to the hotel and other good restaurants nearby. It took a tour of Pompei, and on the following day rode the train into town to visit the National Archaeological Museum of Naples where all the best artifacts from Pompeii are located. Naples’ city center is extremely busy, noisy, dirty, crowded, and had little clean air to breath due to the traffic and pedestrians smoking. My last day was spent exploring and relaxing at the zoo. What fun. Final note. I felt guilty spewing out 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide for the flight. So, I contributed $50 to American Airlines Carbon Offset program to support planting trees and other green initiatives. I hope you will do the same. Thank you, SunsetTravel&Cruise, for arranging my unforgettable fantastic voyage. Buon...

We just returned from a family vacation of 8 people. We stayed at Garza Blanca in Puerta Vallarta. We had a wonderful experience. The staff was exceptional. There were numerous staff memebers checking in so there was no waiting. They spoke perfect English so there was no problem communicating. They gave us a concierge to make our dinner reservations and inform us of everything on the property upon checking in. We had two small children and did 1 activitiy with the childrens club. (Feeding the turtles) There were many other things to do although we wanted to spend the time with our kids. Our accommodations were amazing. We had a 3 bedroom 4 bathroom unit with a washer and dryer. It was a panoramic view with a wrap around terrace equipped with a hot tub and 3 hammocks, living and dining area and kitchen which we did not use. We did the all inclusive package. The food on the property was outstanding. The service was outstanding. I still can't get over how accommodating the pool staff and wait staff were. They knocked themselves out to make us happy. Of course, we did tip them because the service was so top notch. We would never find a property better than this. The only drawback was they cater to the time share people first for pool chairs and dinner reservations. That could create a problem when you see chairs reserved with no one there and they won't give them to you. Being 8 people was an issue getting chairs together but it worked out as the dinner reservations did also. I don't think it would discourage me from going again. Too many positives. We went during spring break and though filled we did not feel that it was crowded. It has many pools and is very spread out. A really...

Ryan Roman at Sunset is an excellent Travel Agent who goes beyond the call of duty; I know this because I am an ex travel agent and I have very high expectations of a travel agent. Two of the most important attributes of a good agent is good and timely communication and good attitude. Ryan has both of these. He gets back to us with prices and trip information almost immediately, no waiting for several days like previous agents. We recently booked 2 separate different trips for good reasons had to cancel them both... L Ryan had done all that work and he was so NICE about it. He understood and was sympathetic and kind. He spent 3 days working on these trips. When I called him to do our next trip, he was as eager as ever, and dug right in and got us booked. No question is too much for him. He will try and get you the best prices and call the resort to ask all of your questions and he even beats major airlines scheduled air prices. If you want a above average Travel Agent with years of experience and knows the ins and outs of the Trade, then Ryan Roman at Sunset Agency is for you. He is our Travel Agent and we are the Lucky Ones. Off to the Turks and Caicos.... ...