I love this hotel. The owner, Gaetano, is fluent in English and very helpful and consistently present — he enjoys meeting and chatting with the guests, particularly in the breakfast room in the morning. The shower is much larger than most Italian showers and the hot water didn’t run out and had good pressure and the bed was much more comfortable than what I’m used to in Italy. The rooms are good-sized. The decor is understated, tasteful and charming. The breakfast buffet is quite nice and all of the hotel’s staff are very professional and accommodating. The photos on the website are accurate. It’s a quick walk from/to the train station/taxi stand and the sea, and it’s about a 15 minute walk to the medieval section of town. There’s a lovely Norman period duomo and a nice little archeological museum. The townspeople are welcoming and friendly. A side trip to Paestum (by train/car) for the 6th c. BC Greek temples and the ruins of a subsequent Roman town (abandoned due to a massive flood) is short and easy and well worth it. Be sure not to miss the small but very well done archeological museum there. I so enjoyed our Salerno visit and will definitely return to Hotel Plaza, a little gem.