We have stayed here two summers in a row. Both times have been a positive experience. The hotel is very well kept and the rooms are typical vacation rooms. The pool is great...big enough that you don't have to stand next to a bunch of strangers. In order to get to the beach, you have to take a tram that takes less than five minutes (right outside the pool area). We have been able to get good rates both times (about $120-130 a night). You are near the city where there are plenty of restaurants to eat at night including chain restaurants. It's Naples so not much else to do but relax. We hope to return this summer.

I stayed here several times when it was the Naples Grande and can see a number of improvements since the Waldorf/Hilton chain took over. The fitness is small but has very nice equipment. This is a good alternative to the nicer, but pricier Ritz Carlton IMO.

This is our third time staying at the Waldorf. We stay in a COASTAL VIEW KING BED, which is perfect for the two of us. There are several families staying at the hotel, but the majority during the winter weeks looks to be business travelers. The pools are amazing and they have an adult only pool. The Clam Pass walkway to the beach is not to be missed. The Strip House steak house on the premise and is an outstanding steak house.

I stayed here for a week in early January 2013 for some R&R from the damp, dark English winter. The weather was glorious, and overall I had a nice time. The building is a bit old (60s or 70s build, I'd say) and it has not been a Waldorf for long, but the refurbished areas are fine.

Good things: good location (you can walk to the mall), well-kept grounds, free self-parking, attractive public areas especially the entrance atrium, friendly and attentive staff (on the whole), comfortable bed in a very spacious room and three pools.

Gripes: I know it was the holiday season which is peak season for families, but when booking I had taken comfort from the fact that there was a pool allegedly dedicated for "quiet relaxation" by adults.

Unfortunately the families who dominated the hotel took no notice of this and the supposedly "quiet' pool was full of screaming, splashing children (as well as some screaming adults - I don't know what part of "No Diving" people don't understand) despite the fact that the family pool (three times the size) was available.

Several appeals to the hotel staff to sort this out fell on deaf ears. I was twice promised attention from the hotel manager but it never arrived.

In the end the self-made solutions turned out to be (1) the lap pool, which is separate from the two main pools and was a lot quieter, and (2) the end of the holidays. I'll know better than to travel that week next year.

Is it too much to ask for a quiet life?