The Amalfi Coast · Italy
On the Amalfi Coast the town is the first choice and the hotel the second: Positano for the sea and the town at the door, Ravello for height and gardens, Amalfi for the harbour in the middle of the coast, or a cliff of your own at Conca dei Marini. Avelia matches you with the base and the hotel that fit how you travel, for a week of its own or after Rome.
01Where to stay
The town stacked down the cliff to Spiaggia Grande, where the boats leave for Capri and along the coast. For the sea and the town at the door: Le Sirenuse is in the middle of it, Il San Pietro on its own headland just east, with a beach below it.
The family villa in the middle of Positano, above the church of Santa Maria Assunta and the beach, with a terrace pool and La Sponda's candlelit dinners.
Suits Couples and families who want to be in the town rather than looking at it: dinner on foot, the beach below, the boats at the landing. Il San Pietro, east of the town, has its own beach and a headland's quiet; Caruso, in Ravello, has the height and the gardens.
A hotel cut into the cliff east of Positano, with its own beach at the foot of the rock, a lift through the rock to reach it, a pool and a tennis court between the rock and the pebbles.
Suits Couples, and families with children of ten and over, who want to swim from the hotel and have Positano a few minutes away by its shuttle. Caruso, in Ravello, is the other way round: height, quiet and gardens, the sea a drive or a boat away, and no minimum age.
A village on the cliffs between Positano and Amalfi, above its small harbour and the Capo di Conca. For a small house and the quiet, with Amalfi about ten minutes’ drive away by the hotel’s reckoning.
A 17th-century monastery on the cliff at Conca dei Marini: 20 rooms and suites, four levels of gardens down to a heated infinity pool, and a spa in the old vaults.
Suits Couples, honeymoons and anniversaries who want the quiet of a house of twenty rooms, and the gardens, the pool and the spa more than a town at the door. Caruso, up the hill in Ravello, is the larger garden house; Il San Pietro, at Positano, puts the sea at the foot of a lift.
The town of the Cathedral and the harbour, in the middle of the coast, where the ferries leave. For the middle of everything: Santa Caterina sits on the cliff at its western edge, with its beach club below and a shuttle into the town.
A family-run hotel on the cliff at the edge of Amalfi, its gardens on terraces down to a beach club, a salt-water pool and the sea.
Suits Families who want connecting rooms, the sea and a town within reach, and couples on a honeymoon, for whom the hotel keeps two special suites. Caruso, in Ravello, is higher and quieter, the sea a drive away; Il San Pietro, outside Positano, has a beach of its own and no town at the door.
The town on the ridge above Amalfi and Atrani, with the gardens of Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone. For height, gardens and quiet; the sea is a drive, or the hotel’s shuttle, below.
An 11th-century palace at the top of Ravello, 350 metres above the sea, with a heated infinity pool, frescoed salons and gardens on terraces.
Suits Families of any age — the hotel calls itself family-friendly, with connecting rooms and suites, babysitting and a pool it says is suitable for children — and anyone who wants the view and the gardens more than the water. Il San Pietro, at Positano, is the other way round: the sea at the foot of a lift, the town a shuttle away, children from ten.
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The five hotels run along some eleven kilometres of coast, from Positano in the west to Ravello on its ridge in the east. By road the towns are slower than the map suggests, and in season a boat is often the quicker way between them.
02Side by side
| Le Sirenuse | Il San Pietro | Monastero Santa Rosa | Santa Caterina | Caruso | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Positano | Positano | Conca dei Marini | Amalfi | Ravello |
| Setting | The Sersale family's villa in the middle of Positano, above the beach | Cut into the cliff east of Positano, above its own beach | 17th-century monastery on the cliff at Conca dei Marini, between Amalfi and Positano | Family-run hotel on the cliff at the western edge of Amalfi | 11th-century palace at the top of Ravello, 350 m above the sea |
| Star category | 5 Stelle lusso | 5 Stelle lusso | 5 Stelle lusso | 5 Stelle lusso | 5 Stelle lusso |
| Rooms | 62 | 55 | 20 | 65 | 50 |
| Beach | The Spiaggia Grande a few minutes down the steps; a separate beach club at Nerano, by boat | Private beach and sea platforms, a lift ride below the lobby | Not confirmed | Beach club at the foot of the cliff, two lifts below the hotel | The sea a drive away: Amalfi by the hotel's shuttle, then by boat |
| Pool | Terrace pool lined with mosaic, among lemon trees, facing the sea | Pool on a terrace facing Praiano | Heated fresh-water infinity pool at the foot of the gardens | Salt-water pool at the beach club by the sea | Heated infinity pool, with the La Piscina pool club |
| Spa and wellness | Spa with sauna, steam bath and ice room; gym with two Megaformers | Wellness centre and gym under a lemon orchard; Pilates and yoga by the sea | Spa in the monastery's vaults: a thermal suite and Santa Maria Novella treatments | Spa treatments and a gym overlooking the sea | Caruso Wellness Centre, garden massages, open-air gym |
| Dining | La Sponda, Aldo's, the Pool Bar and the Don't Worry Bar | Zass, Carlino at the beach, the Terrace Bar, L'Alcova and Bits & Bites | Il Refettorio, the Mezzogiorno Pool Café and Bar La Brocca | Glicine, Al Mare, Senzafine, Bar La Terrazza and Il Grottino | Il Pantaleone, the Caruso Grill, Adagio Bar and Bar Caruso |
| Season | Seasonal: opens in March, in the hotel's words | Generally April to October | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
Facts from the hotels' official websites and official tourism sources, checked 18 October – 3 November 2026. A dash means we have not confirmed that detail.
03Arranging a stay
A selection of hotels we recommend on the Amalfi Coast. We can also arrange other properties to suit your preferences and travel plans.
A stay on the Amalfi Coast is best from one hotel, in Positano, Conca dei Marini, Amalfi or Ravello, as a week of its own or the coast nights of a journey from Rome. Before any payment, we send a written proposal with a quoted trip price and what it includes — such as your room, the transfer from Naples airport or station by car or by car and boat, Capri by private boat, and Pompeii and Herculaneum with a guide — and refine it with you. Once you approve the proposal and complete the agreed booking requirements, we confirm your arrangements. We coordinate the details and support you while you travel.
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