Only ten make the cut. The Amalfi Coast is a run of cliff towns on one road above the Gulf of Salerno, and the town decides the trip: Positano's steps and beach, quiet Praiano, the cliffs of Conca dei Marini, Amalfi the hub, Ravello and Scala up on the ridge, flat Minori by the sea. Ten hotels, from a family-run hotel in Minori at about €225 a night to a clifftop hotel with its own cove east of Positano at about €3,530, each here for a different reason.
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This edit is chosen town by town, because on this coast the address decides the steps, the beach and the bus: three hotels in Positano, one each in Praiano, Amalfi, Ravello, Scala and Minori, and two on the cliffs towards Conca dei Marini. Beside the famous palazzi and the clifftop hotels with their own coves it sets a seafront all-rounder in Amalfi for travelling without a car and, as the smart-money pick, a family-run hotel in Minori from about €225 a night with breakfast.
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The Sersale family's summer house, a hotel since 1951, with a candlelit dining room, a mosaic pool and balconies over Positano.
Why go. The terrace pool among lemon trees, with Nicolas Party's mosaic on its floor and the town beyond.
The catch. The cheapest rooms, the Courtyard Rooms of about 22 m², look onto an inner courtyard with a limited view; the sea view starts at the Classic Sea View, on the lower floors. Read it →
€€€€From about €1,905 a night
A 1970 hotel cut into the cliff below a chapel near Positano, with a lift through the rock to its own cove and boat.
Why go. A lift cut through the rock from the lobby to the hotel's cove, sun deck and seaside Carlino restaurant.
The catch. The entry Classic room is about 22 m² including its terrace and bathroom, with a shower; the hotel lists sunbeds on the terrace only from the 40 m² Elite rooms up. Read it →
€€€€From about €3,530 a night
A medieval palace at the top of Ravello, with frescoed halls, terraced rose gardens and a heated infinity pool over the coast.
Why go. A heated infinity pool at the top of the gardens, 350 metres above the Gulf of Salerno.
The catch. The entry Superior Room with Garden is on the ground floor of the Garden Wing and looks over the garden or the village, not the sea; the sea view starts with the Deluxe Sea View Room, about €200 to €900 a night more. Read it →
€€€€From about €2,595 a night
Mid-century design and Italian craft down a cliff above Conca dei Marini, with Three MICHELIN Keys and lifts to its own beach.
Why go. 31 designs of handmade, hand-painted tile, blue and white geometry inspired by Pompeii and Gio Ponti.
The catch. Among the coast's dearest: about €2,745 a night for a Superior room in June, with breakfast. Read it →
€€€€From about €2,745 a night
A 1681 convent on the Conca dei Marini cliff, with a MICHELIN-starred terrace, an infinity pool and the sfogliatella born here.
Why go. Dinner on Il Refettorio's MICHELIN-starred terrace over the Gulf of Salerno.
The catch. The entry Superior Rooms are 26 m² with a single sea-view window and a shower; a bathtub starts with the Deluxe Room and a terrace with the Queen Terrace Room. Read it →
€€€€From about €1,320 a night
A family-run palazzo on Positano's car-free lane, with a garden of lemon trees and bougainvillea and a pool facing the church dome, four minutes from the beach.
Why go. A garden of citrus trees, palms, roses and bougainvillea in the middle of Positano.
The catch. There is no lift: rooms in the old palazzo are reached by stairs, the Deluxe rooms on the second floor, and the Standard Double Room, the smallest at about 20 m², is up two flights with a small terrace and no view. Read it →
€€€€From about €1,340 a night
A family-run hotel in the centre of Praiano whose rooftop pool faces west, to Positano, Capri and the sunset.
Why go. A large rooftop pool facing Positano, Li Galli and Capri's Faraglioni, open May to October.
The catch. Rooms are compact: the Superior with a partial sea view is 20 m², and the sea is seen only in part, from its 4 m² balcony. Read it →
€€€€From about €520 a night
A family-run four-star on Amalfi's seafront, with a heated rooftop pool and the buses, ferries and Duomo a few minutes' walk away.
Why go. A heated pool and furnished sun terrace on the top floor, over Amalfi's bay.
The catch. On the coast road: rooms at the front hear the buses by day, so ask for a higher floor. Read it →
€€€€From about €615 a night
A family-run four-star in flat Minori, by a Roman villa and three minutes from the beach, breakfast included, from about €225.
Why go. A terrace over Minori's first-century AD Roman villa from the Superior rooms at the back, on request.
The catch. Rooms on the street side face the SS163 coast road and pick up traffic noise. Read it →
€€From about €225 a night
A family-run palazzo of 13 rooms in Scala, with a MICHELIN Key, a pool facing Ravello and suites with private sea-view terraces.
Why go. A panoramic pool facing Ravello and the sea, with the Berry Bar beside it in the evening.
The catch. The entry Classic Room is in the Dependance, an annex about 50 metres from the main building: about 18 m² with a window and a partial sea view. A private terrace starts with the Deluxe Rooms, about €105 a night more, and the palazzo's suites with the Superior Suite, about €200 more. Read it →
€€€From about €375 a night
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The coast from the seaFrom €994.9(2,700)
Capri, by boatFrom €1604.8(290)
The famous walkFrom €65.554.9(80)
Pompeii, half a dayFrom €134.104.8(120)
Cooking classFrom €1295(490)
Lemons and limoncelloFrom €354.8(290)
Paddle to the cavesFrom €555(270)
The golden hourFrom €704.8(310)
The coast by roadFrom €2995(140)
Pompeii and a volcanoFrom €254.154.7(160)
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Borgo Santandrea. Mid-century design and Italian craft down a cliff above Conca dei Marini, with Three MICHELIN Keys and lifts to its own beach.
Hotel Santa Lucia. A family-run four-star in flat Minori, by a Roman villa and three minutes from the beach, breakfast included, from about €225.
Hotel Santa Lucia. A family-run four-star in flat Minori, by a Roman villa and three minutes from the beach, breakfast included, from about €225.
The Amalfi Coast, the Costiera Amalfitana, has been a World Heritage Site since 1997: a run of towns stacked on the southern cliffs of the Sorrento peninsula, joined by one road, the SS163 Amalfitana, and by boat. The town you sleep in decides the trip. Positano is the famous vertical town, all steps down to a beach and a ferry pier, and among the dearest. Praiano, next along, is quieter and faces west. Beyond it the cliffs of Conca dei Marini run east to Amalfi, the hub, with the Duomo, the main ferry pier and the bus terminus. Ravello and Scala sit on the ridge above Amalfi, Ravello about 350 metres up: gardens, concerts, cooler evenings and no beach. Minori and Maiori, east of Amalfi, are flatter, with longer beaches; Minori has this edit's lowest price.
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The Amalfi Coast, the Costiera Amalfitana, has been a World Heritage Site since 1997: a run of towns stacked on the southern cliffs of the Sorrento peninsula, joined by one road, the SS163 Amalfitana, and by boat. The town you sleep in decides the trip. Positano is the famous vertical town, all steps down to a beach and a ferry pier, and among the dearest. Praiano, next along, is quieter and faces west. Beyond it the cliffs of Conca dei Marini run east to Amalfi, the hub, with the Duomo, the main ferry pier and the bus terminus. Ravello and Scala sit on the ridge above Amalfi, Ravello about 350 metres up: gardens, concerts, cooler evenings and no beach. Minori and Maiori, east of Amalfi, are flatter, with longer beaches; Minori has this edit's lowest price.
Three of these ten are in Positano. Le Sirenuse is on Via Cristoforo Colombo, about 45 metres above the sea, with Spiaggia Grande 7 minutes below on foot; Palazzo Murat is on Via dei Mulini, the car-free lane to the church, 4 minutes from the beach; Il San Pietro di Positano is built down the Laurito headland 1.5 km east of the town centre, with a lift to its own cove and a free shuttle into Positano. Hotel Tramonto d'Oro is on the coast road through Praiano, its rooftop pool facing west towards Positano. Two stand on the cliffs between Conca dei Marini and Amalfi: Monastero Santa Rosa, a former monastery whose restaurant, Il Refettorio, holds a MICHELIN star, and Borgo Santandrea, opened in 2021, with two of its eight lifts dropping 79 metres to its pebble beach.
Hotel Marina Riviera is on Amalfi's seafront road, 4 minutes' walk from Piazza Duomo and the SITA buses and 7 from the ferry pier: the easy base without a car. Up the hill, Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, is an old palazzo at the top of Ravello with a heated infinity pool, 5 minutes from Villa Rufolo; Palazzo Pascal, 13 rooms with a MICHELIN Key, is about 40 steps above the road in Minuta, a hamlet of Scala across the valley. Hotel Santa Lucia is in Minori, on the flat, 3 minutes from the beach and 4 from the ferry pier, with no pool.
Most visitors fly into Naples (NAP). With the roads clear the ten are about 62 to 89 minutes from the terminal, depending on the hotel and the route; the City of Naples sets fixed taxi fares per car of €145 to Positano, €155 to Amalfi and €160 to Ravello, tolls extra. The airport is closed from 1 to 30 November 2026 for runway works, with some flights moved to Salerno (QSR). From Rome, fast trains reach Salerno in 1 hour 26 minutes to 2 hours 12. From the quay beside Salerno station Travelmar sails all year to Amalfi in 35 minutes for €12 and Positano in 70 for €17, and from April to early November other lines add boats to Positano, Amalfi and Capri. SITA Sud buses link every town; a 24-hour ticket costs €10. A car is a burden: one road, little parking and paid valets, €100 a day at Le Sirenuse.
All ten include breakfast in the prices shown here, with IVA at 10% included. Each comune sets its own tourist tax, from €4 a person a night at four-star hotels in Praiano, Amalfi and Minori to €7 at Monastero Santa Rosa, usually paid at the hotel. The season is short: Palazzo Pascal opens on 12 March 2027 and Caruso on 13 April, and most close at the end of October or early November. The honest part: this is a coast of steps, and from Positano, Praiano or the cliffs every walk down to the sea is a climb back. June to September are the dearest months at most of the ten. The beaches are mostly pebble, with paid clubs beside free public stretches; at Minori a beach club charges €20 to €40 a day for an umbrella and two loungers. By Open-Meteo's reanalysis data for Salerno, 1996 to 2025, April afternoons average 17.9°C (64°F) and August's 29.5°C (85°F), with rain on about 5 days in August and 14 in November.
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