The new classic or the old. Borgo Santandrea, from about €2,745 with breakfast, if you want a 2021 design hotel, Three MICHELIN Keys and its own pebble beach; Le Sirenuse, from about €1,905 with breakfast, if you would rather have a family hotel since 1951 in the middle of Positano.
The design oneMid-century design and Italian craft down a cliff above Conca dei Marini, with Three MICHELIN Keys and lifts to its own beach.
€€€€From about €2,745 a night
Choose Borgo Santandrea if
The catch
Among the coast's dearest: about €2,745 a night for a Superior room in June, with breakfast
The iconThe Sersale family's summer house, a hotel since 1951, with a candlelit dining room, a mosaic pool and balconies over Positano.
€€€€From about €1,905 a night
Choose Le Sirenuse if
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
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The verdict
The new classic or the old. Borgo Santandrea, from about €2,745 with breakfast, if you want a 2021 design hotel, Three MICHELIN Keys and its own pebble beach; Le Sirenuse, from about €1,905 with breakfast, if you would rather have a family hotel since 1951 in the middle of Positano.
Hand-picked: only the best, one version of each, researched so you don’t have to.
Cooking classFrom €1295(490)
Capri, by boatFrom €1604.8(290)
The coast by roadFrom €2995(140)
The coast from the seaFrom €994.9(2,700)
Questions people ask
The new classic or the old. Borgo Santandrea, from about €2,745 with breakfast, if you want a 2021 design hotel, Three MICHELIN Keys and its own pebble beach; Le Sirenuse, from about €1,905 with breakfast, if you would rather have a family hotel since 1951 in the middle of Positano.
The coast's design hotel, with its own beach, a starred terrace and Three MICHELIN Keys, from about €2,745 a night with breakfast. Check availability for the Deluxe Room Sea View & balcony. A design-led cliff hotel where the beach, the pool and a starred dinner are all on the property, at the very top of the coast's prices. Amalfi is a shuttle ride away rather than a walk.
It has an outdoor pool. There is a private beach.
The Sersale family's hotel in Positano since 1951, for couples who want the terrace, the candlelit dinner and a balcony over the town. Check availability for the Superior Sea View. One of Positano's most famous addresses, family-run, art-filled and unmistakably of its town, right in the centre with the beach and the boats a walk below. It is priced as the icon it is.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.