Amalfi or Positano. Hotel Marina Riviera, from about €615 with breakfast, under half the rate, if you want a heated rooftop pool and buses and ferries minutes away; Palazzo Murat, from about €1,340, if you would rather have a garden pool on Positano's car-free lane, four minutes from the beach.
The all-rounderA family-run four-star on Amalfi's seafront, with a heated rooftop pool and the buses, ferries and Duomo a few minutes' walk away.
€€€€From about €615 a night
Choose Hotel Marina Riviera if
The catch
On the coast road: rooms at the front hear the buses by day, so ask for a higher floor
The insider oneA 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.
€€€€From about €1,340 a night
Choose Palazzo Murat if
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
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The verdict
Amalfi or Positano. Hotel Marina Riviera, from about €615 with breakfast, under half the rate, if you want a heated rooftop pool and buses and ferries minutes away; Palazzo Murat, from about €1,340, if you would rather have a garden pool on Positano's car-free lane, four minutes from the beach.
Hand-picked: only the best, one version of each, researched so you don’t have to.
Lemons and limoncelloFrom €354.8(290)
Cooking classFrom €1295(490)
Paddle to the cavesFrom €555(270)
The coast from the seaFrom €994.9(2,700)
Questions people ask
Amalfi or Positano. Hotel Marina Riviera, from about €615 with breakfast, under half the rate, if you want a heated rooftop pool and buses and ferries minutes away; Palazzo Murat, from about €1,340, if you would rather have a garden pool on Positano's car-free lane, four minutes from the beach.
A family-run hotel on Amalfi's seafront with a rooftop pool, a few minutes' walk from the buses and the ferries, from about €615 a night with breakfast. Check availability for the Deluxe. A family-run hotel in the middle of Amalfi, built for going out: buses, ferries and the Duomo are minutes away, with a rooftop pool to come back to. It is priced like the coast in summer, and the coast road runs past the door.
It has a rooftop pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
Positano from the inside: a family palazzo with a garden, a pool and the beach four minutes away, for those who would rather walk to the sea than look down on it. Check availability for the Deluxe Sea View. A small, family-run palazzo of 33 rooms in the middle of Positano, where the garden and the pool are a retreat and the town, the church and the beach are a few minutes away on foot. The price is at the top of the scale.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.