Two family-run four-stars on the bus route, by the beach or above the sea. Hotel Santa Lucia, from about €225 with breakfast, under half the rate, if you want flat Minori, the beach three minutes' walk away and a lift to every floor; Hotel Tramonto d'Oro, from about €520 with breakfast, if you would rather have Praiano's rooftop pool looking west to Positano and Capri, with buses at the door.
The smart moneyA family-run four-star in flat Minori, by a Roman villa and three minutes from the beach, breakfast included, from about €225.
€€From about €225 a night
Choose Hotel Santa Lucia if
The catch
Rooms on the street side face the SS163 coast road and pick up traffic noise
The viewA family-run hotel in the centre of Praiano whose rooftop pool faces west, to Positano, Capri and the sunset.
€€€€From about €520 a night
Choose Hotel Tramonto d'Oro if
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
| Best for | Hotel Santa Lucia | Hotel Tramonto d'Oro |
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| Best value hotels on the Amalfi Coast | On the list | Not on the list |
| Best central hotels on the Amalfi Coast | On the list | Not on the list |
| Best quiet hotels on the Amalfi Coast | Not on the list | On the list |
| Best hotels with a view on the Amalfi Coast | Not on the list | On the list |
Hotel Santa LuciaHotel Tramonto d'Oro
Hotel Santa Lucia
Hotel Tramonto d'Oro
The verdict
Two family-run four-stars on the bus route, by the beach or above the sea. Hotel Santa Lucia, from about €225 with breakfast, under half the rate, if you want flat Minori, the beach three minutes' walk away and a lift to every floor; Hotel Tramonto d'Oro, from about €520 with breakfast, if you would rather have Praiano's rooftop pool looking west to Positano and Capri, with buses at the door.
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Paddle to the cavesFrom €555(270)
The coast from the seaFrom €994.9(2,700)
Lemons and limoncelloFrom €354.8(290)
Cooking classFrom €1295(490)
Questions people ask
Two family-run four-stars on the bus route, by the beach or above the sea. Hotel Santa Lucia, from about €225 with breakfast, under half the rate, if you want flat Minori, the beach three minutes' walk away and a lift to every floor; Hotel Tramonto d'Oro, from about €520 with breakfast, if you would rather have Praiano's rooftop pool looking west to Positano and Capri, with buses at the door.
A family-run four-star in flat, central Minori, beside a Roman villa and three minutes from the beach, with breakfast included from about €225 a night. Check availability for a Superior Room at the back. A small, family-run town hotel priced as a base rather than a destination, with the beach, the buses and the ferries a few minutes away on the level. You come for the price, the breakfast and the easy access, and spend your days out on the coast.
There is no pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
The Praiano hotel for the sunset from a rooftop pool, with a family welcome and the bus to Positano and Amalfi at the door. Check availability for a Classic Room with sea view terrace. A small, family-run hotel where the rooftop pool and the sunset over Positano are the point, with the character of a place run by the same family for more than seventy years rather than the polish of a luxury hotel. Praiano is quiet, and Positano and Amalfi are a bus ride away.
It has a rooftop pool. A public beach is within walking distance.