Hotels with their own sea, both with Three MICHELIN Keys. Il San Pietro di Positano, from about €3,530 with breakfast, if you want a 1970 hotel cut into the cliff, a lift through the rock to its cove and a free summer boat cruise; Borgo Santandrea, from about €2,745 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 2021 design hotel of mid-century pieces, hand-painted tile, lifts to a pebble beach and jetty.
The escapeA 1970 hotel cut into the cliff below a chapel near Positano, with a lift through the rock to its own cove and boat.
€€€€From about €3,530 a night
Choose Il San Pietro di Positano if
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
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
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Il San Pietro di PositanoBorgo Santandrea
Il San Pietro di Positano
Borgo Santandrea
The verdict
Hotels with their own sea, both with Three MICHELIN Keys. Il San Pietro di Positano, from about €3,530 with breakfast, if you want a 1970 hotel cut into the cliff, a lift through the rock to its cove and a free summer boat cruise; Borgo Santandrea, from about €2,745 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 2021 design hotel of mid-century pieces, hand-painted tile, lifts to a pebble beach and jetty.
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 from the seaFrom €994.9(2,700)
Lemons and limoncelloFrom €354.8(290)
Questions people ask
Hotels with their own sea, both with Three MICHELIN Keys. Il San Pietro di Positano, from about €3,530 with breakfast, if you want a 1970 hotel cut into the cliff, a lift through the rock to its cove and a free summer boat cruise; Borgo Santandrea, from about €2,745 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 2021 design hotel of mid-century pieces, hand-painted tile, lifts to a pebble beach and jetty.
A cliff, a lift to the sea, a boat and a starred dinner, all without leaving the hotel. Check availability for an Elite Room. A cliff-side hotel built to be the whole holiday: the cove, the boat, the gardens and a starred dinner are all inside the gate, and Positano is a shuttle ride away. It is quiet, very expensive and made for couples.
It has an outdoor pool. There is a private beach.
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.