Positano, in the town or on its own cliff. Le Sirenuse, from about €1,905 with breakfast, if you want the Sersale villa, a mosaic terrace pool, candlelit dinners at La Sponda and the beach seven minutes down; Il San Pietro di Positano, from about €3,530 with breakfast, if you would rather have Three MICHELIN Keys, a lift through the rock to its own cove and Zass's star.
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
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
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The verdict
Positano, in the town or on its own cliff. Le Sirenuse, from about €1,905 with breakfast, if you want the Sersale villa, a mosaic terrace pool, candlelit dinners at La Sponda and the beach seven minutes down; Il San Pietro di Positano, from about €3,530 with breakfast, if you would rather have Three MICHELIN Keys, a lift through the rock to its own cove and Zass's star.
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Capri, by boatFrom €1604.8(290)
The coast by roadFrom €2995(140)
The coast from the seaFrom €994.9(2,700)
The golden hourFrom €704.8(310)
Questions people ask
Positano, in the town or on its own cliff. Le Sirenuse, from about €1,905 with breakfast, if you want the Sersale villa, a mosaic terrace pool, candlelit dinners at La Sponda and the beach seven minutes down; Il San Pietro di Positano, from about €3,530 with breakfast, if you would rather have Three MICHELIN Keys, a lift through the rock to its own cove and Zass's star.
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.
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.