The Best Hotels on the Amalfi Coast With Spectacular Views, Private Beaches, and More
If you’re looking for paradise on Earth, look no further than the Amalfi Coast—a breathtaking stretch of Italian coastline made up of picturesque cliffs, sandy beaches, and colorful towns. Here, it truly is la dolce vita. Perfect for a romantic couples getaway, scenic girls' trip, or relaxing solo adventure, this picture-perfect UNESCO World Heritage Site is on many people’s travel bucket list for good reason. There’s nothing quite like spending a holiday surrounded by dreamy waterfront views while staying in an alluring, classic Italian villa or palazzo. If you need a break from the city, or want to tack on a few extra days after a stop on Rome or Venice, this region has plenty of small-town charm.
Most Amalfi Coast properties close during the winter season, but from April through October you can experience this delicious slice of coastal life. From quaint, peaceful hotels with staff that feel like family, to larger luxury properties that have every amenity you could dream of and more, these are the 13 best hotels on the Amalfi Coast for an idyllic Italian vacation.
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hotelPalazzo Avino
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Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020In any other setting, it would be impossible to miss the lashings of marble, vaulted hallways, and antique busts, yet all eyes point in one direction: to the horizon. Palazzo Avino, first built as a private home in the 12th century, has a fairy-tale vista across the Monte Avvocata valley and the yacht-speckled Bay of Salerno. Known as the “pink palace of Ravello,” it is run by sisters Mariella and Attilia Avino, who have infused the place with buckets of personality and style—right down to the hand-painted tableware designed by Mariella and the Mar-a-viglia white wine from their vineyard, La Cascinetta, served at the glam Lobster & Martini Bar. The decor is Poseidon’s palace by way of Moda Operandi, with pink shell tiles, glossy sea foam blue bathrooms, and chic scalloped headboards. Palazzo Avino doesn’t do straight lines: Doorways are arched, ceilings domed, mirrors wavy, all mimicking the raggedly vertiginous coastline. Baroque terraces bursting with bubblegum-pink dipladenias lead down to the pool, where candy-striped parasols shade Dolce sliders, and homemade Sorrento lemonade arrives in colorful Marino glassware. The hotel’s beach club, 20 minutes away, is a sprawling cliffside hangout, taken over by Valentino in 2023, complete with red loungers and retro changing booths. The main restaurant, Michelin-starred Rossellini’s, is one of the most spectacular dining rooms on the Amalfi Coast, where waistcoated waiters serve plates of lemon ravioli by candlelight, and all is well with the world. —Charlotte Davey
Courtesy Grand Hotel Excelsior VittoriahotelGrand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023Three connected Victorian buildings above the Gulf of Naples, this 1834 family-owned property is lovely to return to after a day of sightseeing—to sit on the clifftop terrace and watch the lights come on over the bay. Rooms are designed in styles ranging from Pompeian to Victorian, with trompe l’oeil walls and parquet floors—not to mention verandas with views of Mount Vesuvius. Terrazza Bosquet serves gourmet dishes using ingredients from the hotel garden, but guests can always sip an elevated cocktail on Bar Vittoria’s terrace, overlooking the water. Or head to the Boutique Spa La Serra for a scrub or signature massage.
Courtesy Le SirenusehotelLe Sirenuse
$$$ | Gold List 2018, 2019 Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023A legend even along a coast full of legends, this classic hotel is more than the sum of its parts. The center was the aristocratic Sersale family’s summer villa in Positano. Four siblings opened the house to guests in 1951 with eight rooms and a large terrace facing the sea. Franco Sersale was responsible for a major expansion and refurbishment in the 1990s; he was not only a passionate art collector but also an inveterate world traveler and photographer. Present owners Antonio and Carla Sersale are also collectors, and each year invite an artist to make a site-specific piece, including Martin Creed, Stanley Whitney, and Matt Connors. Most bedrooms are not huge, but are lovely, with traditional tiled floors, antique chests, and balconies with tables and chairs overlooking the steep climb through the village down to the beach. La Sponda, the hotel's main restaurant, with its 400 candles and bougainvillea-strewn dining room, is one of the coast’s top dinner spots, as much for the atmosphere as for food. —Nicky Swallow
Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand HotelhotelAnantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2022, 2023A stay at this five-star hotel perched on a cliff’s edge on the Amalfi Coast may feel like a religious experience—and with very good reason. The property occupies a monastery with parts that date back to 1212, and it was home to the Capuchin monks from 1583 to 1826, before the complex was converted into a hotel. During those early days, it was a favorite stop for globetrotting travelers on their Grand Tour of Europe, and over the years, it has housed the likes of Victor Hugo, Elizabeth Taylor, and Greta Garbo. Don’t expect monastic simplicity, though guest rooms do intentionally skew toward the comfortable and unfussy, with white linens and terra-cotta tiles. Chef Claudio Lanuto’s Dei Cappuccini Restaurant serves playfully reimagined Mediterranean dishes with equally sumptuous views out over the coastline, while the poolside La Locanda is the place to be for lunch in the sun. For an even more special event, the hotel is still home to a 13th-century cloister and a Catholic consecrated church—the perfect spot for a destination wedding with up to 70 of your closest friends and family members.
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Tyson Sadlo/Courtesy Belmond Hotel CarusohotelCaruso, A Belmond Hotel, Amalfi Coast
$$$ | Gold List 2019, 2023 Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023People talk about old classics, but this one has roots dating back to the 11th century. Shipwrecked en route to Constantinople, a wealthy Italian family built the foundations of the Caruso on a limestone bluff above Ravello, a symbol of their power and good fortune to have escaped unharmed. And here, their high eyrie remained, withstanding the wars of the Middle Ages, neglected, repaired, neglected again, until 1893 when Pantaleone Caruso stepped in and turned it into a hotel. Belmond (then Orient-Express hotels) took over in 2000 and began a serious restoration: Art historians were shipped in to unearth the building’s Arcadian frescos, and archaeologists arrived to uncover the original medieval foundations. Today, Old Masters hang in the marble corridors and the 50 bedrooms have been brought up-to-date, but not charm-crushingly modernized. They retain their original vaulted ceilings, stone fireplaces, and terra-cotta tiles, and have bathrooms stashed with bottles of Penhaligon’s. It has just opened Villa Margherita too, a two-bedroom retreat deep in the heady gardens. Guests feast on lunches of lobster, langoustine, and truffles, or head down to the water to explore the craggy coastline on the hotel’s pretty wooden boat. It’s a place synonymous with seclusion, with its lemon-scented air and hanging gardens spilling down onto the Tyrrhenian Sea, stony nooks, and quiet spots to sit and take in the dizzying views. And romance: It is said to be where Jackie Kennedy and Gianni Agnelli began their affair, where Humphrey Bogart, Greta Garbo, and Virginia Woolf came to hide out. A truly brightening, timeless place. —Martha Ward
Adrian GauthotelBorgo Santandrea
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Hot List 2022If you wanted to land the most plum address on the Amalfi, this would be it—perched high in the cliffs, built into the rock face overlooking the sea, and within view of the sweet fishing village of Conca dei Marini. The property's original 1960s bones have been enhanced by a magical crew of local Amalfitano artisans, with details like landscaped gardens and museum-worthy vintage pieces making it one of the most exciting Italian arrivals in years. All rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows and sea views, but ask for an infinity-pool option if you don’t want to have to go to the private beach or communal pool to cool off. —Ondine Cohane
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Courtesy Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa/Maurice NaragonhotelMonastero Santa Rosa Hotel & Spa
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022We all dream of a romantic, seaside Italian getaway and this one just might be it. The hotel occupies a restored 17th-century monastery just three miles from Amalfi. With 20 rooms, terraced gardens, clifftop Mediterranean views, and a pool that seems to float over the sea, you'll find yourself right at that point of enjoying the seclusion without feeling isolated. Stroll the four levels of terraced gardens, and don't miss the spa, which includes sauna and steam rooms, a hydro pool, and tepidarium. You can enjoy a martini with a side of chess at the library and bar before dining on local Campanian specialties at Il Refettorio, the Michelin-starred restaurant, where the charming servers are straight out of central casting. They still make sfogliatelle (sweet, shell-shaped, filled pastries) according to the nuns’ original recipe—a treat to savor with the sweet life on offer here. —Julia Buckley
Courtesy Il San Pietro di PositanohotelIl San Pietro di Positano
$$$ | Gold List 2018, 2020 Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023A tribute to the vision and folly of its creator, Il San Pietro di Positano burrows into a cliff, with an elevator plunging down to the beach via a shaft hacked out of rock. It’s the ultimate Amalfi Coast cocoon, made all the more attractive by delicious but not overly fancy seasonal food. It’s no mystery why the international glitterati have flocked here since the hotel's opening, in 1970—the village’s steep, narrow stone streets and breathtakingly beautiful blue waters really are the stuff of dreams (ours, anyway). The 56-room property, which sits on a sliver of prime cliff side real estate above the Bay of Positano, is a primitive Eden doused in fragrant flora and citrus trees. Exquisitely tiled rooms with bright linen accents and wide windows have perfect sea views, and quirky features like lamps with fanciful centaur designs and gilded coffee tables add a little bit of luxe. Some even have a private elevator and a hot tub room. Ease into your day with a plate of succulent strawberries and a thimble of espresso, then take an elevator down to a private beach—or enlist a complimentary boat ride around the bay. Dinner at the Michelin-starred Zass is a strawberry crème-colored vision, and twice as delicious—Mediterranean specialties like lobster tagliatelle and truffle sauce-coated sea bass are served on pink tables, on a rock ledge high above the breaking waves. —Betsy Blumenthal
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Vito Fusco/Courtesy Hotel Eden Roc PositanohotelHotel Eden Roc Positano
Readers' Choice Awards 2019, 2020, 2021Despite the prestigious name and desirable location near the center of Positano, Hotel Eden Roc is intimate, charming, and warm. It is the project of the Casola family, who take care of guests as if they were friends. Or as they put it, they create an atmosphere that will make you feel like the main actor of your Italian movie. There are 25 rooms and suites in the main building, three “annex suites” out front, plus three apartments and two lavish villas beyond the grounds. Everything has been recently renovated in a way that combines the traditional with the contemporary style, and all the rooms are full of light with views of the sea. —Julia Buckley
Courtesy of Casa AngelinahotelCasa Angelina
Readers' Choice Awards 2020, 2021Unlike the grande dames of the Amalfi Coast, Angelina is sleek, modern, and a startling, almost Greek-style interloper to the cliffside above pretty Praiano. All 42 rooms are white-on-white, accented by views of the bright blue sea below from their private terraces; if you want to be more at one with nature, go for the Eaudesea Experience rooms—whitewashed old fishermen’s cottages, etched into the cliffside above La Gavitella beach, below the hotel (be warned, though—there are 200 steps plus an elevator up to the main building). Down on said beach is a club for all hotel guests; if you can’t face the climb, there are indoor and outdoor pools on the main property. The house boat, meanwhile, will swivel you around the coast, and even over to Capri. Back on site, Un Piano nel Cielo (A Floor in the Sky) takes just-netted fish to new heights (literally—it’s the rooftop restaurant), while Seascape Cocktail Bar, cantilevered over the bay, does a fine line in limoncello-infused mojitos. Note that children under 12 are not permitted. —Julia Buckley
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Courtesy Hotel Villa Cimbrone/Armando AndreolihotelHotel Villa Cimbrone
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2021Surrounded by the most splendid gardens on the Amalfi Coast, this historic Ravello property can trace its origins back to the 11th century. The villa was largely rebuilt in the early 1900s by Lord Grimthorpe (an English co-designer of Big Ben), and it soon attracted the likes of Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, and E.M. Forster. The sumptuously decorated suites include vaulted ceilings, Majolica tile floors, and cheerful frescoes. Michelin-starred restaurant Il Flauto di Pan serves elegant twists on homestyle local dishes, such as white rabbit ragù and marinated Cetara anchovies. But the villa’s simplest delight is also its most spectacular: Gore Vidal once said that the view from the garden’s belvedere was the most beautiful place in the world.
Emanuele AnastasiohotelVilla Bossa Amalfi
$$As soon as you enter the gates of Villa Bossa there's a whimsical, cool essence that defines the property. The sleek aesthetic and playful beanbag-like lounge chairs decorating all corners of the property make clear you've stepped into a world that's difficult to find along the Amalfi Coast. Gone is the lemon aesthetic and potted ceramics; instead you’ll find gravel floors, looming candelabras as tall as a teen, and a mini pool smack dab in the middle of the lobby (complete with a Champagne cooler begging to be used). There are only six rooms, but you can’t go wrong with any of them. Leaning into a mostly white aesthetic with small pops of color, each room has sea views. Strategic perk: You can choose your exact room when booking online, so be sure to research your options beforehand. There is no standalone restaurant or bar on the property, which may be a tough pill to swallow for some travelers, but there is a complimentary locally-sourced breakfast (pastries, made-to-order eggs, and fresh fruit) provided to all guests each morning. —Lara Kramer
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hotelCasa Privata
$$Sailing along the Amalfi Coast a decade ago, the Hareiter family happened upon an old fisherman’s ruin built of stone in the antique Amalfitana style between Positano and Amalfi. The family has since transformed this vision into their dream house, Ca’ P’a, or Casa Privata, a refreshing inn of four rooms and two suites saturated with Mediterranean charm and contemporary good taste. Each spacious bedroom has a 14-foot domed ceiling, originally designed for efficient ventilation, and a glorious view of the sea. Rooms are comfortable but simple, retaining the character of the original with natural colors and sandstone floors softened by graceful drapes and lots of pillows. The lack of air-conditioning was a conscious decision to preserve the sea breeze solution of outdoor living. As in any private home, both the bar and the kitchen are freely available to guests for self-service snacks and drinks. To be sure, the climb to restaurants on the Amalfi Coast road and the less daunting steps up from the sea are not everyone’s idea of convenience, but the location and the size of Ca’ P’a ensure relaxing serenity and impunity from the chaos of summer crowds and traffic on this gorgeous and very popular coastline.
