Secret Hotels of the Amalfi Coast

Some of my favorite hotels in Amalfi, Positano, Praiano, Sorrento, and Capri along Italy's Amalfi Coast

Reid Bramblett scoured the cliffside villages and fishing coves of Italy's Campania region—and the nearby island of Capri, while he was at it—for fantastic hotels offering million-dollar views at hundred-dollar prices.

• ★★ Casa Astarita, Sorrento
• ★★ Locanda Costa Diva, Praiano
• ★★ Albergo California, Positano
• ★ La Rosa dei Venti, Positano
• ★★ Hotel Residence, Amalfi
• ★ Villa Krupp, Capri
• ★ Il Girasole, Anacapri, Capri
• ★★ Villa Eva, Anacapri, Capri
• [Since closed: Hotel Loreley et Londres, Sorrento]

Tips & links

Tourist information

Local tourist offices:
www.amalfitouristoffice.it
www.aziendaturismopositano.it
www.ravellotime.it
www.sorrentotourism.com
www.turismoinsalerno.it (regional)

Useful private sites:
www.amalficoast.com (cooking classes, hiking paths, recipes, boat rentals)
www.amalficoastweb.com (photos, videos, hiking maps)
www.positanonews.com (news)

Buses: www.sitabus.it
Ferries: www.metrodelmare.com
State railways: www.trenitalia.com
Naples area rail line: www.vesuviana.it

Amalfi Coast tours

• Cruises, activities & tours
• Viator.com
• ContextTravel.com
• SelectItaly.com
• Intrepid.com
• City-discovery.com

• Multi-day packages
• Gadventures.com
• Intrepid.com
• Viator.com
• SelectItaly.com

Useful links & resources

• Sights & experiences
• Lodging
• Transport

• Local tourist offices
• Turismoinsalerno.it (official; entire area)
• Amalfitouristoffice.it (Amalfi)
• Aziendaturismopositano.it (Postiano)
• Ravellotime.it (Ravello)
• Sorrentotourism.com (Sorrento)
• incampania.it (regional)

• Cruises, activities & tours
• Viator.com
• ContextTravel.com
• SelectItaly.com
• Intrepid.com
• City-discovery.com

• Multi-day packages
• Gadventures.com
• Intrepid.com
• Viator.com
• SelectItaly.com

• Useful private sites
• Amalficoast.com
• Amalficoast.it
• Museincampania.it
• Theamalficoast.net (abandoned, but some everrgreen content still useful)

• Hotel
• B&B
• Apt
• Hostel
• Residence
• Farm

• Hotels
• Booking.com
• Hotels.com
• HotelsCombined.com
• Priceline.com
• Hostelworld.com

• B&Bs
• Booking.com
• Hotels.com
• Bedandbreakfast.com
• Bed-and-breakfast.it
• Hostelworld.com
• Airbnb.com
• Bbitalia.it
• Karenbrown.com

• Apartments & villas
• Vrbo.com
• Booking.com
• Rentalo.com
• Hotels.com
• Homeaway.com
• Belvilla.com
• Interhomeusa.com
• Airbnb.com
• Villasintl.com
• Craigslist.org

• Hostels & campgrounds
• Hostelworld.com
• Gomio.com
• Hostelbookers.com
• HostelsClub.com
• Hostelz.com
• Booking.com

• Residence hotels
• Booking.com
• Hotels.com
• Biz-stay.com

• Agriturismo (farm stays)
• Booking.com
• Hotels.com
• Terranostra.it
• Turismoverde.it
• Agriturist.it

• Public
• Bus
• Boat
• Tour
• Train
• Car
• Air

• Public transit
• Bus: Unicocampania.it, Sitasudtrasporti.it
• Circumvesiviana train (Naples-Sorrento): Eavsrl.it
• Italian rail (Naples-Salerno): Trenitalia.com
• Ferries: Alilauro.it (Sorrento-A.C., Naples-A.C., Capri-A.C.); Alicost.it (Sorrento-A.C.; Salerno-A.C.); Coopsantandrea.com (Sorrento-A.C.; Salerno-A.C.; Capri-A.C.); Travelmar.it (Salerno-A.C.)

• Airports
• Napoli-Capodichino: Aeroportodinapoli.it
• Roma Fiumicino: Adr.it

• Airport transfers (Naples):
• Bus (€10 to Sorrento; 75 min): Curreriviaggi.it
• Private (€19 to Sorrento, €22–€25 to Postiano, Amalfi, or Ravello): Viator.com
• Taxi (€100 to Sorrento, €120 to Positano, €130 to Amalfi): Aeroportodinapoli.it/taxi, Comune.napoli.it/servizinondilinea

• Airport transfers (Rome):
• Bus (total: €28–€30; 5+ hr): Marozzivt.it (bus Sorrento-Roma Tiburtina; €20–€22; 4 hr) + Trenitalia.com (train Tiburtina-airport; €8, 48 min)
• Private (€65–€120; 3 hr): Viator.com (note: Rome airport or hotel to Sorento or any Amalfi Coast town)

• Momondo.com
• AutoEurope.com
• Vayama.com
• CheapOair.com
• Cheapflights.com
• DoHop.com
• CheapTickets.com
• Priceline.com

• Regional rail & access points
• Circumvesiviana train (Naples-Sorrento): Eavsrl.it
• Italian rail (Naples-Salerno): Trenitalia.com
• [The Amalfi Coast itself has no rail service, only bus and boat. Sorrento is the closest train station to the most popular A.C. towns, and the over-the-sea Sorrento-Salerno bus ride is more spectacular than the cliff-hugging Salerno-Sorrento reverse route.]

• ItaliaRail.com
• Raileurope.com
• Trenitalia.com
• Seat61.com

• Autoeurope.com
• Momondo.com
• Priceline.com
• RentalCars.com
• CarRentals.com
• AutoSlash.com
• Europebycar.com
• Renaultusa.com

• Short-term leases
• Autoeurope.com
• Europebycar.com
• Renaultusa.com

• Car resources
• Emergency service/tow: tel. 803-116
• Highway agency: Autostrade.it (traffic info, serivce areas, toll calculator, weather)
• Italian automotive club (~AAA): Aci.it
• ZTLs: Ztl-italia.blogspot.com (lightly outdated, but handy, links to cities' traffic-free zones)

• Cruises, activities & tours
• Viator.com
• ContextTravel.com
• SelectItaly.com
• Intrepid.com
• City-discovery.com

• Multi-day packages
• Gadventures.com
• Intrepid.com
• Viator.com
• SelectItaly.com

• Amalfi Coast buses
• Unicocampania.it
• Sitasudtrasporti.it

• Regional & long-distance bus (coach) info
• Orariautobus.it
• Italybus.it
• Oraribus.com
• ibus.it
• Sitabus.it
• Autobus.it

• Ferries & hydrofoils
• Alicost.it (Sorrento-Positano-Amalfi; Capri-Positano-Amalfi-Salerno)
• Travelmar.it (Positano-Amalfi-Salerno; Amalfi-Minori-Maiori)
• Alilauro.it (connecting Sorrento and Naples, Amalfi, Positano, Capri, or Ischia; also connecting Amalfi, Positano, or Salerno with Capri or Ischia)
• Gescab.it (connecting Capri with: Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Salerno)
• Coopsantandrea.com (Sorrento-Positano-Amalfi-Minori-Maiori-Salerno; Amalfi-Capri)
• Caremar.it (Sorrento-Capri; Naples-Capri)

• Private boat transfer (Naples-Sorrento, Naples-Amalfi)
• Viator.com

• Coastal cruises & island excursions
• Viator.com (from Sorrento, Amalfi, Poistano, or Praiano)
• SelectItaly.com (from Positano)
• Lucibello.it (from Positano)
• Coopsantandrea.com (from Amalfi)

• Multi-day sailing trips & yacht charters
• Viator.com
• Intrepid.com
• SelectItaly.com

• Transport between Naples train station and Molo Beverello port
• Bus/tram (€1): Anm.it (Tram 1; bus 151)
• Taxi (€11): Consorziotaxinapoli.it
• Private car to docks (€7–€35): Viator.com
• Private car from docks (€5–€28): Viator.com

Related pages

• Amalfi coast guide
• Major Amalfi Coast stops: Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Sorrento
• Getting around the Amalfi Coast
• Sidetrips: Capri, Pompeii, Naples, Paestum
• Campania guide
• Amalfi Coast homepage
• Campania homepage

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