Best Hotels on the Amalfi Coast: 14 Picks for Every Budget

Our top picks at a glance

• Best overall: Le Sirenuse, Positano
• Best private beach by lift: Il San Pietro di Positano, Positano
• Best in Amalfi town: Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi
• Best for a monastery stay, adults only: Monastero Santa Rosa, Conca dei Marini
• Best in Ravello: Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Ravello
• Best mid-range on the seafront: Hotel Marina Riviera, Amalfi
• Best value base: Hotel Il Nido Sorrento, Sorrento

How we chose the best hotels on the Amalfi Coast

Every hotel here scores at least 8.5 on Booking.com, and nine of the 14 score 9.3 or more. The coast's luxury houses have small review pools (several have fewer than 150 reviews), so we show every review count next to the score and let you judge. We did not check nightly rates, which swing hard with the season, so each hotel carries a tier instead: luxury, upscale, mid-range or value. That tier is our read of the hotel's category, not a quoted price.

The order follows our preference for a first visit, not commission. We kept it to 14 picks across five bases, with no more than two in Positano and two in Sorrento, because both towns have their own list: see our best hotels in Positano and best hotels in Sorrento.

The 14 best hotels on the Amalfi Coast

1. Le Sirenuse – Positano

Luxury · 9.4 on Booking (166 reviews) · 59 rooms · €€€€

Best for: a first Amalfi Coast splurge in Positano itself · Skip it if: you're travelling with a child under 6 or visiting outside April to October

An 18th-century summer house in the middle of Positano, still run by the Marchese Sersale family, and the hotel most other lists put first. The Michelin Guide counts 59 rooms and gives it One Key. There's a narrow heated lap pool plus a seasonal outdoor pool, a spa with sauna and steam, and the La Sponda restaurant.

The catch is the calendar and the rules. The Michelin Guide lists it as open April to October, and children under 6 aren't allowed. Booking's review count is also small for a hotel this famous, which is normal on this coast.

Tip: book April or October if you want the same address with fewer people on the lanes.

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2. Il San Pietro di Positano – Positano

Luxury · 9.9 on Booking (107 reviews) · 58 rooms, suites and villas · €€€€

Best for: swimming from your own beach without climbing back up · Skip it if: you need a firm children's policy before you book

The highest score on this list. Relais & Châteaux describes 58 rooms, suites and villas, a heated outdoor pool, a spa with hammam, and a private beach reached by a lift built into the rock. The Carlino restaurant uses the same lift.

Two details don't line up, so check before you pay. Booking's listing mentions a Michelin-starred restaurant, but the Relais & Châteaux page lists no star. And that page says both 'children welcome from 10' and 'adults only'. Ask the hotel which applies to your dates.

Tip: ask for the lift to the beach on arrival, so you plan your first day around it.

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3. Hotel Santa Caterina – Amalfi

Luxury · 9.5 on Booking (208 reviews) · 66 rooms · €€€€

Best for: Amalfi town with sea views and a swim at the foot of the cliff · Skip it if: you want to walk out of the door into the old town

An Art Nouveau villa on a rock above the sea, family-owned, with a hotel site that points back to 1880. The Michelin Guide gives it Two Keys and lists 66 rooms, a seasonal outdoor pool, a salt-water pool by the sea and a lift down to the private beach club. The Glicine restaurant holds one Michelin star, according to the hotel.

It sits on the coast road at the gates of Amalfi rather than in the centre, and the Michelin Guide lists a shuttle and parking to bridge that. It opens mid-March to October.

Tip: mid-March and October dates get you the pools and the restaurants without the August crowd.

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4. Monastero Santa Rosa – Conca dei Marini

Luxury · 9.8 on Booking (71 reviews) · 20 rooms and suites · €€€€

Best for: a quiet anniversary with an infinity pool over the Gulf of Salerno · Skip it if: you want children, a lively evening scene or a walkable village

A Dominican monastery from the 17th century, turned into a 20-room cliff hotel with an infinity pool, a spa in the vaults and the one-star Il Refettorio restaurant. Booking calls it adult-only, and the Michelin Guide says no guests under 16.

Conca dei Marini is a small place between Amalfi and Positano, so you rely on the hotel's shuttle: the Michelin Guide lists one to Amalfi until midnight. Booking's score is the second highest on this list, but from only 71 reviews.

Tip: use the shuttle for dinner in Amalfi and keep the evening on the terrace for the other nights.

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5. Caruso, A Belmond Hotel – Ravello

Luxury · 9.6 on Booking (104 reviews) · 50 rooms · €€€€

Best for: a hilltop stay with a pool and a spa, away from the beach crowd · Skip it if: you want to be on the sea

An 11th-century building on a sea-view cliff in Ravello, now a Belmond hotel. The Michelin Guide counts 50 rooms, an outdoor and an indoor pool, a spa and valet parking. It's a seasonal property, open April through October.

Ravello is the calm end of the coast: you come for the gardens and the view, not for the beach. If you want sand and ferries, pick Amalfi or Praiano instead.

Tip: pair it with a day at the Ravello gardens; our Ravello travel guide covers what to see.

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6. Casa Angelina – Praiano

Luxury · 9.6 on Booking (52 reviews) · 36 rooms · €€€€

Best for: design-led, adults-focused cliff views between Positano and Amalfi · Skip it if: you're bringing young children, or you need a large review sample

A boutique hotel on the cliffs of Praiano with 36 rooms, a pool and a restaurant called Un Piano nel Cielo. The hotel's own site says adults-only, with children welcome from 12. It lists a beach area among its services, so ask how you reach it.

Only 52 Booking reviews back that 9.6, so treat it as a strong signal rather than a settled verdict.

Tip: Praiano sits roughly midway between Positano and Amalfi, which makes it a useful base if you want both.

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7. Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel – Amalfi

Upscale · 9.1 on Booking (322 reviews) · 52 rooms and suites · €€€

Best for: sleeping in a 13th-century Capuchin convent without Positano prices in mind · Skip it if: you dislike climbing back to a cliff-top hotel

A converted Capuchin convent above Amalfi with 52 rooms and suites, a heated infinity pool the hotel says is available all season, a spa, and restaurants including Dei Cappuccini. The hotel gives the walk into town as 10 minutes in one place and 600 metres, about five minutes, in another. Either way, it's close.

It's cliff-top, so the way home is uphill.

Tip: ask for a sea-view room when you book; Booking describes the hotel as cliff-top.

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8. Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria – Sorrento

Luxury · 9.7 on Booking (81 reviews) · 81 rooms · €€€€

Best for: a grand-hotel stay in Sorrento with ferries to Capri nearby · Skip it if: you need a private beach or want to sleep on the Amalfi side

Three historic villas, built between 1834 and 1880, in a private park above the Bay of Naples. The Michelin Guide lists 81 rooms, a seasonal outdoor pool, Spa La Serra, and Terrazza Bosquet with one Michelin star. A private lift drops down the cliff to the harbour, where the seafront is about 50 metres below.

There's no private beach, and Sorrento is the start of the coast, not the middle of it. See our best hotels in Sorrento for more choice.

Tip: use the cliff lift to go straight to the harbour and the boats.

Check rates at the Excelsior Vittoria →

9. Hotel Marina Riviera – Amalfi

Mid-range · 9.3 on Booking (368 reviews) · €€

Best for: a seafront base in Amalfi with a terrace · Skip it if: you want a quiet street

On Amalfi's seafront promenade, with a panoramic terrace overlooking the Mediterranean, according to its Booking page. With 368 reviews at 9.3 it has the most reviews of the 9.3-and-up hotels in Amalfi.

The seafront is the busiest part of town by day. We couldn't reach the hotel's own site, so check room types and the pool question with the hotel.

Tip: walk to the ferry pier early to see the harbour before the day-trip crowds.

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10. Hotel Santa Lucia – Minori

Mid-range · 9.1 on Booking (203 reviews) · 25 rooms · €€

Best for: a family-run four-star near a sand-and-gravel beach · Skip it if: you want a pool on site

A four-star hotel with 25 rooms, run by the Sammarco family for over 50 years. The hotel says it's about 50 metres from the beach and next to the Roman Maritime Villa, which dates from the 1st century AD. The Garum restaurant is on site.

No pool is mentioned on its site. A hot tub sits in an annex about 50 metres away.

Tip: visit the Roman villa next door; it's the one ancient site on this coast you can walk to from a hotel lobby.

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11. Hotel Lidomare – Amalfi

Mid-range · 8.9 on Booking (268 reviews) · €€

Best for: a central Amalfi room with a private sea-view balcony · Skip it if: you want a score above 9

Booking describes private balconies with sea views and a position about 262 feet from the beach, on Largo Piccolomini in the old town. At 8.9 it's one of the lower scores on this list, but it clears our 8.5 bar and puts you in the middle of Amalfi.

We couldn't reach the hotel's own site, so confirm the room you're booking has the balcony.

Tip: check the room description before you book a balcony.

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12. Hotel Villa Bellavista – Praiano

Value · 8.6 on Booking (910 reviews) · €

Best for: a family-run stay in a fishing village between Positano and Amalfi · Skip it if: you want a polished luxury feel

Booking calls it family-run, in Praiano, an old fishing village near Positano and Amalfi. It has the lowest score here, 8.6, but the biggest sample of any Praiano hotel on this list: 910 reviews.

We could not reach the hotel's own site, so we have no verified facts on rooms or facilities.

Tip: use Praiano as a quieter base and hop to the bigger towns by bus or boat.

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13. le More di Praiano – Praiano

Value · 9.1 on Booking (104 reviews) · €

Best for: garden views and a pool on a smaller budget · Skip it if: you need the pool in April or October

Booking lists garden views, a garden and a seasonal outdoor swimming pool, in Praiano. It scores 9.1 from 104 reviews.

The pool is seasonal, and we couldn't reach the hotel's own site, so ask when it opens.

Tip: ask about pool dates if you're travelling outside summer.

Check rates at le More di Praiano →

14. Hotel Il Nido Sorrento – Sorrento

Value · 9.4 on Booking (1,523 reviews) · €

Best for: a high-scoring, countryside base for Sorrento and the coast · Skip it if: you don't want a taxi or car to reach the town

Booking places it in the Campania countryside overlooking Mount Vesuvius, a 10-minute drive from Sorrento. It has the biggest review base on this list, 1,523 reviews at 9.4.

That drive is the catch. It's a Sorrento stay, not an Amalfi Coast one, so it suits you if you're renting a car for the coast road.

Tip: if you rent a car, plan parking for the day trips, because the coast road is slow in peak season.

Check rates at Hotel Il Nido Sorrento →

Also good

• Palazzo Avino, Ravello: 9.7 on Booking from 118 reviews, on Via San Giovanni del Toro; a second Ravello luxury option.
• Hotel Palazzo Murat, Positano: 9.5 from 198 reviews, on Via Dei Mulini.
• Hotel Marincanto, Positano: 9.3 from 292 reviews, on Via Cristoforo Colombo.
• Hotel Poseidon, Positano: 9.5 from 191 reviews, on Via Pasitea.
• Hotel Savoia, Positano: 9.3 from 295 reviews. More Positano picks are in our best hotels in Positano list.

Which area should you stay in?

Positano is the postcard town, and the one most first-timers want. Amalfi is the biggest town on the coast and the easiest base for ferries and buses. Ravello sits up in the hills and is quiet at night. Praiano is a smaller fishing village between Positano and Amalfi. Sorrento is the gateway at the start of the coast road. The full town-by-town breakdown is in our where to stay on the Amalfi Coast guide, and our Amalfi Coast towns page covers the smaller villages.

Seasons, tourist tax and getting there

Open seasons. Several top hotels close for winter. The Michelin Guide lists Le Sirenuse and Caruso as open April to October and Santa Caterina from mid-March to October. Check each hotel's own calendar before you build the trip, and see our best time to visit the Amalfi Coast guide.

Tourist tax. Every comune charges a per-person, per-night tourist tax on top of the room rate, based on the hotel's category. Ravello's published schedule lists €3 to €5 a night between April and October, for up to seven nights, but it dates from 2018 and 2019 resolutions. We couldn't confirm 2026 rates for Amalfi or Positano from the comuni, so ask your hotel what it will charge.

Arriving. Most visitors fly into Naples or take a train to Salerno, then use ferries or buses. Naples Capodichino is reported closed to all flights from 1 to 30 November 2026 for runway works, which doesn't affect 2027 trips. Our how to get to the Amalfi Coast and Rome to the Amalfi Coast pages cover the options. You can pre-book a private transfer with Welcome Pickups instead of the bus.

Driving. Amalfi has a pedestrian island from 1 April to 31 October 2026, with vehicles banned in four 40-minute slots a day; the ordinance exempts hotel guests for their first access to the hotel. On the SS163 there is an odd-and-even plate rule on set days in recent years, so check Anas before you drive. If you want a car, compare options with DiscoverCars.

Frequently asked questions

Our final pick

If you only book one, make it Le Sirenuse for Positano, or Hotel Santa Caterina if you'd rather be in Amalfi. For a lower budget, Hotel Il Nido Sorrento has the most reviews and a 9.4 score. Plan the rest with our Amalfi Coast travel guide, our things to do on the Amalfi Coast, our Amalfi Coast itinerary and, for the Path of the Gods, our Path of the Gods guide.

For boats, see our Amalfi Coast boat tours and Amalfi Coast tours pages. Add travel insurance from Visitors Coverage to the trip.