Secret Hotels of the Amalfi Coast

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

A room at the Hotel Residence, Amalfi. Casa Albertina, Positano 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

Amalfi Coast tours

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)

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

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)

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.]

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)

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

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Info
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)

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

Hotel
B&B
Apartment
Hostel
Residence
Farm

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)

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.]

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)

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

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