Il San Pietro di Positano

We recommend Il San Pietro to couples seeking vertical seclusion and willing to pay for the geography. It's an address for honeymoons, wedding anniversaries, romantic retreats where one doesn't leave the hotel for three days. Families with children over 12 find their place here, but the topography (stairs, steep gradients) rules out pushchairs and requires a certain mobility.

The palace was built in 1970 by the Cinque family on land reputed unbuildable, with exceptional permits. White tiered architecture, inspired by Positano fishermen's houses, staggered over nine levels linked by lifts and stairs. Classic Mediterranean interiors: barrel vaults, majolica floors, Neapolitan 18th-century furniture, Vietri ceramics collections. Rooms measure between 35 and 90 m², all different, some with outdoor jacuzzi on the terrace.

The Zass has held a Michelin star since 2016, chef Alois Vanish's cuisine working products from the Sorrentine peninsula (Sorrento IGP lemons, Vesuvius tomatoes, Cetara fish). Breakfast served on the terrace until noon, continental buffet and hot menu. Bar Carlino open from 11am to midnight, classic cocktails and spritzes, view of Li Galli. 24/7 room service, full Zass menu available in room.

The hotel stands on Via Laurito, coastal road SP163, two kilometres south of Positano centro, before the Praiano hamlet. No shops within walking distance, the hotel shuttle reaches Positano in ten minutes (departures every 30 minutes from 8am to 11pm). Naples airport 65 km away, one and a half hours by road (private transfer included in some packages). The neighbourhood barely exists, it's the cliff, the road, the sea, isolation is part of the concept.