Santa Maria di Castellabate Vacations from $2,119

Overall this hotel is excellent. The whole hotel is spotless and beautifully appointed. All the staff are superb (special mention for all the restaurant and bar staff) The dining room and outside terrace are fantastic and the food is excellent, although a little expensive (having written that with the beautiful surroundings and superb service I think this is to be expected - you get what you pay for is the saying). The hotel is quite high up which leads it to having superb views of Mount Vesuvius, the Bay of Naples and the surrounding areas but is also a little inaccessible other than by taxi, bus or the complimentary hourly shuttle which is laid on by the hotel. The shuttle drivers were very friendly and helpful, however the shuttle only holds 20 people and sometimes everyone couldn't fit on or some people were standing which was a little uncomfortable going around all the curvy bends in the narrow roads, also not ideal for a tall guy like me. (I'd suggest a second or bigger shuttle). The pool is beautiful and always clean with sunbeds and brollies always available any time of day, a special mention for Nello, the pool guy, who greeted us with a smile and towels every day and even moved the brolly around to give us sun or shade. I'd fully recommend this fantastic hotel for adults and older children who are good swimmers (the pool is accessible by steps in a small shallow end but quickly becomes very deep with no exit ladders in the deep end).

Location, service, accommodation and food.

Loved the location, close to town & to Villas Rufolo & Cimbrone , which we enjoyed immensely !! Also wonderful dinner at hotel & amazing views! Perfect 40th wedding anniversary celebration visiting gorgeous Amalfi Coast ! Wonderful food, weather, friendly people & stunning landscapes !

If you are staying in Positano, there's no better spot than Bougainville! The location was probably the best part - right in the middle of the mountain, on the main (middle) road, five minute walk down to the city center. It was high up enough the mountain to have a good view and be a little bit quieter, but close enough to everything that the uphill walk was not bad. Room was super nice and clean, and the staff were 10/10. Very accommodating, had great recommendations for places to go and helped us book stuff too. Could not recommend more! Also, the porter service (where the guys take your bags up from the ferry for you) is worth every penny. I believe it was 10 euros per bag - way better than having to lug them up yourself.

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