This hotel is in the centre of Positano, close to shops and restaurants and five minutes from Spiaggia Grande beach. What it may lack in amentities such as a pool or direct beach access it more than makes up for with beautiful country-chic interior design and intimacy. A 17th century house used as a holiday home by the Buonocore family for many years, it was converted into a hotel in 2012 and is still run and managed by the family. Rooms overlook the garden filled with orange trees or the sea, and the deluxe room (actually a suite) has panoramic views of the sea and mountains. Breakfast is a generous buffet featuring homemade cakes, fresh fruit, eggs to order; there is no restaurant as such but staff will prepare meals and drinks on request. The hotel is located on a narrow lane with 70 steps but a porter will assist with luggage.