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Hotel CaliforniavsPalazzo Avino
Both properties are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Palazzo Avino is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hotel California. Palazzo Avino ranks #3 in Amalfi Coast with recommendations from 11 reviewers including Afar Magazine, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
Hotel California
Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine
Oyster
Lonely Planet
Via C Colombo, 141, 84017 Positano
From $196/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
- Minibar
"In the middle of town, just up the street from tony Le Sirenuse but at one-fifth the price for a sea-view room, the California is the Amalfi Coast’s best budget find." Full review
"Hotel California is truly a lovely place, and I can't recommend it enough when staying in Positano." Full review
Mid-Range
"The three-pearl Hotel - Albergo California Positano is light on features, but it offers magnificent views over the pastel-dotted hillsides and Mediterranean Sea throughout." Full review
"If you were to choose the best place to take a quintessential Positano photo, it might be from the balcony of this hotel." Full review
Palazzo Avino
Star Service
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
Oyster
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
Hideaway Report
Gayot
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Via San Giovanni del Toro 28, 84010 Ravello
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
"Aiming for the top seat on the coast, the hotel is an impressive deluxe resort that captures the hearts of nearly everyone who passes beneath its beautiful portico. " Full review
"The ruined Renaissance palace that houses this 43-room hotel was given a complete overhaul in 1997, resulting in an opulent pink bonbon that has everything going for it except antique atmosphere."
"Formerly Palazzo Sasso." Full review
Luxury
"Palazzo Avino is a luxury property on a lovely green mountainside with spectacular views of the sea and town of Ravello." Full review
"It's truly the kind of place you'll start planning a return trip to before you've even left." Full review
8.0
"Ravello’s most overtly luxurious hotel occupies a pink-hued, fairytale palazzo in a quiet location with extraordinary coastal views and top-of-the-range service and facilities." Full review
"Overlooking a dramatic stretch of Amalfi coastline, luxury hotel Palazzo Avino sits high on a hillside that was once home to noble families." Full review
94.0
"Refined 12th-century villa (previously known as the Palazzo Sasso) set amid terraced gardens on a breathtaking ridge 1,100 feet above the sea in Ravello." Full review
"A gorgeous retreat high in the mountains above the coast of Amalfi."
"The refined property commands sweeping views of the Amalfi Coast, and its inland location is complemented by a tony beach club at Marmorata."