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Il San Pietro di PositanovsHotel Palazzo Murat

Il San Pietro di Positano and Hotel Palazzo Murat are both recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Il San Pietro di Positano is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel Palazzo Murat. Il San Pietro di Positano ranks #1 in Amalfi Coast with approval from 10 sources such as Afar Magazine, Star Service and Lonely Planet.

Il San Pietro di Positano
8/10
via Laurito, 2, 84017 Positano
From $540/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
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Star Service Star Service
"About a third of the rooms are deemed specials (studios and suites), which feature impressive terraces or baths with floor-to-ceiling glass walls." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The most striking thing about the San Pietro is its invisibility. No magic rings here: It's just that the hotel seems to merge with the vertiginous cliffs to which it clings."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
World's Best Hotels
"One mile outside town seems to be just far enough from Positano’s crowds to attract a constellation of stars... to the coast’s most famous cliff-top hideaway." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Offering luxurious accommodations and exceptionally professional service in a wonderful location just outside Positano near Laurito Beach... the place to stay on the Amalfi Coast." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"The cuisine of Campania, one of the most appealing Italian cuisines, is served at this restaurant." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"Enormous rooms with spacious terraces overlooking the sea, an elevator with access to a private cove beach, an on-site luxury spa, and a Michelin-starred restaurant." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
10.0
"Often included in ‘World’s Best’ lists and frequented by such stars as George Clooney and Julia Roberts, the legendary and oh-so-glam San Pietro lives up to its reputation." Full review
Hideaway Report Hideaway Report
95.0
"Dramatic resort hotel carved into a cliffside on the outskirts of Positano." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"It’s the epitome of Italian seaside glamour, yet with the charm that comes from being a family-run property. Food is a highlight here." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"You probably won’t want to leave. All of the individually decorated rooms have spectacular sea views, a private terrace and Jacuzzi... There’s a 24-hour complimentary shuttle service to Positano." Full review
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Hotel Palazzo Murat
8/10
23 Via dei Mulini, 84017 Positano
From $236/night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Star Service Star Service
"Exceptional accommodations, a secret garden, a magnificent seasonal restaurant and drop dead gorgeous views of the towering granite Maritime Alps rising behind the hotel, not the sea." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"Step off the busy, boutique-lined lane that heads beachward in Positano into the entrance courtyard of Palazzo Murat, and suddenly you're in another world."
Frommer's Frommer's
"This 18th-century baroque palace near the marina is said to have been built for Gioacchino Murat... today it's one of our our favorite places to stay in the town center." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Unlike most hotels in the cliffside town of Positano that require a steep walk to reach the beach and town center, the 17th-century Palazzo Murat is located smack in the town center’s pedestrian zone." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Past a bevy of resort boutiques, head to Via dei Mulini to view the prettiest garden in Positano: the 18th-century courtyard of the Palazzo Murat." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"Palazzo Murat enjoys a prime position just off Positano’s main drag down to the beach, yet is shielded from the worst of the crowds by its lush, exotic garden." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Entrenched in garden-filled grounds rife with lush blooms and fragrant jasmine and citrus trees, the Palazzo Murat manages to feel private and secluded from the crowds despite its central location." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"A magnificent hotel... Rooms, five in the original part of the building (more expensive), 25 in the newer section, are decorated with sumptuous antiques." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"If you prefer to stay right in the center of it all, the charming Hotel Palazzo Murat is located in the pedestrian zone by the waterfront"

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