The Tennis Court at Il San Pietro di Positano

"View the entire 2011 Gold List of the world's best places to stay › Also appeared in the Gold List in 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Amenities: Beach, Pool, Spa, Tennis"

"Other facilities include a semicircular swimming pool, Michelin-starred restaurant, and a private beach (accessible by lift) with an adjacent lawn with sunbeds, plus tennis court"

"Hotel facilities include a panoramic pool perched near the top of the property, formal and casual restaurants, and, at water level (hundreds of feet below the main hotel), a glamorous bathing platform, a private beach, and a tennis court"

"The elevator drops 88 meters through solid rock to the beach club below, where the tiny private cove, bar and seasonal cafe share space with one of the world's most spectacularly placed tennis courts"

"No less ridiculous are the seaside tennis courts, which sit on a grassy terrace hugged by the cliff-face, and might just be the most scenic spot to play a few sets in"