That's what I am thinking weekender....if we really want to leave then I feel sure the hotel could call to see if a table is available. Hard to say what we will want to do and I don't know my way around yet having never been there. If I get a glass of wine while I wait, no problem.

Denisea, your hotel is in a great location - lots of great restaurants just a short stroll away. Bar Bruno is near your hotel (just up the street) and has great views - although view may not be important due to the fabulous views you will have at your hotel. :-)

The start of the pedestrian-only part of the village, which leads down to the beach, is about a 5-minute walk down the street (or a 3-minute walk down a staircase just a little ways from your hotel). We like to walk down to the beach and get one of the tall tables at the bar located at the base of the Lion steps for aperitivo in the evening or afternoon, if we are going casual. In fact, we were having aperitivo there a couple of weeks ago and struck up a conversation with a local and he asked if we had ever been to the bar at Le Sireneuse. When we told him we hadn't, even after 4 trips, he exclaimed "Oh, you MUST! It is simply divine!!" :-)

Our other favorite aperitivo spot is the terrace at Il San Pietro. No reservations required - we just grab a taxi and head on over when we feel like being fancy. The views of Praiano and Positano are lovely and the Bellini even better!

One last thing - if you want some wine for your hotel room, there is a good wine shop not far from your hotel, called Tre Sorelle Cantina (I think - it is owned by the same family that owns the Tre Sorelle restaurant). Take a left out of your hotel and walk down towards Piazza Mulini (the start of the pedestrian only path down to the beach). Instead of taking a left down the pedestrian path, keep going straight, past the tiny church, the buses, the parking garage and you will see it on the right - just 4 or 5 stores up the road.

We usually stock up there on our arrival day. :-)

ekc, you are a wealth of info!! I always have some trouble envisioning getting around in a place I have never been. I totally understand Paris now but Positano, no idea how to navigate.

Positano is my favorite spot in Italy, so I have gotten to know it fairly well. :-)

Positano seems a little more difficult because there is no "grid" and most of the village is pedestrian-only, but it won't take you long to get the lay of the land, since you have to walk everywhere. Keeping Via Pasitea as your reference point helps. I don't know the upper part of the village as well, because I am not into lots of strenuous stair climbing on my holidays! :-)