Hello All-

I'm 35 and planning a trip to Italy with my best friend. We're looking to spend 3 nights on the Amalfi Coast. I'd love to find a reasonable, nice hotel (very) near or on the beach. Ideally we'll spend some time touring in the cities, and some unwinding on the water. We'll be there mid-September - any advice is welcome!

For committed swimmers, this place at the bottom of the road to Ravello, right on the water, might work.

http://www.hotel-villasanmichele.it/

Otherwise, in the Amalfi region, be prepared to have views of the water where you will walk to pebble beach, often via steep paths.

Hi RG - Which resort are you looking at?

If Positano, check out Hotel Pupetto (- Fornillo beach) or Hotel Buca di Bacco (- main beach)

http://www.bucadibacco.it/
http://www.hotelpupetto.it/

Hope this helps ...

Steve

Hi RG,

You have 3 nights on the AC.

If you are going to visit Naples and Pompeii, Sorrento, Positano, Capri, Amalfi, Paestum you don't have time to sit on a beach.

The beaches are rocky.

Great idea! We loved the beach at Amalfi and the water temp should be terrific in September (at least I hope so because I am headed that way, too!

We stayed last spring at this hotel and walked 5 minutes to the main beach at Amalfi:

http://www.hotelfloridiana.it/en/amalfi.html

The hotel that zeppole mentioned looks really nice!

Thanks for the comments so far! I'm in the process of checking all of them out - has anyone heard anything about Hotel Giosuea a Mare? It's on Meta Beach...

The Hotel Giosuea a Mare is not on the Amalfi Coast. It's east from Sorrento. There's a beach, if that's your priority.

You should give a price range in order to get accurate recommendations for hotels.

Good ideas. We are definitely planning to tour around a lot of the towns (Amalfi coastal towns, islands, and Sorrento), but have decided we will splurge (a little) if needed - we would spend up to $300/nt for a nice place with easier beach access...

Take a look at the Belvedere in Conca dei Marini; this hotel (with pool; on the sea) is a favorite of relatives. I've seen only the exterior but it gets good reviews and should be in your price range; there is a bus stop outside the hotel:


http://www.belvederehotel.it/amalfi-positano-hotel.html