Hotel Il San Pietro

Perhaps the most revealing opportunity to personally review a vacation experience occurs soon after one returns home. Especially true in our case as we just returned home yesterday from Italy's Amalfi Coast to the USA's west coast. Some 22 hours in total transit time later and after arriving home exhausted from the trip we paused to ask ourselves: Was the journey afar worth the time , effort, and money? We are incredibly fortunate to have extensively travelled the world over the past 30 years. As a result it's fair to say that we have developed a critical and discerning eye for what's real and certainly for what's not. There have been times when our post trip reflections result in lack luster feelings and to conclude: "That one is not a repeat". However, following each of our 6 different visits over the past 12 years to the Il San Pietro Hotel we have each time reviewed the trip with resounding positivity and with a desire to plan a return trip as early as the next year. Why so? There are the obvious factors inclusive of the hotel's incredibly unique setting which provides a competely unhurried breathtaking ambience quite different than the pace of life unfolding in nearby Positano. Their unrivaled location can be reviewed in detail via the hotel web site's and within a drone type video of this cliffside wonder. Add to this impecable, highly skilled service, top notch food quality, room comfort, decor, & privacy and this hotel is unquestionably worthy for inclusion and top tier designation within any list of the world's best. Be leery of any otherwise objective looking list or conversation about the world's best hotels to be found in a seaside location that doesn't have Il San Pietro among it's top handful of recommendations. For us and well beyond these essential attributes expected at a world class and expensive hotel is the secret ingredient that makes the arduous trip to and from the difficult to reach Amalfi Coast so worthwhile. The staff members of Il San Pietro make all the difference. While at Il San Pietro we are drenched in the lore and beauty of these wonderful Italian people. Their spirits are strong and their desire to create the best possible guest experience is worn on their faces as a badge of honor and prideful mission. Their devotion to such an unselfish craft is something we greatly admire. So much so that we return often and are happy to claim these wonderful people as our international friends. The Il San Pietro Hotel is easily our favorite hotel experience found anywhere in the world. To the Cinque Family, GM Andrea and the entire Team: Arrivederci, a tutti!

Hands down the best hotel we've ever stayed in; service, view, dining, the property, bar, tranquility...all beyond compare. Edges out even Katikies in Oia, Santorini. Recommend trying the food at both Zass and the Carlino at least one night and enjoying a cocktail in the lounge before dinner...we especially enjoyed their limoncello martinis. Thank you HSP team!!