La Caravella di Positano - Relais, Beach & Residences

Great stay! Location and friendliness of staff amazing. Rooms were great. Offered assistance and ease of access to beach towels and own personal beach front on property as well!

The view was nice.

No breakfast, pay for wifi, no coffee maker, not even a bottle of water! Steps were filthy, bags of garbage in the hall. Impossible to find without lots of help. All for $--- a night!

Beautiful location. Rosie was the perfect hostess and met us on the beach as we approached the building. Our Limo driver was very helpful in arranging to have our luggage carried by a mini truck from the street (up the hill), to our hotel room. This would have been a struggle to accomplish on our own.

I was not aware that the luggage transport would be a problem, but it was.

View 10/10 Location 10/10 Staff friendliness 10/10 Size of room 10/10, huge compared to others in the area. Charm 10/10Cleanliness 10/10 You don't get all the amenities you would in a standard hotel, but we knew that when we booked, and we were great with it. It's like a hybrid between a hotel and an air bnb. You get fresh towels and friendly staff, but no restaurant or bar. Highly recommend.

I would have loved bigger fluffier pillows, but we were so tired returning every night that we passed out without an issue.

Good location, next to the beach. Good hospitality & support.

The parking in the town is expensive

Perfect location along the beach. The view from our balcony.

It was a little difficult to find reception desk. They really don’t have one. So when facing building you go left to a walk way. Up some steps and into a back door. A wall rock is in the left.

Beach front, great view, large room, close to restaurants and shopping, clean

The location of this place is unbeatable. It's an easy walk to the ferry, and it's right on the beach. With that said, it can be noisy at night (but not unreasonable). I recommend bringing an eye mask and earplugs if you are sensitive to light/noise. There are heavy curtains (not sure if they are technically black out) that take care of most of the light. My room had a giant porch with a dining table and lounges with an incredible view of the ocean. I traveled alone and felt safe the whole time. Rosa upgraded me at check-in, which was awesome. She doesn't speak a lot of English, but I was prepared with Google Translate, and she was incredibly accommodating. Bonus- my room had a kitchen (Americans might call it a kitchenette), which was lovely to make tea every morning without having to get dressed and go out. Also- the room had two beach towels, which I wasn't expecting, but glad to see! I was traveling solo, but it would have been a great room for a family as well.

I loved my stay and didn't have any issues. However, as previous reviews have pointed out, check-in is a little tricky. Here are some easy instructions (I've also attached a picture): When looking at the building (it's a single building) go to the far left of the building (where the red arrow is on the picture). There is a walkway between the building (on the right) and the restaurant next door (on the left). You should see a gate (tall) that says the name of the hotel on a small plaque to the left of the gate. Walk through that gate and continue going straight (up a few steps) until you reach the rock wall. At the rock wall, turn right. You will see a sign for the hotel. The main office is down the stairs (when you enter the building) on the left. However, Rosa may not be there if she is turning over rooms, etc. Just poke around (respectfully) until you find her or another staff member!

Location! And staff was very kind.

Was hard to find the office to check in.

This residence was a little hard to review. It is in a fabulous location, you are located right on the beach, but you are not waterfront. It is very easy to get to via ferry! Easy walk! We did like the free beach chairs right in front of the property. As it is €50 to sit in any of the other chairs with umbrellas! Rosa was lovely!

We did have an ocean view room, which was nice. However, the room itself could be improved. It does appear that it has been recently painted. The furniture is very dated. The only thing you have in the room is a very old mini fridge and a hairdryer that did not work. You have absolutely nothing to be able to make coffee or tea in the morning. Our room was very small. It was difficult to find spots for our luggage. I felt we paid quite a bit of money for what we got.

The view

staff , no a/c , no lobby , hard mattress , no ac , no ac , no ac , no ac , NO AC

It was right on the beach and center of town.

Check in instructions need to be a little better with direction.

Wow wow wow … the location of the property is to die for… right on the worlds most beautiful beach in Positano…. Within walking distance to cafés shopping, the fairies really anything you need. Rosa is the host of the property she doesn’t speak a word of English, and we don’t speak Italian and yet she became part of our family… my husband, and I absolutely fell in love with her… I cannot give a bigger recommendation than to say that we feel blessed to have had a chance to stay in this beautiful property and absolutely plan on returning again.

The location, ROSA ?

Perfect location on the beach. But super super loud until about 2-3 a.m at night. Not the easiest place to sleep

The good: Room was clean, bed was comfortable, and the location was very good if you are coming using the ferry port. It was also right in front of the main beach and the view from the rooms are excellent.

The bad: The owner of the property is rather unpleasant. The value of the room is also just not there for the price point. For about $350, basically all you get is a bed, a towel and soap. No water. No coffee. Just absolutely nothing in the room. Additionally, I had a US based phone charger that was apparently not compatible with the electric system of the hotel. Basically, when I plugged in, the lights in the room went out. There was no solution offered. I was basically just told that I could not charge my devices. Please note, my stay at this hotel was the 5th property I had stayed in in Italy, moving from Florence, Naples, Rome, Capri and Amalfi. Nowhere else did I experience this problem, so its definitely unique to this property.

We loved the location and the easy access from the port. No going up steps. Direct access to the beach and many restaurants & shops in the area.

Nothing to dislike.

Location is great. Very convenient, not the most updated property but they keep it fairly clean. Rosa is very nice, we see her around the property and say hi every time.

Need some cosmetic upgrades maybe.

Excellent location. You are direct on the beach and in Positano. Our room had a smal kitchen and a nice terrace with table where we could eat or simply have a drink and relax.

The entire residence is managed with no focus on the customer. -No indication of reception which is not so easy to find- 1 knife and 1 fork in the kitchen. Table for 6 people, where the room was for 2 people. - tidy up of the room, every now and then depending on the personal availability.In addition, there is a bar next to the residence which had loud music till 2am, everyday, making impossible to sleep. Perhaps this will change in the future but for the moment it is for me a big problem.

The location was close to the beach! Easy for kids to get a break from the sun or run to the potty. The ferry was super accessible.

The beds were TERRIBLE and it was INACCESSIBLE by car. Arriving was challenging with big bags rolling downhill with no porter help (didn't know about that). The room was excessively expensive for the tiny room and nearly touching twin and queen bed. The queen had springs protruding through the matress material that were so uncomfortable making it near impossible to sleep. No elevator so be prepared to carry bags up and down at least two sets of stairs. The power strip shorted when plugging a phone and tablet and had to have Rosa come reset the circuit breaker.

The location is perfect and staff are helpful

The bed was not comfortable