La Pineta, on the Via di Tragara. No credit cards. Excelsior Parco Via Marina Grande 179 Fraz. Hotel Ristorante Garden Rose via del Mare 45 - fraz. To reach this simple pensione one walks down a short tunnel excavated into the side of the hill, then takes an elevator up to the castle, walks a few feet and rings the bell.
Rooms are clean and simple, befitting a convent.
The rooms are large and tastefully furnished. From the street, take an ancient elevator up to the lobby of this 12th-century monastery perched impossibly high above the magnificent Amalfi Coast. Despite the antique furniture and carpets, you'll have no trouble picturing the austere convent this used to be. The elevator leads back down to a private beach, but you may never leave the portico. Set high above its own private beach.