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La Rosa dei Venti

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<p>Long a jet-set playground, Italy's Amalfi Coast is still accessible, thanks to a handful of affordable hotels that includes La Rosa dei Venti. On a cliff in Positano, La Rosa's seven rooms are furnished simply, with a mix of painted wooden beds and chairs, wall-mounted Madonnas and putti, and bright-hued Vietri ceramic floor tiles. Mezzogiorno sunshine floods through French doors—all of which have Mediterranean views. And just a few yards from the inn's entrance, 400-odd steps lead straight to the see-and-be-seen Fornillo beach.</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , JUL 2007

My room at the small inn is simple and breezy: blue ceramic tiles line the floor...MORE>>

– Amy Farley Affordable Amalfi Coast

Last updated July 2007