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Il San Pietro di Positano

Carved into the cliffs near Positano — the classic, done properly, and home to the #1 hotel tennis court in the world on my list.

#01In My Hotel Tennis Court Ranking
#06In The Fifteen — My Honeymoon Shortlist
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Il San Pietro shows up on more of my lists than almost any hotel in the world. It's #1 in my ranking of hotel tennis courts — a clay court blasted into the cliffside, with the Amalfi coastline as the backdrop, my pick as reason enough to stay. It's #06 in The Fifteen, my honeymoon shortlist, where I call it "the classic, done properly." And it anchors the Amalfi Coast section of my featured Italy page.

The property is carved into the cliffs just outside Positano, with Michelin-starred dining and a private beach club at the bottom of the rock — one of my personal favorites on the entire coast, and a Fora Reserve property in my partner book.

The distinction from Le Sirenuse matters: this is cliffside seclusion rather than in-town energy. You take the shuttle into Positano when you want the scene, and retreat to your own stretch of cliff when you don't.

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At A Glance

RegionPositano, Amalfi Coast, Italy StyleCliffside icon (Fora Reserve) Perfect ForHoneymoons, tennis travelers, Amalfi classicists My Ranking#01 in my hotel tennis court ranking →
Il San Pietro di Positano, Positano
What Stood Out

The Details That Made The List

The #1 hotel tennis court in the world. A clay court blasted into the cliffside, the Amalfi coastline stretching out as the backdrop — reason enough to stay, and I mean that literally.

Michelin-starred dining. On property, over the water — the coast's best food-with-a-view pairing.

The private beach club. An elevator through the rock to your own slice of the Tyrrhenian — no Positano beach crowds.

Honeymoon pedigree. It made The Fifteen — the shortlist of honeymoon hotels I'd book anywhere in the world — as the classic, done properly.

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The Fine Print, From Your Advisor

It's outside Positano proper, by design. Seclusion is the product. If you want the town at your doorstep, that's Le Sirenuse — my Italy page compares the coast's icons.

Book the court like you book the room. One clay court, high demand — I arrange court time and can bring in pros through my LUX Tennis partnership.

Peak season sells out far ahead. This is one of the hardest confirmations on the coast — the earlier we start, the better.

The classic, done properly — and the only hotel where I'd call the tennis court reason enough to stay.

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Il San Pietro earned its place on my list. Let me match you to the right room, time it to the right season, and build the rest of the trip around it.

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