Head-to-head · Amalfi Coast
Two hotels that feel like nowhere else on the coast. One is an eclectic private estate just outside Positano; the other is very modern, above Conca dei Marini. Here is how I would choose.
Toured both · October 2026
Probably the most private rooms in Positano, no two alike, eclectic art, warm service and three boats with free shuttles into town.
My Villa Treville review →
Spectacular and very modern, above Conca dei Marini, with a beautiful, massive, proper beach, fantastic dining at Alici and refined but warm service.
My Borgo Santandrea review →| Villa Treville | Borgo Santandrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | On the cliffs just outside Positano | Above Conca dei Marini, just along the coast from Amalfi |
| The feel | A private villa estate with eclectic art | Very modern, in the rooms and in the facilities |
| Privacy | Probably the most private rooms in Positano | The private pool rooms are overlooked |
| Rooms | Every room is completely different | Very modern; the private pool rooms are not that private |
| Room to ask for | Depends on your style; the suite with the outdoor tub is a standout | Ask me first, and think twice about a private pool room |
| Service | Warm and fantastic | Refined but warm |
| Beach club | On the rocks, right on the water | A beautiful, massive, proper beach; the sun leaves the water early |
| Don’t miss | Three boats, and a spa and gym looking out to sea | The beach, and dinner at Alici |
| Arriving | By boat from Naples or Salerno | By boat from Naples or Salerno |
| Best for | Privacy, couples, honeymoons, design with personality | A modern, spectacular statement and a real beach |
Work with me and you get Fora perks, plus someone who knows these hotels personally and personalizes your stay: I match you to the right room at Villa Treville, steer you away from the overlooked pool rooms at Borgo Santandrea, and arrange the boats and transfers. Same rate as booking direct.
Villa Treville has probably the most private rooms in all of Positano. It feels more like a private estate on the cliffs than a hotel, and every room is completely different.
Borgo Santandrea is spectacular and very modern, with a proper beach. But its private pool rooms are not that private: you can look down on your neighbors, and they can look down on you.
If privacy is the point, pick Villa Treville. If you want a modern statement and a real beach, pick Borgo Santandrea, and let me choose the room.
At Villa Treville, every room is completely different, so the match matters. Tell me your style and I will get you into the right one. The suite with the outdoor tub and shower is a standout, with one of the coolest showers I have ever seen: a rain shower falling from an old brick dome.
At Borgo Santandrea, the rooms are very modern. Think twice before booking one with a private pool, because they are overlooked. Tell me what matters to you and I will request the right room.
Villa Treville has a beach club on the rocks, right on the water, and three stunning boats with free shuttles into Positano.
Borgo Santandrea has a beautiful, massive, proper beach. The sun leaves the water early, so in the fall your swim time ends around 4:30 or 5pm. Come in May to June, or September.
Service at Villa Treville was fantastic and warm, from people who clearly love the place. The spa is in an iron-and-glass garden pavilion that opens to the sea.
At Borgo Santandrea, service is refined but warm, and dinner at Alici is fantastic.
Villa Treville sits on the cliffs just outside Positano, a boat ride from town, so you get the privacy and the scene when you want it.
Borgo Santandrea is above Conca dei Marini, just along the coast from Amalfi, on the quieter side of the coast.
For privacy, Villa Treville, which has probably the most private rooms in Positano. For a modern, spectacular statement with a proper beach, Borgo Santandrea.
Villa Treville. At Borgo Santandrea, the private pool rooms are overlooked: you can look down on your neighbors, and they can look down on you.
Borgo Santandrea: beautiful, massive and a proper beach. Villa Treville has a beach club on the rocks, right on the water, plus three boats.
At Villa Treville, it depends on your style, because every room is completely different; the suite with the outdoor tub and shower is a standout. At Borgo Santandrea, ask me first, and think twice about a private pool room.
For Borgo Santandrea, May to June, or September. In the fall, the sun leaves its water early, and your swim time ends around 4:30 or 5pm.
Tell me your dates and your style, and I will tell you which one fits and which room to ask for.
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