Having been to Positano before, I wanted to be able to enjoy the view from a hillside home but also be close to the beach - this home was exactly what we were looking for.
First, the terrace offers spectacular views of the sea and the hills. Each morning we sat at the terrace table, (which can hold 6 people) to enjoy our breakfast and coffee. Very close by is a small market with all the basics like milk, bread and pastries plus fresh fruit and prepared meals. Just a few doors from that is another shop where you can choose from a number of bottles of wine plus meats and cheeses sliced however you like.
The terrace continues around the apartment so that each of the 2 doors in the living room plus the door in each bedroom opens out on the balcony, so you can have a view of the sea from your bed. The bedroom with the bunkbeds also has a small balcony looking out over the street.
The apartment came with packets of jam, small packs of bread, coffee, sugar, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, as well as fresh basil growing on the balcony which we were welcome to use (and did).
The main door to the building is right on a road (not down any steps) and the apartment is on the top floor which is reached by about 40 stairs, so easy to access.
The walk to the beach is about 5 minutes down stairs and ramps lined with little shops and then you're right on Spiaggia Grande, in the heart of the action. From here you can walk to Spiaggia Fornillo or rent a kayak or boat or take a shuttle to one of the smaller beaches with restaurants and chairs and umbrellas if you want to get away from the crowds.
Our host helped with a number of questions we had and also helped us find the best option for hiking the Sentiero degli Dei (Path of the Gods) a spectacular and challenging hike that takes you up to about 550 meters above sea level. We took the Positano bus to San Lucca in Praiano and took the stairs up the trail then hiked to Nocelle and then took the 1,500 steps down to the road back to Positano before taking more steps down to Spiaggia Arienzo where there is a public beach and a beach club where, if you prebook, you can have lunch and beach chairs for the rest of the day then take their shuttle boat back to the main dock in Positano.
We loved our home in Positano and would definitely recommend it.
