La Conca Azzurra Conca dei Marini - Amalfi Coast

Ever since the early 1950's, Hotel Conca Azzurra has represented all the things that discerning travelers love most about the Amalfi Coast, offering an unbeatable combination of elegant accommodation, sweeping sea view terraces, delicious local cuisine and sun decks situated directly above the water. Perched on the cliffs of Conca dei Marini, one of the prettiest of the Amalfi Coast's historic fishing villages, this intimate, 18 room hotel provides an enchanting coastal retreat and the ideal choice for a relaxing holiday by the sea... all this within easy reach of the celebrity-packed Positano and Amalfi.

Recently voted the third most romantic hotel in Europe (Tripadvisor Travellers Choice), Hotel Conca Azzurra is characterized by a typically Mediterranean composition of terraces, pergolas, columns, porticoes and verandas which, together, create a charming play of light and shadow. Rooms and suites are furnished in classic Italian fashion, with exquisite items of hand crafted furniture and floors in traditional Neapolitan terracotta. Impressive works in trompe l'oeil embellish the walls of the bedrooms whilst, in the bathrooms, tiles in hand-painted majolica provide a vibrant splash of color. All rooms have a balcony, terrace or veranda with view of the sea. The hotel's luxurious Suites and Junior Suites have hydromassage bathtubs and their own in-room wellness area.

Conca Azzurra's private beach is one of the property's most loved features. An attractive pathway through hotel's fragrant Mediterranean garden leads all the way to the sun decks built into the rocks, from which guests can safely dive in to the wonderfully warm waters which wash the Amalfi Coast.

For romantic candlelit dinners, sumptuous banquets, and unforgettable wedding receptions, the hotel has two fabulous sea-view restaurants, the "Conca Azzurra" and "Calajanara", both of which serve the very best local cuisine. The restaurants' seasonal menus offer the perfect introduction to the Amalfi Coast's incredibly varied gastronomy, featuring both traditional seafood and fish dishes and specialties typical of the Lattari mountains.

The hotel's "Orangerie" was conceived as an elegant Winter Garden, in which to enjoy an aperitif, a cocktail or, an excellent cigar, this last available after dinner only. Wine lovers are likely to make regular visits to Conca Azzurra's cellar during their stay to participate in the hotel's sommelier hosted tastings of prestigious local and Italian wines. Conca Azzurra's panoramic roof top terrace provides a unique venue for vow renewals and symbolic ceremonies. The Art Shop Cafè is both a bar, serving drinks and snacks, and a shop in which to find the typical products of the Amalfi Coast and a beautiful selection of artistic ceramics.

Three good reasons

1. The private beach (a platform on the rocks directly above the sea).
2. The romantic rooms with sea view.
3. The delicious typical cuisine of the Amalfi Coast.