Palazzo Vingius

Fantastic views!

My wife and I spent 5 days at Palazzo Vingius in late May. We arrived late in the evening and my brother and his family had decided on a spur of the moment to join us on the Amalfi Coast. This last minute decision was no problem for the hotel, who placed them in a nice family room and told them that check-in etc. could wait until the morning - great service for a family with two tired children!

We were impressed by the clean and spacious rooms (and bathrooms!), and the gorgeous view of Minori and it's small promenade/beach as well as the Amalfi Coast itself. Breakfast was quite reasonable - cereals, croissant, toast, honey, jam, juice, cappuchino, and lemon cake(!) - and served with a big smile by the staff in this small, family-run hotel.

If lazing on a sandy beach is not your thing, try the hotels sun deck and jacuzzi with a view! Be early though, as the hotel faces east and shadow creeps in at around 14:00...

The hotel is placed high on a hill which helps with the view, but does mean you have to go up a fair amount of stairs to reach the lobby. If you're in a car, the hassle of getting your luggage in and out can be dealt with by driving up the road towards Amalfi. This will bring you around to the back of the hotel and at level with most of the rooms. Park your car (with warning signals on!), and quickly unload the luggage. Minori is a less touristy than many of the other towns along the coast, and parking space is easily found by the harbour below the hotel - ask for a hotel slip for the windscreen, which let's you park for 10 euro/day vs. the normal 20 euro.

Unique Quality: The hotel is clean and modern, while retaining a nice mediterranean feel. The hotel staff is very friendly and helpful - Andrea (the owner) speaks english fairly well, a rarity in southern Italy. The sun deck and jacuzzi are lovely if you're not feeling like taking the 100+ steps down to the beach. The hotel is quite cheap for the pricey Amalfi Coast. Best of all, nearly all rooms have wide terraces with fantastic views of the town, the beach and the Amalfi Coast - a great place to lunch on bread, saussage, cheese and a bottle of wine from the local mini market!

• Opinion of Price: least expensive

Palazzo Vingius Photo: The (yelow) Palazzo from the promenade

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