Villa Fortuna

the facility is far from the Center, outside the downtown and in upper side.

The lower level apartment where we stayed has a small kitchenette in a comfortable living-dining area, a large bath with very good shower, and a very spacious bedroom that opens out onto a terrace with a view of the sea. The private-seeming terrace has an orange tree, a "hot tub" (that we didn't use), lounge chairs, and a small counter top with bar stools where we could have a snack. On our first evening there, we dined at a nearby cozy local restaurant that had just re-opened for the season (we were there in mid-Feb.: we discovered that was an excellent time for a visit to the Amalfi Coast--particularly since we didn't plan to swim-- as there were no crowds and for the most part very welcoming locals, which is probably not so much the case in high summer). For our second night in the apartment, we were able to get basic ingredients at a nearby "mom and pop" grocery for a simple tasty meal of pasta and salad we made in the little kitchen, so could save some money to compensate for the unexpected expense we had of parking. Except for the lack of ready parking access (a problem year-round in Positano, it seems), we really liked the facility's central location. Diana, our host, was very helpful, also with tips about hiking trails and local buses to take and where to get tickets for those. We highly recommend the Villa Fortuna (particularly the lower-level apartment unit), and also altogether the town of Positano as a base for exploring the coast. (We had rented a car near the Salerno train station for a good price and made our way--patiently and carefully--from there along the coastal road to and from Positano.)

We had initially understood from the booking.com website that there was parking available (that got changed later); in fact, host Diana had told us that there was usually "street parking" available near the property in winter (that means cars carefully squeezed up to the sides of the buildings or cliffs!) Unfortunately, soon before we arrived that whole road got closed to parking due to street work, so we needed to park in a garage 500 meters away (quite a hike along the unfamiliar switchback road in the dark!) That turned out ok, although the 2 nights parking (30 Euros per night) came to a cost almost as high as the 2-day cost of the Alamo car rental! Still, we heard that parking is much more costly (up to 50 Euros/night) in the high season, and so would another time either stay in a hotel with its own garage parking (a few had that) or perhaps wouldn't rent a car to go there if visiting in the summertime (or simply wouldn't go there except in the "shoulder" season, as we did). (This time we had so much luggage from our weeks of previous travel around the Mediterranean that we couldn't manage Amalfi coast travel by bus.) We would have appreciated having "bath robes" of some sort (even lightweight cotton, not necessarily terry) supplied, particularly in light of their possible use in relation to the terrace hot tub. However, the bath towels supplied were large and ample as towels, and the bed/bedding comfortable (we did need to request a second comforter for the 2nd night). Also, this a note for booking.com: the Positano properties have to charge a city tax of 2,50 Euro per night per person, which we didn't expect, and so caused some confusion. The final price to be charged should be adjusted on the booking.com site to account for that additional tax.