Where to Stay
The Campania region is a tourist magnet, one that typically lures many of the world's richest and most famous travelers. There are bargains to be had, but don't expect to find many during the jam-packed summer months. If you prepare mentally to splurge a bit on the high life in Italy, then you will likely fare better when looking at hotel and restaurant rates.
The price code for the hotel listings below is $ = 200 or more per night, per room.
Hotel Miramare
$$$-$$$$
Located in the Naples seafront area known as Santa Lucia, the Hotel Miramare offers standard, superior, and luxury rooms, each with private bathrooms and some with tubs in addition to showers. All of the rooms have balconies, and the views include not just the coastline, but also Mount Vesuvius. Interestingly, the building once housed the U.S. Consulate.
Hotel Il Convento
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This restored seventeenth-century palace in Naples offers a breakfast room, a bar, and handicapped access in one room. Some of the rooms are designed as adjoining “cells” that can accommodate multiple family members. All rooms have their own bathrooms, some with bathtubs and others with shower only. Air conditioning is in each room, as well.
Caravaggio Hotel
$$-$$$$
The Caravaggio Hotel is the self-proclaimed “only four-star hotel in the historic center of Naples.” It is within a restored sixteenth-century palace and offers rooms with air conditioning, whirlpool bathtubs, satellite television, private telephones, soundproofing, and more. There is a meeting room for small business gatherings, if you are combining work with pleasure.
Hotel Amalfi
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The rates at the Hotel Amalfi, in the town of Amalfi, look low, but that's because they are per person and not per room. Double that dollar sign if you are traveling as a couple. The hotel is right off the main piazza and within easy walking distance of the beach. It's also a good location if you plan to catch a nearby boat from the local pier out to Capri for the day.
Grand Hotel Quisisana,
$$$$
This top-dollar luxury hotel on the island of Capri has been welcoming the wealthiest of vacationers since 1845. Regular rooms start around 1,000 per night. A spa and three restaurants are on site, including one that offers fresh sushi along with traditional Italian specialties during the high-season summer months.
