Hotel Santa Caterina
Written by Vacation Idea.com Travel Editors.
If you have been thinking of taking a romantic vacation to Italy look no further than Hotel Santa Caterina. Santa Caterina is a family owned hotel located on the Amalfi Drive, just outside the town of Amalfi, Italy. Like most of the buildings on the Amalfi coast, the hotel is set on a cliff high above the sea and surrounded by terraced grounds with extensive gardens.
Hotel Santa Caterina offers 40 rooms and 12 Suites in the main building as well as 18 additional accommodations in the Villa Santa Caterina annex. Some rooms offer spacious bathrooms with Jacuzzi tubs and a sea view.
Honeymooners should consider reserving one of the hotel's spacious honeymoon suites. Follia Amalfitana suite is situated among lemon and orange groves and features a magnificent view of the bay. Relax in the sunken Jacuzzi Pool overlooking the sea and Amalfi, and enjoy a morning sunrise from the suite's private veranda.
Although Amalfi Coast offers countless opportunities for excursions and sightseeing, Hotel Santa Caterina is a vacation destination in itself. Guests can access the hotel's sea water swimming pool, sunbathing decks, gym and open-air restaurant in an elevator that transports them to the sea level. You can enjoy romantic walks through citrus groves and gardens which surround the hotel.
The open-air restaurant overlooking the sea is open during the warmer months, from mid-May to mid-October. The main dining room at Hotel Santa Caterina serves a variety of a' la carte dishes, a five-course daily lunch and dinner menu, and a varied wine list. Guests have the opportunity to sample seasonal delicacies that are specific to the Campania region in Italy. In addition to formal dining, room services is available 24 hours a day.
Plan this Vacation
Doubles start at Euro 230 per night. The hotel is open year-round, however, May through September are the warmer months during which you can enjoy outdoor dining and swimming. The hotel is approximately 90 minutes by car from Naples where you can rent a car or arrange transportation through the hotel.
Hotel Santa Caterina, S.S. Amalfitana, 9, Amalfi, Italy, 39 089 87 10 12, www.hotelsantacaterina.it
