Borgo Santandrea

The Amalfi Coast is best understood from the water. Between Amalfi and Conca dei Marini the cliffs fall away in terraces of lemon groves and pastel houses, and the sea holds every shade of blue. This is a coast to be taken slowly — by boat, at anchor, in no particular hurry. Borgo Santandrea sits where few buildings could. A white-tiled house set into the rock face, it looks out over its own beach club and the bay beyond, with suites that open to the light and a table, at Alici, that keeps its eyes on the sea. It is grand without announcing itself, and that is the point.

A premium pool suite opening to a terrace above the Amalfi bay

Sea-facing dining terrace at Alici, Borgo Santandrea

Aerial of the terraced pools and beach club at Borgo Santandrea

From the jetty below, the Marinella fleet is yours for the day — a Riva, a Pardo, a classic gozzo — to run to Capri and back, to Nerano for lunch, or simply out to a quiet cove for the afternoon. The coast is close. The pace is yours to set.

Terraced gardens threaded through the cliff face at Borgo Santandrea

By the sea

A lift drops through the cliff to a private beach club at the water — a swim before breakfast, lunch under a parasol, a boat out in the afternoon. In the evening, the table is at Alici, the house’s Michelin-starred room on a terrace between sky and sea.

Conca dei Marini — between Amalfi and Positano

52 rooms and suites, all facing the sea

Private beach club, reached by lift through the cliff

Alici — one Michelin star

Opened 2022 — 90 metres above the sea