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Apartments in Positano
Self-catered apartments and vacation rentals in Positano, Italy. Full kitchens, more space than a hotel room, and weekly rates on longer stays. Expedia surfaces apartments across Positano's neighborhoods.
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What things cost in Positano
A front-row sunbed and umbrella set at Spiaggia Grande runs sixty euros and upward for two, while back rows sit nearer 25 to 30 each and a small free strip survives in the middle. The ferry to Amalfi is about ten euros one way and Capri more. The Nocelle bus costs 1.75. Garage parking is billed by the hour and hurts within a morning.
What to eat in Positano
Amalfi cooking means lemons the size of fists: delizia al limone, a dome of sponge filled with lemon cream, and scialatielli, a short fat egg pasta usually dressed ai frutti di mare. Take a granita from the stand by the beach steps instead of a seated coffee at three times the price. Sfusato lemons off the terraces go into limoncello, which every shop sells and almost nobody distils.
What first-timers get wrong in Positano
The town is one-way and downhill with no car access to the centre, so arriving by hire car means six to ten euros an hour in a garage up on the road. The SITA bus from Sorrento is the cheap way in but fills fast, and tickets must be bought at a tabaccheria before boarding. Sunbeds at Spiaggia Grande start near 25 to 30 euros a person and climb steeply for the front row.
Positano after dark
There is no club scene and no pretence of one. The night is dinner on a terrace, then a drink at Music on the Rocks, the one real venue, cut into the cliff at the eastern end of Spiaggia Grande. Franco's Bar and Le Sirenuse's terrace handle the aperitivo hour at prices matching the view. By midnight in September the lanes are quiet and the SITA buses have finished.
Positano with kids, realistically
Everything here is steps, hundreds of them between the coast road and the beach, so a pushchair becomes luggage and a carrier is the only workable choice. The little orange three-wheeled shuttle buses loop the town for a couple of euros and save the worst climbs. Spiaggia Grande shelves gently into the water; Fornillo is calmer. Older children manage the Path of the Gods, small ones do not.
When to go to Positano
| Best months for apartments | Avg daily high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| June | 27°C / 81°F | 6 days |
| July | 30°C / 86°F | 3 days |
| September | 26°C / 79°F | 9 days |
The month to avoid is January — around 13°C (55°F) with roughly 14 rain days. Prices and crowds track the weather here: June is the sweet spot, January the month most people skip.
Pack for peak season: Summer clothes, plus one light layer for air-con and evenings, High-SPF sunscreen, sunglasses, and a refillable water bottle, Comfortable walking shoes — every guide on this site assumes you'll use them.
Where to base yourself in Positano
- Spiaggia Grande — Main beach and boat pier — restaurants, boutiques, the postcard angle.
- Fornillo — The quieter second beach, a 10-minute cliff path away.
- Nocelle — Hamlet 400m above town at the Path of the Gods trailhead.