We went intending to stay for 4 nights, but ended up staying for 6—it’s that beautiful and relaxing. The town is built in the side of a steep cliff that overlooks the sea, and the warm waters gently wash up on to a really relaxing rocky beach.

Stay with Carlo at the Villa Maria Luisa—he’s a very helpful and accomodating host, and the Villa is reasonablely priced, clean, well-located, and has INCREDIBLE terraces.

BTW, the fastest way to get here from Rome is to take the train to Napoli, go downstairs at the train station to take the regional train to Sorrento, then take the SITA bus to Positano. Should take you 3-4 hours. We ended up taking two trains to Salerno and the SITA bus, which ended up taking over 6 hours.