Joe R.
Yelp
We visited this past year, the antiquity of the hotel was great and the service was responsive. I wish I could have rated it higher. Here's the pros and cons:
Pros: amazing views out the street side rooms and balconies. Outdoor restaurant was very good with attentive service. Room was very comfortable, we had a two story room with stone spiral stairs built into the structure. Close walk to the center town albeit a steep climb and watch for passing cars at high speeds on what is really a 1 1/2 lane two way road. I overall enjoyed the walks. Pool across the way with an amazing view of the sea. If you want to spend time in a clean, well kept 800 yr old structure and are willing to pay for it I would recommend with caveats below.
Cons: Expensive, you are paying for the views and solitude that may be worth it to you, just be prepared. I felt like they took advantage of us twice, once we ordered a 30e bottle of wine and "mistakenly" received the older 60e version- our fault for not spotting the year difference between what was ordered and what was displayed prior to opening, perhaps.... the second was an arranged tour to Pompeii, again it was a pricey way to do it with a private driver but we wanted the flexibility. We paid by the hour and were promised to get back with 5 hrs or less, the driver chose to stop at a favorite photo location and as a result we went LITERALLY 5:05 for the trip, we were forced to pay for 6 hrs. Given the high hourly rate I thought that was unfair and we only found out the day after at which time it was not easy to dispute.
Amalfi tips, downtown gets busy. Great little cafes for breakfast, but they don't open early! Don't try to convert USD, you can only do $200per day and that process takes 40 minutes.