Hotel Palazzo Murat

Hidden among the lanes of Positano is a doorway draped in pink bougainvillea, beyond which a lush garden lit by torches and candles comes into view. This is the garden surrounding Hotel Palazzo Murat, a 5-star hotel on the Amalfi Coast run by the Attanasio family, who for generations have preserved the palazzo's old-world splendor through periodic restorations, offering guests the comforts of a private residence in the heart of Positano.

Palazzo Murat occupies a building in the Neapolitan Baroque style, constructed in the 18th century, which once served as the summer residence of Joachim Murat, King of Naples and Napoleon's brother-in-law. In the hotel's rooms and suites, all with a balcony or terrace overlooking the center of Positano, the historic rigor of 19th-century architecture blends with elements of modern design. Accommodations are divided into seven categories: Special Deluxe, Deluxe (with canopy bed), Special Superior, Garden View, Presidential Suite, Suite City View and Suite Deluxe.

"Al Palazzo" is the hotel's restaurant, where you can dine by candlelight, sample traditional Positano cuisine and admire the majolica-tiled dome of the Church of Santa Maria. The vegetables and herbs used in the kitchen are picked from Donna Carmela's garden, matriarch of the Attanasio family, who once grew citrus, large basil plants and Mediterranean vegetables in the Palazzo's garden, which began life as a vineyard in the 1950s.

Now there's a welcome addition to the garden of Palazzo Murat: the pool, where you can let the breeze wash over you, perhaps with a spritz or a light meal, served poolside.

For an aperitif or a drink in a lounge immersed in greenery, the place to go is Le Petit Murat, the hotel's bar.

The doors of the Palazzo also open to host small ceremonies and intimate weddings. A private wing of the botanical garden is reserved for events, and symbolic ceremonies can be arranged among century-old plants and rose gardens.

With a short walk, you can reach Spiaggia Grande, from where the "path of lovers" begins, a romantic lane suspended between rock and sea leading to Fornillo beach. To visit the coves of the Amalfi Coast accessible only by sea, Palazzo Murat offers guests a small boat from which to admire the spectacle of the Coast seen from the water.

VAT 02694580651
CIN: IT065100A1Q48ZH7W6