Palazzo Avino, Ravello

Originally built in the 12th century, Hotel Palazzo Avino is an authentic architectural masterpiece refurbished to the standards of a deluxe five-star hotel and situated on the highest part of Ravello.

This quiet little town, located in the South of Naples, is perched on a clifftop 1000ft above sea level overlooking the spectacular Mediterranean of the Amalfi Coast. A member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Palazzo Avino is family owned and run and offers 11 Junior and Deluxe Suites with sea views (some with a terrace) and 32 double rooms (sea-view & mountain-view).

Each room is luxuriously decorated in a different and unique style. Facilities include a hotel restaurant with a panoramic sea view terrace serving Italian haute cuisine, a spacious lounge bar and terrace with fabulous views and a Lobster Bar.

There is a heated swimming pool, solarium with a Jacuzzi and a fully equipped gym. Palazzo Avino also has a beach club, reached by complimentary private shuttle and is exclusively for hotel guests. Activities on offer are tennis, trekking, horse riding, boat rentals and scuba diving and limousine and helicopter services can also be arranged.