Le Agavi was the last hotel we visited during our honeymoon in Positano. Unfortunately its was a very dissapointing experience because the hotel was nothing like what we expected, especially for the rate charged for a double room. Additionally the website is very misleading!!!! The hotel is very old and old fashioned and needs refurbishment and redecoration immediately!!!!! The main problem was with the hotel facilitues. The private beach and beach bar has nothing to do with the luxury that one should expect from a 5 star hotel. The hotel has a poor wooden deck for a beach with plastic sun beds, tables and chairs. The beach bar looks more like a cheap canteen and the quality of the food is also that of a very low quality canteen. The beach shower and changing room are so old and rusty.... Not to mention the extremely dirty water that made it impossible to swim in! Please see the pictures below which reflect reality to a 100%! The same stands for the pool area - plastic chairs, sunbeds and a pool bar that belongs to the 70s! The rooms were ok in general but had nothing to do with what appears on the website. They were very noisy though since the doors were not at all soundproof so we could here everything from very early in the morning!!! It was a very disspaointing experience for us so we upload all pictures below to present the real image of the hotel. Of course the view was great but this was the only good thing about this hotel....

This was the last hotel we stayed in on our honeymoon and the best by far. The hotel is located outside of the downtown area on a cliff overlooking Positano so the views were incredible. We preferred being outside of town because it felt more exclusive and relaxing and wasn't as touristy. The hotel also provided a shuttle downtown which was very convenient (only a 5 minute drive and they picked up and dropped off just about every hour on the hour, which made it very easy). This is the only hotel with a private beach which is rocky, but all beaches in positano are rocky and it didn't bother us at all because we enjoyed laying by the pool, having cocktails and taking in the view. Our suite was very large, clean and had two floors with a huge balcony and we didn't have a problem with the decor at all, it did add to the charm of the place. We stayed for 6 days and actually ended up skipping Pompeii because it was so relaxing we didn't want to leave and we did not have one issue for the entire stay. The food at the restaurant was excellent. The staff was the best out of any of the hotels we stayed at on our honeymoon. We want to go back every year! Also, check out the vendors outside the hotel. I bought bracelets as souvenirs for my friends and saw the same exact bracelets downtown for 5 euro more.

We stayed at Le Agavi in Positano for a week in early July. The hotel is split over several levels and, despite having the use of the various lifts, there are still several flights of steps involved in, for example, getting to and from the pool and the beach area. The hotel staff are extremely helpful and friendly and the food in La Serra restaurant and the poolside bar is excellent (didn't try the beach restaurant). The views overlooking Positano are really what makes this hotel - they are simply stunning. The shuttle bus into Positano town runs regularly and is very reliable. Our room was comfortable and we had a large private terrace. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. I thought the hotel was a little expensive but I guess that part of Italy is not the cheapest of holiday destinations.

My husband and I stayed at Le Agavi during two weeks in Italy. We only stayed one night, and we really enjoyed this hotel. It's really a standout from our vacation. The hotel is built into the steep hill and is a series of small buildings that are stacked above each other. My description doesn't do it justice. What moves you from level to level in the hotel is the furnicular. The emphasis is on being outdoors and enjoying the magnificent scenery. We had an amazing terrace where we ate dinner and took it all in. To get to the beach, you take the furnicular down, walk across to an elevator, elevator down, and then walk through a tunnel. It's so cool! A hotel with a private beach is unusual in Positano, so I'd imagine that helps their star rating. The rooms feel like a 3-star, but I could see it being a 4-star hotels with the views, unique layout, and private beach. Loved the breakfast buffet with three different types of croissants. Yummy. An hourly shuttle takes you into town, and that works fabulously. Cars are wedged in with a shoehorn - it's an art - so leave extra time for the staff to extricate your car when you're leaving. We were having issues with our wireless Internet device, and the front desk was generous about my husband using their computer. Really cool hotel. Not fancy, but so what? The other stuff makes up for it.