Pros

  • Historic building with fine art and panoramic Amalfi Coast views
  • Excellent location in the center of Ravello
  • Rooms in a range of styles, all with minibars and safes
  • Impressive sea and garden views from many rooms
  • Lovely gardens with ocean views
  • Laundry service and dry cleaning for a (steep) fee
  • Free Wi-Fi and free breakfast
  • Valet parking for a fee
  • Pet-friendly
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Cons

  • No pool, only access to nearby hotel’s pool
  • Not a beachfront property
  • No spa or fitness center
  • Building shows some wear and tear
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Bottom Line

A 17-room upscale hotel in the heart of Ravello, the Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone is housed in a 12th-century former monastery with all the splendor -- and age -- of a historic building. It has spectacular ocean views at every turn and an excellent location near the town’s main square. The lobby is striking and light-filled, with gorgeous terra-cotta tile floors and a high white vaulted ceiling. Fine artwork abounds, and the ocean-view gardens are lovely. Rooms, which are in both the historical building and in modern Casa Polumbo, on the same property, range from rather plain and unimpressive to truly superlative. The hotel oozes charm and history but lacks some amenities one would expect at this price point, such as a pool. For more amenities, consider the nearby Palazzo Avino.

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Amenities

  • Cribs
  • Internet
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pets Allowed

Oyster Hotel Review

Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone

Scene

Large and stylish lobby, lovely gardens, and ocean-view patios

The Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone’s large and impressive lobby strikes a stylish tone with delightful terra-cotta tile floors, fine art-lined walls, and lush plants hanging down from the mezzanine. Seating areas throughout the common spaces are tastefully furnished with fabrics that complement the tile floors. Outside, an arbor-lined brick pathway with climbing roses leads past expanses of lawn and loungers. Thick green ivy climbs the stairs and covers the building exterior as well, which makes the garden seem to rise vertically up the building. On the patio, a thatched roof hung with ivy shelters wicker loveseats, chairs, and tables, all with wide ocean vistas. Another large cement patio nestled between the older and newer buildings has the same gorgeous views and a couple of loungers and chairs, but is otherwise bare. In places, patches of plaster have fallen away from the building’s exterior, showing its age.

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Location

Overlooking the ocean in the heart of Ravello, 15 minutes from Amalfi

Built into the mountainside, the Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone overlooks the Gulf of Salerno in the town of Ravello. The views are superlative, and the area is quiet. The ocean looks close enough to touch, but the beaches are actually 10 to 15 minutes away by car. It’s a five-minute walk to Piazza Duomo, Ravello's main square, and many shops, restaurants, and cafes are nearby. The attractive seaside village of Amalfi is a 15-minute drive away, and Positano is about an hour away. It takes about 50 minutes to drive to Pompeii and an hour and 15 minutes to reach Mount Vesuvius. The closest airport is in Naples, about an hour away by car.

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Rooms

Rooms -- split between two buildings -- vary greatly in size, layout, and view

The Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone has rooms in two buildings: the historical 12th-century palazzo and the more modern Casa Palumbo. Rooms range from a rather snug 220 square feet to a stately 600 square feet; balconies vary greatly in size, up to 260 square feet. Rooms in the older building have quirky touches, such as a narrow passageway with stairs leading from the sleeping area to a bathroom. Most also have luxurious linens and fabrics in bold colors, but some are decidedly unspectacular in their decor, rather plain and unimpressive. Bathrooms vary from room to room, but most have tubs and showers, and many have whirlpool tubs. For nontraditionalists, the strikingly modern rooms in Casa Palumbo are spectacular and large, with ceramic tile floors, 21st-century designer furniture, and bold fabrics. However, most lack the ocean views of the older building. Bathrooms in Casa Palumbo have double sinks, two-person whirlpool tubs, and separate giant rainfall showers. Rooms in both buildings come with hairdryers, bathrobes, and slippers. Minibars and programmable safes are in every room, as is free Wi-Fi.

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Features

Hotel lacks pool, spa, fitness center, and beach club

The Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone has style and history in spades, but it’s lacking in amenities. There’s no spa, no fitness center, and no pool, though there is a hot tub, placed rather awkwardly in a corner of the garden. Guests do have the use of the pool at the nearby Hotel Villa Fraulo, though. And while other top-tier hotels nearby have private beach clubs and transportation to them, this hotel does not, so guests are on their own to drive to the beach. The hotel’s Ristorante Confalone is as popular for its gorgeous ocean views as for its food. Don Pasquale, the hotel’s diminutive bar, has striking tilework on the walls and bar. The buffet-style breakfast includes many hot and cold options and is served on the terrace overlooking the sea. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property.

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Things You Should Know About Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone

Also Known As

  • Hotel Palumbo

Address

Via San Giovanni del Toro 16, Ravello 84010, Italy

Website

Oyster Hotel Review

Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone

Scene

Large and stylish lobby, lovely gardens, and ocean-view patios

The Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone’s large and impressive lobby strikes a stylish tone with delightful terra-cotta tile floors, fine art-lined walls, and lush plants hanging down from the mezzanine. Seating areas throughout the common spaces are tastefully furnished with fabrics that complement the tile floors. Outside, an arbor-lined brick pathway with climbing roses leads past expanses of lawn and loungers. Thick green ivy climbs the stairs and covers the building exterior as well, which makes the garden seem to rise vertically up the building. On the patio, a thatched roof hung with ivy shelters wicker loveseats, chairs, and tables, all with wide ocean vistas. Another large cement patio nestled between the older and newer buildings has the same gorgeous views and a couple of loungers and chairs, but is otherwise bare. In places, patches of plaster have fallen away from the building’s exterior, showing its age.

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Location

Overlooking the ocean in the heart of Ravello, 15 minutes from Amalfi

Built into the mountainside, the Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone overlooks the Gulf of Salerno in the town of Ravello. The views are superlative, and the area is quiet. The ocean looks close enough to touch, but the beaches are actually 10 to 15 minutes away by car. It’s a five-minute walk to Piazza Duomo, Ravello's main square, and many shops, restaurants, and cafes are nearby. The attractive seaside village of Amalfi is a 15-minute drive away, and Positano is about an hour away. It takes about 50 minutes to drive to Pompeii and an hour and 15 minutes to reach Mount Vesuvius. The closest airport is in Naples, about an hour away by car.

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Rooms

Rooms -- split between two buildings -- vary greatly in size, layout, and view

The Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone has rooms in two buildings: the historical 12th-century palazzo and the more modern Casa Palumbo. Rooms range from a rather snug 220 square feet to a stately 600 square feet; balconies vary greatly in size, up to 260 square feet. Rooms in the older building have quirky touches, such as a narrow passageway with stairs leading from the sleeping area to a bathroom. Most also have luxurious linens and fabrics in bold colors, but some are decidedly unspectacular in their decor, rather plain and unimpressive. Bathrooms vary from room to room, but most have tubs and showers, and many have whirlpool tubs. For nontraditionalists, the strikingly modern rooms in Casa Palumbo are spectacular and large, with ceramic tile floors, 21st-century designer furniture, and bold fabrics. However, most lack the ocean views of the older building. Bathrooms in Casa Palumbo have double sinks, two-person whirlpool tubs, and separate giant rainfall showers. Rooms in both buildings come with hairdryers, bathrobes, and slippers. Minibars and programmable safes are in every room, as is free Wi-Fi.

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Features

Hotel lacks pool, spa, fitness center, and beach club

The Hotel Palumbo Palazzo Confalone has style and history in spades, but it’s lacking in amenities. There’s no spa, no fitness center, and no pool, though there is a hot tub, placed rather awkwardly in a corner of the garden. Guests do have the use of the pool at the nearby Hotel Villa Fraulo, though. And while other top-tier hotels nearby have private beach clubs and transportation to them, this hotel does not, so guests are on their own to drive to the beach. The hotel’s Ristorante Confalone is as popular for its gorgeous ocean views as for its food. Don Pasquale, the hotel’s diminutive bar, has striking tilework on the walls and bar. The buffet-style breakfast includes many hot and cold options and is served on the terrace overlooking the sea. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property.

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Amenities

  • Airport Transportation

  • Balcony / Terrace / Patio

  • Cabanas

  • Cable

  • Cribs

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Internet

  • Jacuzzi

  • Kids Allowed

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Pets Allowed

  • Rental Car Service Desk Onsite

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Swim-Up Bar

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