#3 in Top 20 Amalfi Coast for An Anniversary · ★★★★★
Belmond Hotel Caruso
Ravello, infinity pool over the Amalfi Coast — 1,200 vertical feet of view.
Ravello, infinity pool over the Amalfi Coast — 1,200 vertical feet of view.
"Ravello, infinity pool over the Amalfi Coast — 1,200 vertical feet of view."
Belmond Hotel Caruso sits 365 metres above the Tyrrhenian Sea on the Ravello plateau — the inland-altitude village that holds the most-cinematic terrace-of-infinity views on the entire Amalfi Coast. The property occupies an 11th-century palazzo (originally the Castello di San Giovanni del Toro), restored across the past century into a 50-room luxury hotel. The asset is the infinity pool — a 30-metre cliff-edge pool that aims directly at the entire 40-kilometre Amalfi Coast view from 1,200 vertical feet, the most-photographed hotel pool in Italy and the working anniversary-photograph asset of the trip. Belvedere Restaurant (the Michelin-starred terrace dining room with the same view) is the working anniversary-dinner space; the Caruso Spa runs the wellness programme; the inland-Ravello geographic position handles the calmer working day for couples who prefer the altitude-and-quiet to the Positano cliff-and-traffic. Belmond Caruso is the right pick for the anniversary trip where the Ravello-altitude view and the infinity-pool photograph are the explicit working assets — the trip's photograph is the pool-at-sunset shot, and the inland-position handles the calmer evening with the Capri sunset across the bay.
Belvedere Suite (the cliff-edge multi-room flagship with terrace) or Deluxe Sea View Room for the entry-level option.
Photograph the infinity pool at 6pm — the western light on the entire coast is the working anniversary photograph. Book Belvedere Restaurant for the anniversary dinner; the cliff-edge two-top is the working table. Walk through the Villa Cimbrone gardens (10 minutes from the hotel) at 8am.
Belmond Hotel Caruso sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels on the Amalfi Coast for an Anniversary list. It scored an aggregate 9.9/10 across the three editorial criteria — competitive against the field but, on an anniversary-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Amalfi Coast neighbourhood, see Ravello and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces — the ones that earn this rank — are typically the first to sell out.