BREATHTAKING VIEWS from the property, with cliff-level view of the sea, the hillsides, and nature galore, and the beautiful town of Positano with its colorful, tiered houses and other structures. Quiet hotel premises but literally two steps from the hotel front door is the main road which makes commuting convenient but noisy and chaotic at times.
Friendly and helpful staff and wonderful (and surprising) free breakfast. Room size, condition and amenities are average (no in-room coffee).
But the reason for the overall poor review score is my having burned my arm on the super hot desk lamp (must be using halogen bulbs). The hotel apparently is aware of the issue with the lamps as when I spoke to the receptionist (Andrea) about it, upon just mentioning the word lamp, he finished my sentence by saying, "you got burned." The hotel is not new and the lamps are not new so I am guessing they must have victimized a lot of guests already. They SHOULD BE replaced right away.
At the very least, they should have clear warning signs all around it. We spent at least 15 minutes with the same receptionist during check-in (he helped us with suggestions for getting around) -- they should make it a point to warn guests about those hot lamps in addition to the warning signs mentioned above.