Hotel Villa Delle Palme in Positano

The Villa Delle Palme Hotel in Positano was amazing!!! Excellent, excellent hotel!!! We arrived early and were greeted by Giuliana and her wonderful staff! She told us there were no worries and proceeded to check if our rooms were ready. She also stated that we were free to sit inside the reception area or the porch area. She then told us there was lemon water and fresh fruit for us on a countertop and said that we must be tired because we traveled all morning. Turns out our rooms were ready which was at 1:20 pm. We were free to go to them. Giuliana said she wanted to give us a little bit of information first before we settled in and then after we unpacked and when we were ready, she would provide us with maps and other information for our stay. The minute we met her my entire family felt like we were with one of our relatives and in their home. Not everyone can make you feel like you’ve always known them, and this woman did. We did go to our rooms, settled in, and then Giuliana told us about the area, provided us with the maps and any other information we might need. She also recommended restaurants that were all close by. In the evening we met Manuela. Like Giuliana, Manuela was warm, kind, friendly, welcoming; just the nicest person you could imagine!!! Again, all five of us felt like we met our long lost cousin or bumped into a dear friend. Not many hotels make you feel like you’re at home, but these two women certainly did. Every time we returned from our day of excursions or sightseeing Manuela would always say to us ‘welcome home’ and asked us how our day was. After the first day, we were literally telling these two women where we were going and what we were doing and they were always excited for us and provided us many times with helpful tidbits of information that could make our traveling a bit easier. They always had a smile on their faces. They were gracious, kind and endearing and the hotel was amazing!!! Both rooms that we booked were clean, spacious, beautifully decorated and had everything we could possibly need. We had plush towels for the bathroom and enormous, plush towels for the beach. Not many hotels give you towels for the beach! The beds were extremely comfortable, the linens were excellent, the curtains, the decor, all of it was just beautiful. The hotel itself makes you feel like you are in someone’s home. But a very grand home! The breakfast at the hotel was amazing. The service was excellent. The people were warm, friendly, and incredibly gracious. I cannot say enough positive things about our experience there. But I will say it was extremely difficult to leave, :( because we felt such an attachment to the place and to the people. We did not want to leave!!! We did not request housekeeping, however, housekeeping was so kind and sweet that many mornings they would come and just check to see if we wanted our towels changed out or if we needed anything. They said they felt a little guilty, not coming in and doing their r