Poggio Angelarosa: Lemon Garden Stay&Relax

Beautiful location, and the apartment was very comfortable. The staff was very kind and helpful.

Although we communicated our arrival time in advance, we still had to wait awhile to be let in. Additionally once at the apartment there isn’t any phone service, so it would be great if check in was more clear before arriving.

This property is a little slice of lemon heaven on the busy Amalfi coast, and we stayed here for 6 nights. How lovely to be staying in a lemon grove away from the chaos down below. The studio apartment was clean and comfortable and had everything we needed. Agostina and Antonio were very responsive and accommodating. There are 3 great restaurants in Pontone. Nice to be able to stroll to dinner with amazing views from 2 of them. One day we walked up to Ravello which had stunning views of the valley. We walked down the stairs to Amalfi 5 days in a row and our calves were screaming but it was doable. Just a note that the shower was very small - OK for us but might be a problem for some.

While we loved the peaceful setting, we were reliant on the buses to get back up to Pontone each afternoon/evening. We found the buses rarely on schedule so we spent a lot of time waiting at the bus stop in Amalfi. We never actually caught the Pontone bus - we always ended up taking the Ravello one and walking 25 minutes up to Pontone from the stop. Not a big deal, but got a bit tiring after 6 days!

Set in beautiful gardens as described, the apartment was light and bright with 2 big doors that opened onto the balcony. The apartment is very high up, but again there isn’t anywhere that isn’t in Alamo but the bus stops pretty near and it’s a short walk to the little square in Pontone.

I turned the kettle on and an hour n half later the water was still not warm. I did tell the agent who showed us to the apartment but it was never addressed, seemed more concerned that I had a visitor to my room (my daughter, to get ready for a wedding. She wasn’t staying with us. The wedding was at the basilica up the steps from ten apartment) Other than that, everything else was good 😊

We are happy with our choice of a place to stay in Amalfi: there is no fuss and crowds up there in Pontone, it feels perfectly calm, picturesque and private in Lemon Garden. We had an almost personal flowering garden with sun loungers, where we wish we had time to chill a couple of days more. Pontone is a nice authentic stone village + there are a couple of restaurants around with a great view. Also, there are a couple of tracking options: going down to Amalfi center or a route to Valle delle Ferriere. We were warmly welcomed by the hosts. We had some doubts reading about the 1000 steps in the reviews prior to the booking as my wife was having some troubles with her knees. Nevertheless, we did both the descent and ascent to and from Amalfi on foot, and we found both of them of medium difficulty (in case of no problems with knees I would say it was not a hard hike for active people). Anyway, there is always a bus as an option. All in all - it was a great and unique experience staying in Lemon Garden, we wish we could stay longer.