La Corte is a welcoming two-story apartment on the top floor of an ancient house dating back to the 12th century. The building (with no elevator) is located in the oldest and most central area of Amalfi, only 50 meters away from the famous Piazza del Duomo di Amalfi (Square of the Cathedral of Amalfi), which is the rendezvous of the town. At the foot of the famous stairway to the Duomo, you will find elegant shops, bars and restaurants with outdoor tables. The promenade along the sea, the beach, all the other tourist attractions and the Piazza Flavio Gioia are a few meters away from the apartment. Piazza Flavio Gioia is the terminal either for the SITA buses that connect all the villages along the Amalfi coast and the tourist port to board ferries to reach Positano, Capri, Sorrento, Ischia, Naples, and Salerno. La Corte features a wide private terrace with views over the beautiful Moorish bell-tower and the irregular red cotta rooftops of the town centre with the sea in the distance. Here, in fine weather, you can lounge, read and eat alfresco, a real rarity in a private home right in the heart of the town. The interiors have been recently refurbished throughout to provide a comfortable accommodation. The ground floor level is paved with cotto tiles, instead, the first floor, which hosts the sleeping area, is paved with parquet and features sloped ceiling and characteristic exposed wood beams. The light and modern furniture in all rooms make the apartment welcoming and bright. A car is not necessary in order to stay at La Corte. The town offers great bus and taxi services. But if you have a car, it is possible to reserve, for a daily fee of € 20,00, a private parking lot, roughly 800 meters away from the house. (Parking is only possible in paid parking areas). Accommodation (approx. 80 square meters indoor, 50 square meters. outdoor ): sleeps 2+1 The house welcomes you into a living room which is spacious and comfortably furnished with wicker two seater sofa and armchairs around a coffee table, a satellite TV. This room is full of light thanks to French doors giving access to the terrace and a window facing onto a lemon garden. The magnificent terrace, with a fantastic view over Amalfi and the bell-tower of the famous Cathedral, is accessible from the living room by climbing 5 steps. The terrace is equipped with a dining table sitting 4 people shaded by a sun umbrella, 4 sun loungers and an external shower in a corner. From the living room, access is into the kitchen equipped with five-burner gas stove with electric oven, fridge/freezer, microwave, dishwasher, a window opening onto the terrace and dining table seating 6 people. On the left side of the living room, a short corridor with laundry area gives access to a fully equipped bathroom. The laundry area is equipped with a washbasin, a washing machine, iron and ironing board. The fully equipped bathroom features a washbasin, a bidet, a WC, a bathtub and a large window. Back to the living room, a wooden staircase of 12 steps takes to the first floor where are located 2 bedrooms, one double room and a single room, sharing a bathroom in the corridor. The single room contains a good-quality divan that unfolds into a single bed suitable for children, teenagers, or young adults. It also has a window facing the main terrace. The other bedroom has a double bed, a small wardrobe and a French door leading out onto a side small terrace. The bathroom features a washbasin, a bidet, a WC, a full stall shower and is well-lit by skylight facing the surrounding houses. Access: The house is reached on foot from the main town square, walking through the narrow public walkway that includes approximately 100 stairway steps. The building has no elevator. Facilities included: Air conditioning and central heating in every room, washing machine, TV, radio/CD-player, five-burner cooker with electric oven, refrigerator with freezer, microwave, electric oven, toaster, kettle, ironing facilities, hair dryers, Wi-Fi access. Distances Services - Beach 200 m. - Restaurant and Shops 100 m. - Motorway 21 Km. Cites - Atrani 850 Km. - Ravello 7 Km. - Positano 19 Km. - Sorrento 32 Km. - Salerno 26 Km. - Napoli 62 Km. - Roma 278 Km. Attractions - Pompei Excavations: 39 Km. - Paestum Excavations: 67 Km. - Vesuvius Crater: 62 Km. - Capri Island: connected from the port of Amalfi 300 m. Airports - Naples Capodichino - 65 Km. - Roma Leonardo da Vinci 293 Km. - Roma Ciampino 267 Km. - Bari 256 Km. Railway Stations - Salerno - 27 Km. - Sorrento 31 Km. Check-in procedure Check-in time is between 3,00 and 8,00 p.m., from Monday to Saturday. You will be met and taken to the booked accommodation, asked for a photo copy of your Id or passport, any extras and the Breakage deposit (in cash only in any currencies) € 300,00 – this is refunded on your departure day, less any breakages. We strongly recommend contacting our land agents the day before or early morning of your arrival day, to let them know how you intend getting to the resort and approximate arrival time, they will in this occasion be able to advise of any local fiestas, roads closed etc... Check-out time is between 07:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., from Monday to Saturday. On departure the property has to be left tidy, with the kitchen clean and free from trash. Should these conditions not be respected, there will a deduction from the deposit - amount corresponding to the extra cleaning time Arrival and departure times can be arranged outside these times or Sunday, for this service a supplement of € 55,00 is applied. Local Supplements Household linen and service: Mandatory, € 70,00 per week, payable locally in cash. City tax: Mandatory, is € 1,50 per person, per day, payable locally in cash. Electricity and air conditioning/heating: Is included in the rental price up to 200 Kw per week. (Extra on consumption, € 0.42 per Kw). Extra Services if required - advance notice may be required: Baby Cot and Highchair (with linen) € 55,00 per week payable locally. NOTES Services Included : English speaking manager on call. Electricity (Up to 200 Kw.), gas, water. Air Conditioning / Heating. Wi-Fi.