Gorgeous apartment, high ceilings, italian tiles and antique furniture - we couldn't fault it. However, it was noisy from traffic on the coastal road and every sound seemed to echo through the town's streets. We were so disappointed with the Amalfi area. Minori was described on the internet as charming, but we found it to be anything but charming. Talking to other tourists in the area we were all in agreement at the lack of decent restaurants and nice relaxing places to linger over a glass of wine. If you sat in one of the bars on the front you were faced with the constant noise of traffic. When we arrived Franko walked us through the square near the church and through a tree lined walkway which was gorgeous. I really thought then that Minori was going to live up to what I had imagined. How wrong I was. this area was the only place with any charm. Maori was no better, full of tacky shops, along with Amalfi which was far from relaxing and unbelievable tacky. The beach at Minori was dirty with cigarette ends - an old boat near the steps that people had filled with rubbish was stinking. To get anywhere in the car it was such an effort to squeeze the car out of the car park space and then you had to squeeze along the winding coast road, hardly moving out of 2nd gear. We did the boat trip to Capri which was nice. Book at the kiosk on the front though as the tourist office charge you 3euros each to book it for you. Beware Alfonso the tour guide on the boat also. He convinces you that the boat just drops you of at a beach with nothing on it and no means of transport so that you will pay him 20euros each for a private transfer to Annacapri /Capri and his services as a guide. This is not the case however, as there are public buses waiting for the boats to arrive for 1euro and they will take you whereever you need to go. He spent 20minutes with us in Annacapri and 30mins in Capri and left us with very little information on the island. Far better to take the public bus and visit the tourist office on the island. He also tries to sell you a meal in another tacky restaurant for 20euros when there were far nice and cheaper places to eat. Unfortunately, we came home from Amalfi not really feeling like we had had a holiday and came home three days early.