This large home, built by a shipping magnate we're told, perches quite nicely above the sea. The house is beautiful; however, we stayed in a tiny, two-level cottage, which according to legend (and a nice plaque on the building) hosted Sophia Loren, Ingmar Bergman, and Benito Mussolini. Regardless, the cottage, which is a two-minute walk from the main building, couldn't be closer to the water (ok, there's a few rows of olive trees below, but they just add to the ambiance). It has a small kitchen/living room downstairs and a bedroom up, all finished in great ceramics, and with a large, openable picture window in the bedroom. There is an outstanding terrace with a truly panoramic view of the sea and Capri, and the breezes were great (we would bring mosquito repellant were we to repeat). One note--breakfast is on the just-ok end of the Italian spectrum--and one caution--the advertised "private beach" is a club that you can have access to and to which a hotel van provides transport, but the "beach" is an iron ladder one climbs down in order to bob around next to a vertical concrete wall. There is an adjacent public beach which looked nice, but still, the club (maybe €5-10 per each?) has a good kitchen, nice staff, and a terrific array of Italian pensioners eating, laughing, smoking, and playing cards. And many lounge chairs available, all with that ubiquitous view. Not saying don't go to the "beach"--just don't expect to wiggle your toes in the sand.