“Gritty Naples but well worth it”
The hotel was excellent and well worth the stay. Sure the neighbourhood is not the most salubrius but this is Naples. The Hotel is 5 minutes from the main railway station and Piazza Garbaldi. This means it is excellent for getting to and from the airport, the metro or train trips out of Naples e.g. to Pompeii. The room was very comfortable, very clean with everything you would expect apart from perhaps complimentary tea and coffee (there was a bottle of water). Hair dryer, room safe, tv were all fine. Shower faclities, hot water etc were all as we expect. Our room did not have any sort of view but we did not expect one. The room was surprisingly quiet given the very busy main road outside - we did not have to resort to our ear plugs but we did keep window closed at night. The hotel staff were excellent, kind, obliging and very helpful in giving tourist advice. I really cannot speak highly enough of them. The hotel breakfast (which was included in the price on our booking) was diverse, generous and included sufficient healthy and vegetarian options to keep my good lady happy. The quantity enabled us to get through the day without needing to stop for lunch (unless of course you want to). All in all we were very satisifed with this hotel, the service and the standards and would not hesitate to go back again. Book with confidence.
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Central Naples is gritty, dirty and with a feeling of lost/faded grandeur- expect nothing else. You tend to take your life in your hands when dealing with traffic. Not a city for nervous pedestrians let alone drivers. The only really dodgy area is the so-called Spanish Quarter. Despite warnings we saw no street crime although taking precautions (no ostentatious jewellery and wallets well secure) is wise advice. Do not let this put you off. The people are friendly and fun. The pizzas are amazing. The art & churches sublime. When travelling take the Alibus from the airport (every 15 minutes) and costs 3 Euros but that covers 90 minutes of travel so you can use other buses when dropped off. The city metro (Unico Napoli) is cheap at 1.2 Euros for 90 minutes travel on metro, tram or bus. Validate the ticket at station for the metro or on the vehicle for buses. Getting to Herculaneum (20 minutes max) or Pompeii (about 40 minutes) is dead easy from Garibaldi station. There are two Circumvesuviana trains an hour (at 11 and 41 minutes past the hour) and the price is just over 2 euros one way. Do visit the Capodimonte museum (taking a bus) to see a great Caravaggio, two Breugels, a Massacio, some fineTitians and much more. There are two other Caravaggios in the City (at the Pio Monte Della Misericordia and at the Galleria di Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano). The Stigliano is only for real fans though. The Museo Archeologico Nazionale is a must see for any tourist - the mosaics are amazing.
