The apartment is in an area that to 1st time travellers might seem not to safe but let me assure you it is safe. Upon arriving we had to seek out someone to help us locate the proper apt. but the little grocery store just below helped us greatly. We found the apartment extremely clean and very centrally located. For coffee in the morning see Meemo at the corner cafe he opens at 7. Also we contracted Elizabetta to show us around Pompei as she's a licenced tour guide she picked us up in the morning and made sure we got home in the evening. She loves her work and it shows.