Very good directions led us to a meeting with a friend of the host who showed us round this apartment. Yes - it is basic but the beds were comfortable & clean and the water heater worked.
The equipment in the place is a little tired - shower head badly needs replacing (you have to run round to get wet), most of the cups were cracked or chipped as was some of the crockery & the whole kitchen would have benefited from a bit of a facelift. The electricity supply is mediaeval and no chance of reading in bed as neither bedroom has a bedside light only a dim fluorescent light in the ceiling. However - we coped with all of that BUT the place also needs a thorough clean. The kitchen & bathroom were filthy which was a pity as they were clearly fairly new and nothing that a bit of elbow grease and a scourer wouldn't have fixed. It's the first time I've spent a morning of my holiday cleaning the place where I'm staying and I can't believe we were charged £22 for the flat to be cleaned AFTER our stay when it was cleaner when we left it than when we arrived.
Also this location is not for the fainthearted. It is five floors up which means that nipping out to the nearby shops is not an option - and after a hard day trekking round Herculaneum or Pompeii it was a floor too far for me! We stayed in one evening as we just couldn't face the stairs one more time.
Having said all that the apartment is ideally located in the centre of Naples & within walking distance of most of the sites & the railway station. Loads of local colour - shops, restaurants & bars nearby so with a bit of TLC this apartment could be an excellent location from which to explore the Bay of Naples - provided you don't have a heart condition!!!