Alessandro owns the market downstairs and he is the nicest person! We’ve become friends and keep in touch since our visit. Unfortunately that is one of the only positive things I can say about the apartment. The floors were filthy and we had to wear shoes or wash our feet constantly. The washing machine dyed our clothes blue and the doors did not latch securely from the balcony and left the apartment vulnerable to thieves while we were gone for the day. The few rugs in the apartment were tattered and ripped and looked to be 20 years old. There were no full length mirrors which drove my wife crazy! How can you visit the sartorial capital of Italy and not have a full length mirror to see what you look like. There were not a sufficient amount of power outlets, no clocks, and the lighting was either “operating room or non-exsistant.” There is no living room and the only place to sit is around the oddly placed kitchen table. The advertisement says the third bedroom is the livingroom but that means you are sitting on a pullout couch with no TV. There is no microwave and even with the manual, we could not figure out how to work the induction cooktop.
There is a taxi stand and bus stop across the street which is nice, that way you can get out of this neighborhood as quickly as possible.
Refugees have taken over the neighborhood and walking out at night is not safe. We all know Naples is “gritty”, I’m fine with that...I’m from Detroit...but you might as well go to Nigeria if you want this level of security.
Overall, I would not recommend this apartment. I would highly recommend taking a taxi to visit Salumaria Ruocco and buy your groceries from Alessandro.