We picked Paola’s place because we were looking for a quieter neighborhood and nice space while we worked remotely and explored Italy for our first time - her place met our needs well! The neighborhood is great and we could easily pretend we lived there full time. Many people may want to stay directly in the historic district, but we found that area to be tourist PACKED and loud, so we were grateful to be in a more low key neighborhood. I’ll summarize our pros and cons with Paola’s location:
Pros:
- tons of excellent coffee shops and restaurants nearby
- walking distance to the water
- walking distance to the train station and heart of Chiaia neighborhood
- homey apartment that is well decorated
Cons:
- as others have noted, the light switches are kind of wonky, but still navigable
- mosquitos - this was quite unexpected, but we think they get in from the heat pump near the bedroom. We’d wake up hearing mosquitos buzzing in our ears. This is probably our biggest con
- the washing machine doesn’t work properly. It wouldn’t wring out the clothing, so they were constantly soaked still after we finished the wash. We might not have cared, except there’s also a few for using the machine!
Overall, we had a nice stay, despite some of the cons.