There are many great things about Hostel Mancini:

- The location is about a 5-7 minute walk from Napoli Centrale
- The owners provided a nice breakfast of cereals/toast/coffee/tea etc.
- You can book and pay by credit car via AirBnB which makes the booking easy and efficient.
- Margherita/her team does a great job of cleaning and resetting the hostel each day (which is a task because the girls bathroom is a disaster after a night! and there were some serious drainage issues in Room 3's bathroom.)

Unfortunatley, I left one day early because there was one shady character I didn't trust in my room. The first night my necklace went *missing. I informed the hostel team and asked that they keep a look out for it while cleaning. It wasn't found after cleaning & I considered it a lost cause (it isn't worth much money anyway) but after I checked out it miraculously appeared "underneath the bed". I am certain that a long term resident grabbed it (both I and Margherita scoured the room looking for it the night before) and likely attempted to pawn but discovered that it wasnt worth much. I moved furniture was on my hands and knees etc. & honestly where I placed the necklace on the top bunk it was not possible for it to fall on the floor underneath the bed.

In any event, the hostel is not at fault but I did not appreciate their subsequent verbal exchanges. In particular, the co-owner Alfred was very defensive (Margherita was more measured and calm). Alfred - the coowner was very emotional and not very measured in his verbal exchanges with me. I hope they take care in the future to be more alert to the long term residents - one in particular who I found quite shady.

Tips:
-Room 3 has 6 lockers and 7 beds. Be advised if you get assigned to this room.
-The directions were not very clear for me & made no mention of the construction happening in front of the station. So when you exit the Napoli Centrale look straight ahead and up. You'll notice a sign in big red block letters that says KIMBO that is the direction you want to walk (but I advise taking the sidewalks on the left or right because you can't really walk straight there is no sidewalk due to construction).
-There is also an older gentleman (grey/white hair) who works the desk at night. He was VERY rude (tone and language) in many of my interactions with him. However, there seems to be something quite sad and sullen about him & I chose to not put much weight in his actions/words. Just be forewarned and sensitive. I think like many of us he's had a life experience that leaves bruises. I think if you stay longer, he'll warm up as others have noted that he could be quite helpful.