The apartment is in a wonderful location - the middle of Via Toledo, the most elegant street in the old times. You can smell the chaotic, noisy yet authentic Neapolitan life outside the window, while enjoying the total tranquility inside.
The property is very spacious, airy, and well kept. Bathroom and kitchen are very close together. This is the intimate feeling of a true Italian household. In the morning, you can open up the glass door in the kitchen, enjoy an espresso, say hi to the neighbours and watch the world go by. In the evening, you can have a glass of Rosso in the lounge and watch the mama across the street cooking up a sumptuous dinner for her family. No privacy and no barrier between people - this is the REAL Italy. There is also a lovely fur shop called Manu downstairs where the mama and her daughter Christina make fur filets, coats...in house and sell them at very reasonable prices.
Brunella is such an attentive host and is on hand for just anything. Her sister Gabriella interacts with the guests the most (I guess) from check-in to check-out. They are such wonderful people. Gabriella made a lot of good recommendations as in where to go, and even offered her pizza to me on a rainy Saturday night! I am so touched by the hospitality and did not want to leave.
I am very much in love with Napoli, and totally forgot about my original plan to visit the Amalfi Coast. There is so much to see and do in Napoli - the palazzos will blow you away with the Baroque artworks from the Bourbon dynasty; the archeology museum takes you back to ancient Pompeii and Roman Empire; the castle and Bourbon tunnel guide you through the war times where Napoli had been an underground city.
Not to mention the food and wine.
I will definitely come back and would not stay anywhere but Brunella's place!