Paola was warm and friendly, welcoming us with a smile from the balcony as we walked down the narrow, cobblestone-lined street in the Centro Storico di Napoli. It was a dreary, rainy day, so her kindness added some positivity to our introduction to Napoli. The apartment is exactly as listed, has comfortable beds, and offers plenty of information for tourists. Our daughter, who is 15, loved the homemade decor around the apartment, especially the Napoli souvenirs that were available for purchase. The apartment is a minute walk away from our favorite gelato of the trip, streets lined with shops worth browsing for hours, and the entrance to the Napoli Soterranea. The Napoli Soterranea has an excellent tour of the aqueducts and Roman and Greek ruins of the area, including the ruins of the ancient Roman theater! (It was an incredibly pleasant surprise to find out that this apartment is one of many under which rests this ancient theater! The tour entered the building next door to Paola’s, and there we learned that the Italian government is working toward purchasing the ground and lower levels of all of those apartment buildings to access the complete ruins.)

(Side note unrelated to the quality of this apartment: We made the huge mistake of renting a car from Rome - many cities have ZTL areas, which are areas restricted for local traffic only. We ended up paying 70 euros to park for a day and a half. It was Paola who helped navigate us through our panic from a rest area when we discovered this fact!)