My wife and I had an awesome time at Francesco’s place. The pictures do absolutely no justice to the views from the balcony, it feels like you can reach out and touch Vesuvius. Francesco was a fantastic host. We had driven all the way down from Tuscany, culminating with the complete chaos of driving thru downtown Naples, and it was so nice to have a friendly and accommodating person welcoming us to his beautiful place. The kitchen had everything we needed, including a bunch of cheese, meat, bread and wine that Francesco left for us. It was also extremely quiet at night, something I’m always a little nervous about in a big city. Shower was great, roomy with plenty of hot water and good water pressure. Yes, the stairs are a little bit of a workout, but the elevator was very helpful to get our bags up to the top floor (also nice to walk off all the pasta we ate). Posillipo is a very cool place with a lot of very good restaurants - Nonna Elena Trattoria Pizzeria was our favorite, awesome pizza and pasta.
We had enough of driving in Naples after our arrival, so we used the bus/train system the rest of the time. Would definitely recommend the Moovit and and the DropTicket apps for getting around with public transportation. Don’t even mess around with the Unica Campania app (requires 2-step verification, which never works on US phones). Once we figured out the apps, getting around wasn’t bad at all as there is a bus stop within a 5-minute walk of the place.
Bottom line, would highly recommend Francesco’s place. You will not be disappointed watching the sunset from the huge wraparound balcony with a glass of wine and/or limoncello in your hand.