The apartment is well-situated in a nicer area of Naples. It is setback about a block from the main street and abuts the gardens of Villa Pignatelli. This provides for a quiet sleeping environment.
The Piazza Amedeo where metro and bus stops are located, is a 15 minute walk uphill while a taxi stand is an easy 5 minute flat walk. There are also bus stops close by that we did not use.
The public transit system in Naples is convoluted and in the end we found it easier to take a taxi rather than try to deal with bus and metro connections. (At issue with the metro is there are two line 2 metros which go to similar locations but are not identical and are not necessarily accessible at the same metro stop.)
Upon arrival we were met with some heavy construction on the building which did impact our stay. Elisabetta offered a resolution to mitigate the situation which we found acceptable.
The photos of the apartment are very artistically done and show the potential of the apartment, but are not completely representative of what we experienced.
The apartment is quite spacious except for the kitchen which is small. The condition was a little rougher than what the photos might suggest and the living room’s atmosphere was a bit cold, not warm and inviting. The only place to sit was the sofa. It would have been more comfortable if the easy chair tucked in a corner of the dining room had been available in the living room.
The organization of the kitchen, and things like the drying rack, ironing board and iron (that did not heat up), left something to be desired. Granted, we all have different ways of organizing, but we had a difficult time finding the logic behind how it was done here.
The kitchen was somewhat equipped, but it was necessary for us to be creative with what was there to actually cook.
The bed and sofa bed were comfortable, but the sofa bed was very noisy especially when getting in and out of it. The sound was magnified because there was nothing in the apartment that would absorb it and the high ceiling accentuated it.
In the loft bedroom there is a very spacious walk-in closet with two racks for hanging clothes, and an attached bathroom without a shower. There are no nightstands, but the partial wall provides a large flat space on which to put things.
This apartment has great potential and with a little reorganization and upgrading would be a perfect place to stay while visiting Naples.