What an amazing place to stay in Naples! It is an elegant oasis in the midst of the vibrant city - grand but not stuffy, truly worthy of its Palazzo history. The location is fabulous - not far from the ferry landing, right in the heart of the real living streets of Naples, and also close to the chic waterfront areas, the shopping areas, and many major sightseeing landmarks. The apartment is large and spacious, with generous living areas, 2 bathrooms, and kitchen very well outfitted to make real meals (if you can resist eating the wonderful food at all of the nearby restaurants!). The tall ceilings are grand, wooden floors beautiful, the apartment immaculately maintained. The shutters in the bedrooms keep it dark for sleeping and block much of the street noise, but you will hear scooters in the night if you are staying in Naples. We got used to it quickly.

The amenities also great - beautiful linens, plenty of large towels, giant French windows that open either to the quiet courtyard or onto the lively street, wifi that works great, maps and guidebooks on the desk, hairdryer and spare toiletries in the bathroom. Kitchen stocked with basics for cooking.

Best of all, the hosts are amazing! Very helpful with all instructions, very willing to meet our odd arrival times, great English. Francesca kept in e-mail contact to make sure all was OK, easy to reach and very responsive, offered to help us get to the airport at 4:45 a.m. even though we hadn't thought to ask. Her brother Fabrizio lives right next door and although we didn't need to contact him for anything, we felt very sure help would be there if we had any trouble at all.

We had high expectations and they were surpassed. Will send all friends and relatives this way if they every have the luck to visit Naples!