Valeria was an excellent hostess- extremely responsive, knowledgeable of the area, and lovely to spend time with. As a budding Italian language speaker, it was great to have morning coffees on the patio with her and practice! Valeria's home was open, and even though I was so busy out exploring I never really used the kitchen, it was great to feel so welcome. Duke the dog was also a lovely companion, very mellow- unless you have pizza! And then its only kind to share with your co-host.

A big part of the reason I chose this place was the lovely patio, and it doesn't disappoint! Although Vesuvius is hidden behind the Duomo, the sunsets/sunrises here and overall views are magical, and the breezes up there also provide a needed respite from the summer heat.

My two biggest downsides were that the area gets very questionable after dark and that there is AC in the apt. It gets stuffy and warm in the apartment during the day, though at night it wasn't bad, which makes taking midday rests less pleasant unless you want to be on the patio (not a terrible solution). Napoli in general is suffering a bit of an economic downturn, so it may be that the area around San Giorgio is no different than the rest of the city, but as a single female traveller I didn't go out much at night on my own. Side note for those addicted to their technology, or photographers like me who need to upload, the internet is quite weak and hardly reaches the bedroom. Guess its a lesson to be more unplugged, right? :)