The apartment is fantastic and the photos don’t do justice. It is very spacious with a big, beautiful rooftop terrace with great view of Naples and the Vesuvio. The apartment was very clean with a nice kitchen. The kitchen is well equipped, but there was no need to cook as food is so good and rather cheap in Naples’ restaurants. Air-conditioning works very well which is important in Naples’ heat (even during my stay in mid-September). The building is very quiet and the location in the historic part of Naples (Centro Storico) is good and not too far away from the Naples main train station. Naples is a city that you can (and should!) explore on foot by walking in the narrow streets. The apartment has a great location to do that. The Dumo is only a few minutes walk away. Once I get used to the small streets in Naples with motor-bikes rushing closing beside you, I always felt safe and did not have a bad experience at all.

Claudia, a lawyer, is a perfect hostess and a very friendly, open person who is really interested in you as a person/friend and not just as a guest. On the date of arrival, I met her and her husband at the apartment and had a 30 min friendly chat before heading of to visit Naples. She even helped me to give the cab driver directions by phone from the train station on my day of arrival as the street in which the apartment is in is rather small and not so easy to find the first time. She also made sure that I caught a cab on the day of my departure to arrive on time at the train station. During my stay in Naples, she sent some text message to check whether everything was fine or whether I needed any help. She gave a number of good tips for places to see and go as well as a little traditional Napolitano lucky charm.

Naples is a great city of both amazing beauty and southern Italian chaos. It’s definitely worth a trip. Next time, I will make sure that I see Sorrento, Capri and the Amalfi coast as well. Claudia’s apartment will then be a great starting point again! I had a wonderful time there!