Santa Chiara Inn

The room and bathroom are especially beautiful. Please be aware - important! - this hotel is on the 3rd floor (for an American) of a beautiful, historic Naples building with a grand,c wide circular staircase. It is only convenient if you are together, have lightweight luggage or get an assist from the staff. Please note that the staff are only on location for your check-in and check-out. In some ways, it is more like renting an Airbnb. But quite beautiful despite the less attractive narrow street in the historic district.

The room is nice and convenient to restaurants. The owner was very helpful with things to do in the area.

This property is hard to get to by vehicle. There was no way our van, with the six of us, could get to it so we had to walk with all our luggage about 2 blocks on cobblestone. Even small taxis have difficulty as the street is really the size of a large sidewalk. The outside of the property was discerning. The main entrance to the building was dingy. We knew there wasn’t a lift but underestimated the actual number of stairs there would be in the 3 storeys up to the Santa Chiara Inn. It’s an old, long marble staircase that seemed to go on forever. This is not accessible for anyone with less than an average fitness level or with any type of mobility issues whatsoever. There was no way we could all carry our luggage up the stairs. Thank goodness there were a couple of men in our group to carry the heavy and large bags. We were pleasantly surprised with the beautiful rooms after a rough start. They were very clean and Anna worked hard to finish our rooms so we could check in early. One of the rooms did have a sewer smell so that wasn’t good. Genaro was patient with our language barrier and was good at communicating before and after our arrival. In the end, we were happy to stay in the heart of Naples, full of character and vibrancy!

Overall the experience was very good. We will definitely recommend this to other travelers. The breakfast cafe was also great.