Borgo Loreto Naples Stazionei Napoli Centrale E porto appartamento per 5 persone

My family and I had a quick change to plans to stay one night in Naples to see Pompei. I reached out to owner and he communicated well about early check in for us since we needed to drop off bags. He was timely and the unit was clean with air conditioning. There was a grocery store nearby and we took the train from the main station.

Staying here was one of the nicest parts of our visit. Clean and well lit. The hosts were incredibly helpful and responsive. The AC was sufficient to keep us cool but there was only a unit in the main room. Leaving bedroom doors open kept the whole place cool. This is in-city living: the apartment was great but the building and neighborhood are a bit rough (seemed about average for Naples). The walls are thin and neighbors can be heard through them (just regular people living their lives). It didn't bother us, but was noticeable. The apartment is less than a 10 minute walk from the central train station or bus station, but if you have any rolling luggage I strongly suggest getting a taxi even for that short distance. Naples is paved in cobblestones that make rolling lugged an absolute nightmare.

AC only in the living room, bedrooms do not have AC

Different reviewers have distinct emphases about a specific home. We appreciate the nice features other reviewers mentioned, but this is not a cheap rental, and should be rated accordingly. Unit is clean, large and comfortable, but it is for four people and has only a two seat sofa. Bathroom is huge, but has no adequate venting so even a quick bath leaves the floor completely wet. Kitchen apps are of good quality, but you will really have a hard time trying to cook because there is only one pot with no lid and one frying pan. After we arrived, at our request, the host did bring some wine glasses and a missing table knife. On the nice side, hosts provided water, beer, coffee capsules, some pastry, shampoo and soap. Location is a short walk from Napoli Centrale station. Neighborhood is unkempt and ugly, yet does not feel unsafe. Now, some really annoying issues. If you turn on more than two appliances simultaneously, the power goes off. Hosts do not warn you about this so when it happens you are left in the dark having to phone them; they don't speak anything but Italian, so it's a bit stressful to finally convince them to come to the unit and fix it. Another downer is being charged a fee per person per night, in cash. The fee is legit, we checked it, the City of Napoli charges it. But so does Rome and Firenze - and the hosts there did not charge us. And this fee is not mentioned in the property listing . All in the balance, we rate this stay as average.