La Ciliegina Lifestyle Hotel

Excelent experience !

This is not a typical hotel, as it is two floors within a residential building. You need to enter off the street and go down an internal alley to find a shared lift i.e. there is no ground floor reception. On the third floor, you will find a welcoming reception desk. Everything has been recently renovated and is bright, clean, spacious and stylish. The bed and linen and bathroom and products are nice and luxurious, and the aircon was excellent. The included breakfast was good (but not great) and the rooftop location for breakfast is lovely. Having said that, the rooftop overall was a bit disappointing. We imagined spending lots of time there enjoying the view and surrounds. The hotel photos give the impression of a large plunge tub and lots of sun lounges. In reality, the tub is small and the area is not particularly appealing to lounge around in. I would have enjoyed the rooftop more at night if they served drinks and nibbles, but the bar/food area was only in use at breakfast time (and we were there in peak season). The staff were nice and helpful, especially in assisting us in dealing with a national train strike affecting our onward travel. Location wise, the hotel is well situated - it is a 2 minute walk to the main street via Toledo, 3 minutes to Galerie D'Italia, and 5 minutes to Castel Nuovo. It is perfectly located for transport - just 3 minutes walk to Municipio metro and less than 10 minutes walk to Beverello port. It is just off the main historic centre of Napoli so you can wander through the nearby lanes and make your way up the hill through the Spanish quarter and an array of cafes and restaurants etc.