My husband and I selected to stay at the Hotel Excelsior after watching "Journey in Italy/Viaggio in Italia" a film about Naples in which the main characters stayed at the Hotel Excelsior. To our delight we found the hotel still in operation and we would have been very happy even if the Hotel Excelsior was just a faded version of its former grand self (the location and views are glorious) but Hotel Excelsior's charming and efficient staff, memorable food (I still daydream about eating the freshly made orange marmalade and pear and basil mamalade from the buffet breakfast on the rooftop with its breathtaking views), and beautiful rooms provided us with all the charm and attention to detail of a bygone era with up-to-date efficiency of a busy present.
The bed was huge and soft, I think the mattress had a down pillow top on it (I didn't look but that's what it felt like) and the sheets were linen - as if some Italian nonna had made them especially for us! The feeling of luxurious comfort and deep relaxation each time I got into this bed - is something I will never forget and which I know money can't necessarily buy elsewhere.
Coming back to our rooms after a day of exploring we would find our rooms immaculately cleaned with little sheets of gold embossed linen at each side of our bed on the floor for us to step onto when getting into and out of bed - how thoughful and beautiful.
I've noted other reviewers comment on the moments of noisy plumbing. It's not that bad and there is so much to enjoy to even notice it really.
While watching TV is not a main activity while on holidays, for those times when you're in your room getting ready for the next day etc. we really apperciated Hotel Excelsior providing a classics cinema channel .
I could go on and on with more details - being gently woken each morning by the tinkling of the fountain outside the hotel in the quiet of the early morning; the curtains which make the room absolutely pitch black even while the sun shines brightly right into the window each morning: I can't recommend this hotel highly enough. Staying in this hotel made our time in Naples extraordinarily lovely.
- Excelsior Hotel Naples
