This place is a little jewel very close to the Naples train station (Centrale). The rooms (we had two) were absolutely clean and charming. Breakfast is delivered to your room in the morning anytime between 8AM and 10AM.

Directions are not easy to come by - but when you leave the main exit of the train station and end up in the plaza (which is under construction currently for a new subway line), go to the far right corner of the plaza. The building has a sign on the front and the side for the hotel. When you get into the building, walk across the courtyard to the far left corner and if you take the elevator, you have to pay 5 cents to get it to move. Otherwise it is just two flights up. Don't be turned off by the outside or the courtyard. It is a world of difference once you get inside.

Although I don't necessarily agree that this place is for the adventureous traveler only - all of Naples can unnerve people with the chaos and filth. We stayed here because we wanted to be close to the train station to do some day trips (like Pompeii).

Hotel and owner gave me a distinctly dodgy feeling. I spent my final night elsewhere.

I had been in email contact with the owner about 2 weeks before my arrival. We had discussed the following details (When I got home I reviewed the emails I sent to be sure of this):
- We were arriving in Naples on the 8:30pm train.
- We were staying 3 nights (I paid a deposit)
- He wanted a credit card to confirm the reservation

The train was late and we arrived at the hotel at 9pm to discover the building dark and locked. No response at the doorbell. The phones in the Piazza Garibaldi only accept phone cards (which I didn't have and couldn't buy at this hour)

The concierge at Hotel Cavour very kindly let me use the phone. However, the phone number emailed by the booking agency was not connected.

I walked around the square looking for somewhere else to stay. 6 hotels - none with vacancies.

Eventually I found another phone number on the Napoli Centrale web site and got through to the hotel owner - who was friendly enough but claimed I had said I'd be there by 8.

Positives:
- The room was large, clean and beautiful
- The bed was comfortable
- The staff were friendly, although only the owner spoke any English
- The hotel was close to the train station
- Breakfast coffee was very good

Negatives:
- He claimed that he couldn't find the 3rd night's booking and that he had no room for me on the final night. He offered to move me to another hotel he owns very close by - although he wouldn't give me details of the hotel. I had paid a deposit for all 3 nights and had confirmation emails for all.
- The owner demanded cash up front for the first 2 nights - no credit card.
- Plumbing was very noisy.
- Street noises very loud in the room.
- Breakfast choice was limited to a single overly sweet croissant or a bread roll.

We spent one night in this hotel in August 2005, for €90 (off-season for the city). As we were travelling by train the location was very convenient, although this is not the nicest part of the city. Once inside the hotel it is a real oasis. Spacious rooms and beautifully decorated in classical Italian style, with a very friendly receptionist. Highly recommended, especially for those travelling by train who need to be in that part of the city.

We arrived here on October 4th 2004, thanks to an earlier review on tripadvisor.com, and can thoroughly recommend the hotel. Find it on a corner of Piazza Garibaldi at the opposite end from the train station. Enter through a gateway into a small courtyard, then up two flights of stairs, passing offices on the way, and suddenly this wonderful, bright, bed and breakfast appears. Our room was fitted to a very high standard with en-suite bathroom and satellite TV. As is usually the case with hotels in Italy no tea or coffee making equipment is available, so a travel kettle is handy to have along. Breakfast was served in our room when ever required and the reception staff were most friendly and helpful. We stayed 4 nights and the cost was 90 Euros per night for two of us.