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Trip advisor comments were promising so that is why we picked this B&B in the first place. Father (Pasqual) and two sons (Cristian and Johnny) are the owners of this place. It reminds me of the big flat that has 4 bedrooms (each room has its own bathroom) and the kitchen which you can use. What you see is what you get. Picture don't lie. It's kinda small but neat, very clean (there's a woman /sadly don't remember her name 🙁 / who clean rooms every single day, I really liked her, she's so friendly and speak English very good, boys and their father not that much but you can communicate, they are giving their best which is very nice /keep in mind that this is not downside/). You will find Netflix on TV (awesome if you don't understand Italian language and want to watch something on English). The bathroom was good. AC needs to be always ON because it's very hot in Naples (even during the night). There's little fridge in the room (mini bar) but it wasn't working that good (it wasn't enough cold inside, I guess it needs to be refilled with gas). Also, you'll get a set of 3 keys, 1st for the main gate (I think it closes after 6PM or maybe later, either way, it's locked at night), 2nd for B&B access (just for unlocking, no need to lock it, it does that automatically) and 3rd for the room.||||Now some other things...because it's not like you'll hear this from them (at least we didn't). |||| - Car parking IS NOT FREE! The big downside, very big! Even tho it say's on trip advisor and I've talked to Johnny about that, in reality, it's a different thing. 15 euros/day is parking (private, near the building) or if you want to park it on the street (which I wouldn't recommend, it's not safe at all, someone could easily damage your car because every single car in Naples is damaged in some way) 1-2 euros/hours, it all depends. So my advise will be this: Go to Complesso Commerciale Azzurro, it's shopping mall located within 2 minutes walk from the B&B. You'll find guarded private parking, with surveillance 24/7 for "just" 4.50 euros/day. I would call this a bargain because it's cheaper than 15 euros/day. ||||- Complesso Commerciale Azzurro is a great place for a coffee, or to shop for food (Conad supermarket, you have everything there, cheap prices) or clothes (H&M etc...)||||- Metro station is "near", like 15 minutes walk from B&B, but, instead of going down the dirty streets of Naples (oh dear god, that is really a downside, a city full of filth and garbage + crazy drivers /scooter or car, doesn't really matter, they're ruining everything/) you can take city bus. I suggest using Google maps with transit options for a timetable, it's PERFECT, or simply download Gira Napoli - Public transport from google play store. Bus that goes from B&B location (you have 2 stations) are R6 that goes down to Metro station, and from there (metro station) you can take another bus (if you don't want to go with metro, L2 blue line goes to the city) 151, 607, 618 to the city center (or Margelina) and if you want to go to Bagno Elena, you can take 140.||This is very helpful and we learned it in a hard way :)||||- Bus tickets are 1.10 euros and after you validate it lasts for 90 minutes. Keep one ticket with you, all the time, no need to validate it because for 11 days we spent there I didn't notice a single person who was doing that or someone who will check for the tickets. So basically you can ride without paying/validating ticket. It's not the right thing to do, but... it will save you some money. B&B is not that close to the city or see so you must use public transportation.||||- If you want to use the taxi from the "city center" it will cost you at least 12 euros but it can go up.||||- beaches are not free (no public beaches at all only private ones)! After 2PM price is 7 euros per person (Bagno Elena) and all you get is a beach bed. Showers are broken, or not working like they should, there are only 2 toilets and 4 cabins and like 2000 people every day. ||||- Sorento is 60+km away from Naples||- Amalfi is 70+km away from Naples||- Positano is 60+km away from Naples||- Pompeii is 35+km away from Naples||||We had a great time there and tried to forget about dirty streets, crazy drivers and bunch of pickpockets (beware of them) and enjoyed great hosts, their hospitality, friendliness, good food, and very nice places. There's a lot to see but first, you need to go through the tunnel to reach Naples (don't go on foot, believe me, just ride via bus or metro) and then the fun starts.||||To Pasqual, Johhny, Cristian and the cleaning lady (sorry for not remembering your name) thank you for everything, we really enjoyed your B&B! We wish you all the best!
