Naples Day 3 - A Long day
Sadly as we had so many hostels and hotels to visit we had little time to visit the many attractions in and around Naples. Today was all about visiting the properties listed on HostelBookers. First on the agenda was Hotel del Real Orto Botanico.
This hotel was exquisite with many beautiful areas to relax and enjoy a bottle of the local wine. All rooms are private with cater for anything you may need while visiting Naples. The staff too are incredibly friendly and eager to please. We met with Fabio who had plenty to tell us about the hotel. The hotel itself is situated in the historical centre of Naples and from the spacious terraces of the hotel you will enjoy a beautiful view of the Real Orto Botanico botanical garden.
The structure itself is hosted by a wonderful building which is elegantly decorated with antique furniture and great attention to detail.
Following that visit we were due t meet up with Arrigo and Alessia who are brother and sister. Arrigo and his wife run a B+B while Alessia runs her very own guest house. Arrigo’s property is called Bonapace bed and breakfast Porta Nolana.
This property is really exquisite as Arrigo is an architect it is clear from the minute you walk in the front door that space has been very carefully considered. This B+B is beautiful, it’s spacious and very well kept with brilliant original drafts decorating the rooms and bathrooms. It’s situated in a pretty intimidating road and from the outside appears to not be very spectacular but trust me, on seeing it properly from the inside I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Naples.
In between visiting Arrigo’s property he, his wife and sister took Gab and I for lunch at a local café. We enjoyed some lovely pasta and a couple of drinks before we where whisked away in Alessia’s car into the busting and somewhat crazy traffic that can inundate the centre of Naples.
Alessia’s property is called La Terrazze this is yet another beautiful property where you can experience some truly incredible views of the city. Situated in the old Town next to the Museo di Capodimonte, it’s in the very heart of the city.
The following three hotels we went to visit include Hotel Viola, Hotel Garden Napoli and Hotel Zara where all of a good standard. However the Hotel Viola is in need of renovations as all fittings and decorations are very old. Although clean and tidy it’s perhaps not as nice as Hotel Garden or Zara.
Having walked the city the entire day we had finished our appointments by 19:30 in the evening. We made our way back to our Hostel arriving there just after 20:30 and we did our usual grocery shopping which we prepared at Fabric.
After writing a bit of this blog and a bottle of wine shared with Gab we sat for a while with the lovely owners of Fabric Hostel and Club. They include Davide, Luca and Gianluca. They told us the story of how the hostel came to be and the immense amount of hard work each and every one of them had put into it.
After being open for just one year they have done exceptionally well. Having now had over 6000 guests it is no wonder this is perhaps the most popular Hostel to visit in Napoli.
I went to bed at around 22:30, I could no longer keep my eyes open after that wine however Gab stayed up until the wee hours playing table tennis against an old pro and a couple of the staff and locals, this just one of the many forms of entertainment on offer at this remarkable hostel.
