So here’s the deal. This is not a traditional hotel, with things like a lobby…or a sign…or an elevator built in the past century. The rooms are beautiful, the host is gracious and helpful, and the building (especially if you arrive at night) feels like you’re visiting an abandoned sanitorium. But after 24 hours in Napoli, you realize that this is just how this rather squalid yet oddly charming city works: Filthy on the outside, giving you every reason to fear for your life, yet full of soul and beauty. Such is this hotel. Suffer the indignity of a front door that barely holds itself together, a spooky courtyard, a creaking cage of a barely functional elevator (that you have to climb stairs to access!), and you will be rewarded with a beautiful room, a charming host, and convenient access to transport. If you survive crossing the roads in Napoli, this hotel will start to feel like your safe haven away from the piles of garbage, chaotic traffic, and constant shouting. The building itself is quiet, and you’ll sleep soundly and safely. Fear not, adventurous one, this hotel is a good choice. Unless you were expecting a hotel to look like a hotel.