Flamingo B&B

Fantastic location. Walking distance (15 mins) from the ruins, overlooked by the cathedral on one side and Vesuvius from the other. The roof terrace is yours and displays both fantastically. Room is spacious and bright and well thought out. Gianfranco is incredibly helpful (and multilingual) and even came to rescue us from the wrong train! Breakfast is in a separate pavement cafe a few minutes walk away, but this is another authentic Italian experience. Highly recommended!

The shower is a little basic, and hot water is not unlimited at certain times of day, but we found this a minor factor for two people. If you're not very mobile, you might find the 3 flights of stairs tricky, especially the last stage, which is more like fire stairs. We thought it was well worth it since it means you get the roof terrace. Watch out for the train stations! There are several in Pompei. One of them is very close (Pompei Santuario). Google maps somehow seems to let you down all the time and timetables are unreliable. It's a significant walk from the wrong station if it's dark or hot and you have bags. Announcements and signs in/on stations are often unclear or missing. We did manage to navigate them, but planning or a sense of humour is required. I found this on TripAdvisor... 'Pompei' on the FS line is the mainline station, for the modern town, but there are other stations on the 'Circumvesuviana' Line - which is the private railway that travels around Vesuvius from Naples. There is a station on this Circumvesuviana line called 'Pompei Santuario' which is in the part of the modern town near the Basilica of Our Lady of Pompei, a famous Marian Shrine to which many people make pilgrimages. There are two further stations on the Circumvesuviana line for Pompei. As you said, 'Pompei Scavi' (Pompei digs/ruins) which is where the majority of tourists head for as they're doing a day trip to visit the ancient city ruins which are alongside the modern town,not in it. And there's 'Pompei Villa dei Misteri', which is one of the villa ruins out of the centre of town and away from the main ruins.

A gem of a place

The location was perfect, 10 minutes from pompei ans many restaurants and cafes. The rooftop was also a standout! We had been left water, and tea and a free breakfast in a cute local cafe.

Lots of stairs to get to property, and no lift so just bear in mind.

Lovely terrace, amazing view to wake up to, big bedroom and perfectly located for Pompeii ruins or a visit to the town. Breakfast at the nearby cafe was good and helped us by storing our bags for the day while we visited the ruins.

Location was a little noisy with traffic but it died down at a reasonable time.

Roof top terrace, great views . Clean and good decor.

Only good for able bodied people because of the stairs to get he property.

The balcony is the best thing about this property - amazing views and perfect place to watch the sunset. Only thing to be aware of is the steep stairs up to the room so not ideal for everyone. Gianfranco is great, really helpful with things to do and parking (free parking 2 mins from building). Great location, far enough away from busy ruins but so close to all the great restaurants and bars.

The location was fantastic- far enough to escape from the busy ruins but close enough to walk in. The view from the private terrace was more than we hoped. The host was extremely knowledgeable and could answer all of our questions; we couldn’t have asked for more.

I loved the terrace. Amazing area for chilling out if not to hot outside

The final set of stairs were difficult for an older person or getting large bags to the room.