B&b 1787 in Montechiaro

Views. Lots of space and the terrace. Also, there is an impressive collection of books in the house.

Not a disadvantage really, but guests should be aware of the limited transportation options. It is a small village on the hill. There is a bus, not sure about its schedule. If you have a car, know that parking in the surrounding towns is a big issue.

Wonderful apartment with insane views

The view was a big plus. The house is an old mansion with a great charm. Quiet neighborhood and lovely people. Parking is available.

Probably that we didn’t stay longer.

The view from the apartment is AMAZING. Two of the rooms and the terrace have an incredible view across the bay of Naples to Vesuvius. The big windows make the most of the view. It's spectacular in any weather and any time of day. The building is very old and beautiful, full of character, with high vaulted ceilings in some rooms, tiled floors and lovely outside terrace and roof terrace. The apartment is furnished with assorted vintage furniture and a lot of bookshelves full of vintage books. It's very attractive and interesting to look at. There was a generous supply of long-life milk, cartons of juice, dry-toast, packs of cheese & salami, croissants, jam, tea & coffee etc to make our own breakfasts. Everything was clean.

This is not a 2 bed apartment. There's bedroom + sofa bed in the living/dining room. The bed is very hard and uncomfortable. I like firm beds, but this was worse than sleeping on the ground. We arranged our arrival time of 7-8pm in advance, agreed by the host, but she started texting and phoning/ yelling at us while we were trying to drive a hire car through narrow, twisty roads and busy traffic. It was very stressful. She wanted us to meet her somewhere else away from the apartment, in the dark, in a strange place. We had to wait outside in the lane in the dark for about 30 mins, then a woman arrived but she had forgotten to bring the keys!!!! She phoned someone else, and we had to wait another 25 mins, standing in the dark, hungry and tired. It was a shambles. Someone finally drove up with the keys and we were rushed through a 'welcome'. The woman who showed us in said she had to get back to friend's wedding. She said we could contact her on WhatsAp. We don't use it. It was Sunday evening and all the shops and restaurants locally were shut. We had nothing to eat except the plastic-wrapped stuff left for breakfast. The apartment was cold overnight and we had no way to turn on the heating. There were no spare quilts/blankets. The parking space is 100m away at the bottom of a steep lane. The entrance is very narrow with rocky walls and a steep ramp. It's quite difficult to drive in and out even a medium sized car. The apartment looks good in pictures, but is not comfortable. The vintage furniture looks good in photos, but is in poor condition. Bookcases locked, bedside drawers fixed shut. We were aware of the very basic 'kitchen', We only had 1 big/1 small towel each for a 5 night stay, only 1 mirror in the whole apartment. The host should stay here for 4-5 nights to learn how to improve it for guests.