La casetta di Ester

We almost loved everything. Our room was clean and breakfast was good. The B&B is located in a quiet area, that was important to us. Mr. Franco is a lovely, very helpful person. Since we didn't have a car, the location of the room, which is about 20 min away from the center, could have been a problem. Yet, he drove us to the center and picked us up to the B&B in the evenings, without even asking ! Thank you again for everything !

I can only complain about the size of the bathroom- it was clean but really small :) Since it was a 2-day vacation, it was not a big deal for us, though.

Property located centrally in Ercolano, giving access to Herculaneum archeological park. Ideally suited to use the Circumvansia rail network, giving easy access to Pompeii, Naples and Sorrento. From Sorrento you can also get to Amalfi and Positano either by coach, Vespa or boat. Importantly hosted by Franco and his family, giving an authentic warm Italian welcome, which really makes the experience worthwhile….. The facilities are ideal as a base for a holiday adventurer backpacker. The views of Vesuvius and the bay of Naples are spectacular, to say the least…..

You need to be relatively fit to manage the walk from the train station back to the B&B…. But it isn’t a problem. The sights of Herculaneum, Pompeii, Sorrento, Vesuvius, Positano and Amalfi are impressive to say the least. The surrounding areas of Ercolano and Naples are a genuine experience of Italian life and culture, bustling, busy vibrant with wealth side by side of real life challenges.

host, location

The location is good. It’s close to the Nationalpark and to the excavations in Ercolano (if you have a car).

The hosts don’t speak any English, we could only communicate via booking messenger which was exhausting because first I had the wrong address and couldn’t find the place. The host‘s son(?) made fun of me parking my car when I arrived. The room is super tacky, really very ugly furnishing and decorations. Breakfast is a pre packaged dry bread and spreads, Coffee/tea in to go cups all in a wooden box to take out yourself, all very loveless. The bathroom especially the shower is very small. The area is very grungy, dirty and there is garbage everywhere. It’s not a good place to stay with a dog. There are too many glass shards. It’s very expensive for what you get. All in all, I wouldn’t stay there again and rather have a longer drive to see the sights. I really hated it there.

The b&b is located super nice between Mt. Vesuv and the sea. The Host is super friendly and offenes to take us to the Station several times which reduced the number of walks.

The room itself only has a small window which is located very high on the wall. The station is about 25 min Walk away.