Casa Naldi By Dimorra

Absolutely lovely place!!! We travelled from England (my 13yr old son and I) for out first trip to Italy. The apartment was perfect, spacious, clean and comfortable. It was located just off of a semi busy road, down a little side street and then in a little apartment block. It was pretty quiet (although I slept in the living room whilst my son took the bedroom), so I didn't hear any of the traffic. The apartment was close to some brilliant little shops; haberdashery, bakeries, patisseries.. honestly, you didn't need to walk far to find food- I even managed to find 2 tattoo shops very close by, one that I went to (Cask tattoo), who had frogs, lizards and a chameleon! Having air conditioning was a massive bonus. The shower was lovely and powerful. I really appreciated 2 smart tv's- it was nice to have the apps that I know how to work to be able to relax to at times of rest in the apartment. The hosts were really helpful and responded promptly to messages and checked we were in ok. I appreciated the cleaning supplies that were left, I made sure to use them. I also liked having a washing machine- especially with a teenage son. I would definitely stay here again, especially now that I have made some local friends in Portici.

There was only 1 mirror in the apartment in the bathroom- a couple more would've been nice but that's my only minor complaint.

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The apartment is beautifully renovated. The bed and the sofa beds were all very comfortable and so were the pillows. The bedroom remained dark at night. There was enough closet space. The apartment was very spacious. The building looks nice. We didn't cook since we have family nearby. But it seemed to have a decent amount of things to cook with and there was a large fridge and a dishwasher. The bathroom had a large shower, bidet, decent hair dryer and good water pressure. Enough towels and toilet paper were provided for our needs and the length of our stay. I noticed salt and sugar in the cupboard and they provided dish detergent, 1 dishwasher pod and several one-use size shower gel and soap. The tv was a smart tv and you could sign into your Netflix, prime, Disney etc. But this is where the positives end. We would not recommend this apt unless they fix the issues.

We arrived and entered easily enough via the link provided. But the apt was absolutely freezing cold. There was no hot water either. We had plans with our family, since we were there over the holidays. We turned on the heat on high and left to meet our family. When we returned, the apt was just slightly warmer but still cold. We moved the sofa bed under the heating unit and slept in the living room because the heating unit was too far from the bedroom. We later found an electric heater in the utility room and used that as well. Only with this was the living room warm enough to sleep. But every electric appliance needed an adaptor, including their electric heater because all the outlets have the dated old Italian 3-prongs. The next morning we called about the lack of hot water and they told us the water heater is off. Why on earth would the host not turn on the hot water when you are renting an apt? We turned it on and left for the day. When we returned, the water had barely gotten to the minimum level. (see pic) We were denied a refund, so we stayed. We had enough warm water for 2 people to take a very quick shower each but nothing more. The windows in the living room and hallway had sheer curtains so anyone walking by could see in and if you used the bathroom with the door open, any neighbor walking by could see you on the throne. We placed the electric heater in the bedroom and were able to sleep there the rest of the nights. But the bedroom overlooks the street and any noise outside feels as if it's coming from inside the room. The apt is also very humid so the cold seeps into your bones and your clothes. The window in the bedroom had water streaming down from the humidity alone as it had not rained any of the days we were there. The apt was not cleaned properly as I found a ton of dirt when I sweeped. (see pic) We had to place the sofa cushions in the living room window just to block passersby from seeing inside.

Lovely and clean apartment with an easy access. Situated not far from Naples. Perfect choice will definitely come back!