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favourite include top-of-the-range Hästens beds, flat-screen TV and marble-clad bath-
rooms with water-jet jacuzzi showers (one junior suite has a jacuzzi tub). Breakfast in bed,
or on the rooftop terrace, which comes complete with sunbeds, hot tub and a view of Ve-
suvius.
Hotel Il Convento
HOTEL
€€
( 081 40 39 77;
www.hotelilconvento.com
; Via Speranzella 137a; s €45-90, d €55-150, tr €65-140;
; R2 to Via San Carlo)
A soothing blend of antique Tuscan furniture, erudite book-
shelves and candlelit stairs, this cosy hotel sits snugly in the atmospheric Quartieri
Spagnoli. The elegant rooms combine creamy tones and dark woods with patches of 16th-
century brickwork. For €80 to €180 you get a room with a private roof garden.
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Santa Lucia & Chiaia
Hostel of the Sun
HOSTEL
€
( 081 420 63 93;
www.hostelnapoli.com
; Via G Melisurgo 15; dm €16-18, s €30-35, d €60-70;
; R2 to Via Depretis)
HOTS is an ultrafriendly hostel near the ferry terminal. Located
on the 7th floor (have €0.05 for the lift), it's a bright, sociable place with multicoloured
dorms, a cute in-house bar, and a few floors down a series of hotel-standard private
rooms, seven with private bathroom.
B&B Cappella Vecchia
B&B
€
( 081 240 51 17;
www.cappellavecchia11.it
; Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia 11; s €60-65, d
€80-90; ; C24 to Piazza dei Martiri)
Run by a superhelpful young couple, this B&B
is a first-rate choice. Six simple, comfy rooms feature funky bathrooms and different
Neapolitan themes. There's a spacious communal area for breakfast, and free internet
available 24/7. Check the website for monthly packages.
Grand Hotel Vesuvio
LUXURY HOTEL
€€€
