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Santa Lucia & Chiaia
With lavish seaside hotels and sparkling island vistas, Santa Lucia is where presidents and
pop stars say goodnight. However, there are still affordable options, some with stunning
bay vistas. As a general rule, rooms with water views cost a little more.
A-list Chiaia is
the
place for designer shopping and bar-hopping, so accommodation is
chic rather than cheap, though a funky B&B is keeping it real.
HOTEL LUXURY
Grand Hotel Vesuvio €€€
(
081 764 00 44;
www.vesuvio.it
;
Via Partenope 45; s €230-370, d €290-450;
;
154 to Via Santa Lucia)
Known for housing legends - past guests include Rita Hay-
worth and Humphrey Bogart - this five-star heavyweight is a decadent wonderland of
dripping chandeliers, period antiques and opulent rooms. Count your lucky stars while
drinking a martini at the rooftop restaurant.
B&B Cappella Vecchia €
( 081 240 51 17;
www.cappellavecchia11.it
;
Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia 11;
s €50-70, d €75-100; ; C24 to Piazza dei Martiri)
Run by a super-helpful
young couple, this B&B is a first-rate choice. Six simple, comfy rooms feature funky
bathrooms and different Neapolitan themes, from
mal'occhio
(evil eye) to
peperoncino
(chilli) There's a spacious communal area for breakfast, and free internet available 24/7.
Check the web-site for monthly packages.
B&B
Chiaja Hotel de Charme €€
( 081 41 55 55;
www.hotelchiaia.it
;
Via Chiaia 216; s €85-105, d €99-145, superior d
€140-165; ; R2 to Piazza Trieste e Trento)
Posh yet personable, this renovated
marquis' residence is a soothing blend of pale-lemon walls, gilt-framed portraits, restored
original furnishings and elegantly draped curtains. Each room is unique, and those facing
boutique-flanked Via Chiaia come with a bubbling Jacuzzi. The breakfast buffet show-
cases Campanian produce, and it's worth checking the website for the occasional special
offer.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
