Hotel Ideal

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  • PIAZZA GARIBALDI 99
    Naples, Italy 80142
    39-081-202-223
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Pleasure before business.

  • June 2, 2009
  • Rated 4 of 5 by a traveler from Travelocity.com
I flew in a day earlier than my business trip was to start. The hotel is old, located in a Piazza that has been under construction for a few years and will be for another several years while the City of Naples completes construction of the underground Metro. Once completed I'm sure it will be in a very beautiful surrounding and setting. The public transportation is very convenient and is all located infront of the hotel. The hotel itself is old, typical of ancient cities in Europe, but the employees are friendly and helpful! The room was old and the beds just as old, but overall it was very clean and worth the price. I would recommend it for a short stay.
Editor Pick

Hotel Ideal

  • September 19, 2004
  • Rated 1 of 5 by Hal1026 from Scottsdale, Arizona
How did this hotel earn as much as a two star rating? I’m still asking myself that question, close to a year after staying there. On the other hand, the fact that Hotel Ideal does qualify gives you a good idea of just where the bottom range of a two-star can reach. Granted, if you don’t know Naples and go for the best rate while surfing the major travel websites for a brief overnight stay, and think that being located on one of the city’s main squares is an asset, then you might be willing to say this is not a bad deal. As long as you keep it to one night, and depart swiftly. Speaking of swift departures, there’s also the main train station which is only 50m from the hotel and probably the other main selling point to spending a night on this squalid, noisy, and dismal square.

After spending the better part of a day traveling from Greece to Italy, and having to detour and change flights in Venice of all places, I arrived at Naples Campodichino Airport at 10:30 in the evening. I took a bus that runs from the airport to Piazza Garibaldi (oh, and do remember to buy your ticket inside the terminal before you even get on the bus...an important introduction to public transport in Italy). The ride into the city isn’t long since it’s only 2km, however, the huge Piazza Garibaldia, where the hotel is located, might prove more of a challenge to navigate even late at night — don’t look for pedestrian crossings, and the traffic lights seem far and few in between.

As for the accommodation: although the building seems large and has two floors, the rooms are not much larger than a walk-in closet. Don’t attempt to stumble around in the dark at night to the bathroom - you’re likely to trip on one of the three steps that lead up to the bath area. Do ask for a room far away from any major construction on the side streets next to the hotel, something I didn’t bother with, but remained blessedly unaware of until the sound of persistent heavy drilling and shouting at 8 am told me that I had arrived in Naples.

The continental breakfast was one of the most meager I’ve encountered yet among continental breakfasts anywhere — thankfully, I was picked up less than hour later that morning by an Italian friend who whisked me away to a real café with the full works. Yet another reason why you must have friends on the road when you travel.

Considering this place only cost me a little over $50 and, now they’re asking around $73 as late as September, I’d say take the time to find a pleasant, safe part of Naples at the same cost. There are bed and breakfasts and small inns that are a much better introductions to southern Italy than Hotel Ideal.

From journal Naples, on the fly

Editor Pick

Hotel Ideal

  • June 29, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by fizzytom from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
This hotel is next to the city's main train and bus stations, and therefore all rooms are subject to a lot of noise from the 24-hour traffic which circles the piazza. A medium-sized hotel, it has an attractive air-conditioned foyer which only leads to disappointment when you discover that none of the rooms have air-con. Open the windows and all you get is VERY loud traffic.

However, the rooms are a decent size, clean and comfortable. There are a few rooms which share bathrooms, but most have en suite facilities. Beware Room 70 - the maid's closet is next to this room and you will be woken when she gets out her cleaning things and bedding - EARLY!

Breakfast is poor but typically Italian, served in a small room with only five tables - we missed it one morning because there were no spaces and we needed to be out for a train.

For a double room, the rack rate is 97 Euros, but we booked through an online bookings site (there are several sites offering discounts on this hotel, like www.hotelclub.net) and paid just 63 Euros per night including breakfast.

All rooms have colour TV and hairdryer.

The useful location compensates for the noise making this a reasonably priced hotel in a city with few hostels or real budget hotels.

From journal A week in Naples and around

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