Italy Trip - Day 2 - 4/8/26…read more When we arrived we walked directly off the plane and down a staircase when getting off the plane (just like the Lovable Lads of Liverpool) and directly into a crammed bus. Probably unnecessary, but i'm already thinking about pickpockets (which in my defense i'm always watching out for that, especially in big cities and on or near public transit - but now even more so). They drive us about 200 yards (would've been faster to walk than wait so long, but maybe that's a safety hazard, which is something they don't seem to care about here much otherwise, which is kind of refreshing in a weird way). We were then herded into the airport, while i watched a guy who was far behind us, skip past me and another 50 people or so. Another ten people that were behind me also broke in front of me. He must've had a hankering for pizza. -------------------------------------- Outside there was a line for citizens and a line for "all passports" or "tutti i" passports ("tutti" being "all" in italian? just don't call me "tutti frutti" okay?). Once we get inside the lines disappear, so it seemed kind of pointless to have us enter in lines outside and then come inside into just one big line again. That's not how we do in America. There then seems to be three lines - one for locals, and one for U.S. and or English speaking, and another for i don't what for - maybe for people that hate the "grind". There should have just been two groups: the people who's toilets flush and the water goes clockwise, and the other for peoples who's water flushes and goes counter clockwise (it's a joke, i know it's a myth, but they should do it anyway). When we walked up they asked if we were from the U.K. and although there's a lot of ugly / ugly toothed people from there i kind of took it as a compliment that we didn't scream "American" to them. Maybe i am a little cultured? After that we stop at a bathroom and i accidentally go into the family bathroom painted like a child's bathroom with airplane landing strip and one little room with two toilets.

Naples, Italy. The most 'freeform airport' I've experienced. I got to use NAP 2x, inbound…read morefrom IST, and outbound. The first visit was 12/1/24 during rush hour and it's very busy. Most flights are boarded outdoors as NAP is smaller relative to the number of flights serviced daily. The second was my return flight home via IST. Both times however I was able to use the small tech room to charge my electronics via 8 wall outlets. There are many charge stations throughout the waiting area and they service USB-A connections, much slower. When boarding begins each airline has its own protocols so be aware. Also gate announcements are made 30 min prior to departure times so you want to be super alert. Leave enough time cushion for unforeseen events like overcrowding in boarding areas, a bus to the plane and gate changes. Some users think NAP is chaotic; it can be. The positive to the experiences at NAP is food and clothes and sundries shopping: there are top notch stores, panettone even a Venchi outpost. The panini, sfogliatelle (2.3€) and pastries I've tested at NAP are top notch and for 5-7€ a piece, it's a bargain. Even cheaper is coffee, an espresso is 1.5€. Boarding is by zone and love that they board planes from the back seats to front: sensible and convenient. All in all a good average airport with superior food and shopping. End of Yelp.

What could be a 4-star experience is sadly two. The hotel…read moreis located in a business district which is in the midst of rejuvenation. As such there are a lot of derelict buildings and businesses nearby. Nothing the hotel can do about, but does make it seem off-putting and sketchy when you first show up. It is conveniently located close to the Centro Direzionale Metro stop, which makes getting around easy. And a 20 minute walk to the front of the Centrale train station. There is a bar and restaurant on site, serving a good buffet breakfast and a wide selection of meals in the evening. Staff are very friendly, speak multiple languages and the food is good value for money. I was particularly impressed with the pizzas. Where the hotel experience falls down though is the rooms. They are in the process on renovating, but it is apparent that little forethought was given to the practicality of the renovated room. We had booked a suite that had a king size bed for my wife and I and what was supposed to be an additional room with a sofa bed for our daughter. The old rooms had this, but the new layout is open. Good for light, not good for privacy. Instead the beds are separated by some vertical metal bars with a TV hung and a small wooden shelf. There is also a TV in the area where the sofa bed is. This becomes problematic if someone wants to watch TV. When you use the remote on one TV, it affects the other, unless you stand within an inch of the TV receiver. Turning on one TV also turns on the other. Changing, volume, channels etc also does the same. Then there's the bathroom. Before there was separate room with a shower/tub, toilet and bidet, with a sink open to the room. Now the shower has been moved to the open area, and two sinks are on the vanity. So anybody using the shower does not have any privacy to those lying in the bed. Something our teenage daughter did not appreciate, and had to schedule when she could shower whilst we would have to wait outside the room. The two sinks are impractical as they leave very, very little room for any personal items, such as toothbrush, deodorant, make up kit etc. Again, looks nice, but is not practical for a guest to use.

Sigh where do I begin, we arrived a bit early (2 pm) and were told to come back at 3 pm to check…read morein. Ok, no worries I needed to grab some items since I was going to be staying there for over a week, came back at approximately 315pm and the room still wasn't available then told to come back around 4 pm. Mind you I had been flying for 19 hours so I am jet lagged and feeling a bit sticky from all that flying. Finally, the room was ready around 5 pm the front desk staff was nice and the valet gentlemen were cool, when you park you have to be specific if you are going to lock in for the evening or if you are going to come back out within the hour because if you aren't they will put your vehicle in a garage up the street. The bar and food inside the hotel are decent and the bartenders have heavy hands no problem here with that, there is also a restaurant right outside of the pretty good hotel. Once I finally got to the room my a/c didn't work and it took them three days to fix it, however, the bed was comfortable, and the housekeeping staff was friendly, if you don't speak Italian google translate is your friend.