Costantinopoli 104

Rooms

The 19 rooms and suites are comfy, elegant and well soundproofed (though even the best double glazing can't completely block out a loudly-revved motorbike). They’re decorated in restful pastel colours (pale green, buttery yellow, peachy pink), with floor-length silk curtains, patterned floor tiles, interesting pieces of modern art, wide beds (many wrought-iron twins pushed together), soft cotton sheets and fluffy pillows. All are well equipped and come with roomy cupboards, individual air con and heating, phones, and desks concealing a minibar (complete with chilled glasses). The ensuite bathrooms have walls of cool Calabrian marble and bathtubs with overhead showers.

The rooms were designed by Cecotti Design, who did Florence's Gallery Art Hotel, and the result is very smart if a little impersonal. However, owner Clelia Santoro has taken care to add a few touches of her own, such as a snail-shaped fragment of column or a real cockle shell for the soap.



The Junior Suites (some with garden terraces) are split across two levels, with a sitting area with a pull-out sofabed downstairs, and slender slate steps up to a cosy beamed bedroom above. Such is the height of these rooms that they don't feel in the least claustrophobic, and some have four-poster beds. The green-themed Garden Suite (with a terrace) is in a newer, lower wing alongside the garden and pool. It’s spacious, with a sofabed and kingsize bed in adjoining arched alcoves, if a little less classy.

Likewise, of the Double/Twin Rooms, those in the low garden wing (numbers 105-107) are comparatively plain, and room 305 only has an internal window. We'd recommend asking for one of the rooms in the main house, some of which have parquet floors and tall French windows onto the raised sun terrace.

Features include:

• Bathrobes
• Hairdryer
• In-room treatments available
• Minibar
• Safe box
• WiFi

Eating

There's an excellent breakfast buffet laid out in the interior dining room or, in summer, taken on a shady garden patio with pretty wrought-iron furniture. Highlights are fresh cornetti (croissants), scrambled eggs, bacon and baby sausages, 2 kinds of marmalade, a fleshy blood-orange juice, and a Zeppelin-shaped cheese floating among the cold cuts. Here, too, the class is apparent in the heavy silver water pots and the wide variety of teas.

The only other meals on offer at the hotel are light bites via the 24-hour room service menu, but you have a choice of several restaurants within a few minutes' walk. These include the popular but slightly over-rated Portalba 18 just around the corner, and the excellent Leon d'Oro on Piazza Dante. Both offer a choice of nearly 50 pizzas (Naples is, after all, the birthplace of pizza), plus pasta, seafood and contorni (veg).

If you want to splash out, Ristorante Radici on the Riviera di Chiaia comes highly recommended for its minimalist Indonesian teak interiors and stylish cucina neapolitana rivisitata. If you fancy a change from Italian food (though it doesn't come much better than in Naples), try Jap One for oriental cuisine. There are also some lovely, shady cafés on tranquil little Piazza Bellini just over the road; Intramoenia is where the local literati hang out and discuss philosophy.

Features include:

• Breakfast
• Restaurants nearby
• Room service

Activities

• You're well-placed for exploring the city centre: the cathedral, the archaeological museum, the churches of Santa Chiara, Gesu Nuovo and San Severo, and all the other centro storico sights are within walking distance
  
  
• The metro station on Piazza Dante (2 minutes away) takes you to the Chiaia district (cool boutiques and seafront restaurants), Piazza Garibaldi (the main train station) and, using funiculars, up to Vomero (for Castel Sant'Elmo and the Carthusian monastery of San Martino)
  
  
• Take a 15-minute walk down Via Toledo towards the harbour to see the sumptuous Palazzo Reale di Capodimonte, with its elaborate carvings, its own theatre, and one of Italy's richest art collections
  
  
• Visit the MADRE museum of contemporary art, and take in some of the city’s many exhibitions - the clued-up hotel staff can recommend the latest, and sometimes offer free tickets to guests. They also give out their own printed map of Naples - just ask
  
  
• Within half an hour by train or car are the remarkably-preserved remains of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the former vast and breathtaking, the latter smaller and less touristy. From either, you can drive to the base of Mt Vesuvius, whose ash-swirling, lunar-rocked summit is a steep 45-minute climb (weather permitting)
  
  
• You can also take boat trips from Naples to the isles of Ischia and Capri, improbably rugged rocks sprinkled with pretty pastel villages and celebs' summer villas. The water around them is wonderfully clear, and you can hire canoes and snorkels or visit a sea-cave
  
  
• Further afield is the Amalfi coast, Sorrento being the nearest, stateliest and most crowded of its many picturesque harbour towns
  
  
• After a hard day’s sightseeing, the hotel's roof terrace and garden are lovely spots to relax in with a book and a drink. Staff can also arrange massages

Activities on site or nearby include:

• Boat trips
• Hiking
• Historical sites
• Museums / galleries
• Nightlife
• Shopping / markets
• Swimming

Kids

Children of all ages are welcome, and the Junior Suites are perfect for a couple with 1 or 2 children, using the pull-out sofabeds for the kids downstairs.

Best for:

Children (4-12 years)

Family friendly accommodation:

Cots Available, Extra Beds Available

Distances:

• Shops: 1 minute

For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection

Location

Costantinopoli 104 is in the heart of historic Naples, 2 minutes away from the Piazza Dante metro station and a 15-minute walk from the harbour.

By Air
Naples Capodichino (8km away) is the closest airport.

From the Airport
Take a taxi, or ask the hotel to book a private transfer for you.

By Train
Naples has 3 stations - Centrale, Campi Flegri and Mergellina; trains from Rome arrive at Centrale, which is connected to Piazza Garibaldi metro station.

By Car
Driving into central Naples is definitely not easy, however, if you plan a longer trip taking in the Amalfi coast and you want to hire a car, see our car rental recommendations. The hotel has valet parking.

By Boat:
Naples is served by hydrofoils and ferries to and from Capri, Ischia, Sorrento, Salerno, Positano, Amalfi, Sicily and Sardinia.

Detailed directions will be sent to you once your booking is confirmed.