Recensioni su Hostel of the Sun

I’ve been in the Hostel of the Sun a couple of times and discovered with amazement how charming and delightful it is. I say surprisingly since it is located right in front of the port of Naples, among bus stops, coaches’ pick-up and drop-off points, ticket offices and tourist attractions. As far as I am concerned, in such areas it’s not easy to find decent accommodation. All adequate lodging establishments are high-priced when in the middle of everything, especially during the high season, while turnout is at its peak. On the contrary, the Hostel of the Sun is always inexpensive, and it must be said that it’s not only the price to make a difference. It is also clean, comfortable and lively, whereas in many centrally located hotels I visited I spent two, three times as much with the result of sleeping on shabby mattresses, under worn out, dirty linen and blankets. The filth from congested roads was so invasive that it had changed the colour of the interior walls and I felt I was breathing it in the air. In addition to this, the premises were often run down, depressing, inconvenient. The hostel of the Sun instead, is located on the 6th and 7th floors of a pleasant block of flats, which keeps it away from the noise of the streets and its chaotic environment, from air pollution, garbage, dust, grime and danger. At the moment you enter the lobby of the building you feel out of harm’s way, especially at night, after walking alone in the dark through creepy alleys, in contrast with many cheap hotels that still appear terrifying even when you are under your own sheets. But what struck me the most was the affable, sympathetic atmosphere of the hostel, since I had never found anything warm or gentle near big transport hubs, yet impersonal, confusing, soiled, harsh surroundings and shelters. I think the entire staff deserve a praise for this.