Hotel Ausonia - Naples, Italy 

The Little Boat from the Hotel Ausonia
Posted: Thu, Dec 20 2007
My wife and I stayed at the Hotel Ausonia in the last week of September 2007. We were traveling from Siena to Ravello and had to stop over in Naples. I used Trip Advisor to look for hotels, and the Ausonia was given good reviews and was well-priced. Naples is certainly an acquired taste. If you've never been there (we hadn't), you might not know there are some areas you would not want to book a hotel (near the train station in my view, but also areas of the old town). There are lots of expensive hotels along the waterfront, but few "budget" hotels. The Ausonia was a very nice experience from its nautical decor to its english speaking staff. The hotel is quiet and clean--and near some nice restaurants. It is a distance from the train station, and you should grab a cab. Don't try to find this in the middle of the night without a cab driver as the hotel is on one floor in a building inside a large exterior door. The very friendly staff recommended restaurants (all excellent) and secured us a discount. We left the hotel with small gifts--a lighthouse key chain and a small wooden boat. Superb value for money.

clean hotel, good location
Posted: Fri, Jul 14 2006
From the outside the buidling does not at all seem like there would be a hotel hiding inside. It is directly across from the Mergelina Port in Naples and there is a sign out front. The hotel staff were all quite friendly. The room was a reasonable rate. There is nothing fancy about this...but again it was very clean. The nautical theme is cute and the hallways and rooms are plain but neat and tidy and above all CLEAN! Be prepared for the Euro style shower (at least in room #5 that's what we had)... no walls just a curtain so the water is all over the bathroom floor. I must admit it wasn't as strange or messy as I thought it would be....but i would suggest shower shoes b/c once your shower is over the bathroom floor remains wet for a while. The are around the hotel is in the middle of downtown Naples...it is chaotic and busy however once inside the hotel you will not even notice the traffic. Overall it was a fare price for an average but very clean hotel.

Buena opción
Posted: Mon, Jun 05 2006
El Hotel Ausonia es una buena opción para viajantes a Nápoles. Está en Mergellina, una zona segura y agradable de la costa con abundantes restaurantes y bares, ambos en la costa y en las calles interiores. El hotel es, sin duda, tranquilo, protegido del ruido del tumulto de Nápoles al ser un patio interior de un edifico del sigo XIX, lejos del tráfico. Está bien gestionado, bien decorado y muy limpio. La parada del metro de Mergellina está a cinco minutos hacia el interior – por un lado está a tres paradas del centro de la ciudad, por el otro lado sale a Pozzuoli i Baia, etc. Es una base fenomenal desde la que ver Nápoles y los lugares de interés de los alrededores.