Portalba Relais, Napels, Italië

A unique experience in the heart of Naples. Like a small bookstore cafe, like a small library, where you can discuss books and bookcross.

Surround yourself with books and poetic atmospheres at this book lover's B&B and small library hotel. And historic, artistic Naples is all around you with its bookstores, cafes and alleyways. You're at the Portalba Relais, bed and book crossing, dedicated to book and Naples lovers.

Five superior rooms and one suite await guests at the Portalba Relais with peerless comfort and design in a bed and breakfast in Naples. In the historic settings with wooden ceiling beams overlooking Piazza Dante, soft grey-shaded furniture and accessories (Mario Bottiglieri interior designer) and ivory and black bathrooms make the rooms at the B&B true hospitality gems.

Everything is elegant and meticulously furnished with all the comforts of the best offered by a B&B in Naples: direct phone, modem jacks for internet, satellite TV and flat screens with SKY channels and pay per view, mini bar, safety deposit box and personalized climate control while the books are the motive of the rooms at the Portalba Relais.

Each of the rooms is dedicated to the literary genre of the books it contains (romantic, classic, poetry, drama, fantasy, mystery) where guests can catch books from the bookcrossing community (or release them) and those in the Portalba Relais collection to read during your stay at the Naples bed and breakfast.

By car:

From the highways, after the Naples tollbooth, take the ring road (Tangenziale) and exit at Capodimonte. Follow the directions for "Centro Città" on Corso Amedeo di Savoia Duca d'Aosta, continue on Via Santa Teresa Degli Scalzi and, after about one and a half kilometers, take your second left of Via Conte di Ruvo. Take your first right on Via Bellini. This will take you to Piazza Dante. Portalba Relais is 20 meters away at Via Port'Alba 33.

By train

From the central train station in Naples in Piazza Garibaldi, take subway line 2 towards Pozzuoli and get off at the first stop called Cavour. Take the mobile sidewalk to the Museum stop on line 1. Take subway line 1 towards Dante and get off at the first stop in Piazza Dante. Portalba Relais is 20 meters away at Via Port'Alba 33.

By plane

From Naples Capodichino airport take the Alibus shuttle and get off at the Piazza Municipio stop. From here, take bus 24 and get off in Piazza Dante: Portalba Relais is 20 meters away at Via Port'Alba 33.

You can also take a taxi which should get you to the Relais in 10 minutes for a charge of around 15 Euro.