Stayed here 17/9/07 for one night. Room 210. Paid 85 Euro prpn B&B. Booked through Venere.

Located just a few minutes walk from the main railway station, ideal for us as this was just a quick stop during travelling, and not as run down as one might expect from a station area.

A standard hotel with good facilities, but nothing memorable, suitable for our purpose. Arrived at 9.00 pm and we were able to eat in the hotel restaurant, which avoided needing to go out late. Good buffet breakfast, included, started at 7.00 which is convenient for an early start to visit Pompeii / Herculaneum / Vesuvius.

You need a few days to see Naples, and another day for Vesuvius and Herculaneum, and another full day for Pompeii. Early starts are useful for these out of city locations, all are easily accessible on the Circumvesuviana railway, but note that for the past two years Pompeii has often opened a few hours late due to ‘staff meetings’. We used Donna Regina as more interesting accommodation when staying longer a week later.

There are some very mixed reviews on this website about the service, rooms, location, etc.
Basically, it is OK. Nothing more nothing less. The location is great if you are arriving/departing by train but the area is very seedy (but then again most areas of Naples are pretty seedy). There are many prostitutes around the station but none directly outside of the hotel itself. I did see a man lying unconscious on the road with a needle hanging out of his arm only one block from this place.
Rooms are OK, not the cleanest but certainly not dirty. Although I did ask for a non-smoking room but the room we got stunk of cigarette smoke. We asked to be moved but they said the hotel was full (judging by the number of people at breakfast the next day it certainly wasn't full). The staff were rude and unhelpful in all respects.
There must be better options in Naples.

PHIL

I stayed at this hotel with my children recently. On the train to Rome after we checked out, my daughter realised she had left her beloved teddy, Red Ted, behind. As soon as we got to the hotel in Rome, the helpful staff there phoned the Grand Hotel Europa and spoke to them in Italian. Red Ted had been found, but they were reluctant to send him back. "It is complicated." The Rome staff explained how they could charge a courier cost direct to my credit card, and we faxed them the details of my card and the delivery address in Australia, with a heartfelt cover note from my distraught daughter.
No response.
I emailed them appealing to their humanity, telling them that my daughter was still crying herself to sleep.
They did not even acknowledge the email.

I would ask all parents, and those who care about children, to boycott this hotel in the name of Red Ted.

I stayed at this hotel for one night in Naples before flying back to the United States. It is a really good hotel for a stop over and is centrally located. The neighborhood is not great, unsafe in fact, however, the hotel was awesome in that they arranged a voucher for me with a taxi service to get to the airport. They were awesome. The man that worked in the hotel was willing to do anything to make my trip a success. He even mailed out a letter for me (and got postage for me) when I was unable to do so because of my short stay. The voucher for the cab was great and made my trip easy, also it was great because even though there is an elevator in this hotel for most of the floors, the gentleman carried up my bags the rest of the way. They could not have been more helpful. The rooms are good, nothing luxurious, but they have mini bars, TVs and are clean. The air conditioning works and the bathrooms are clean. I felt that this hotel was reasonable and they did everything to make me feel welcome and comfortable. I would stay here in a second if I had to! I would, however, NOT use [--------]to book this hotel--you will get ripped off. Go directly through the hotels website and book it with them, they are trustworthy.