In my books an innkeeper makes or breaks the stay at a B&B. In this case, Giuliano definitely made our stay better than most. La Bourganville is situated just outside and far above the city in the Manzoni neighbourhood. There are many beautiful vistas of the city, Vesuvius and the sea from Via Alessandro Manzoni. Getting into the city couldn't be easier. Get an unlimited full day pass for the metro (€4.50), and use it on the funicular just down the road from the B&B, takes you to Mergellina, and then walk 250m to the Mergellina metro which has both line 1 and 2. Then use your pass on any metro, bus or funicular in the city. We mainly chose La Bourganville because they offer parking for €5/day, but we'd definitely stay again both for location and to chat with Giuliano. Mille grazie! read more

Nice B & B, really comfortable and homey. (I understand it's been remodeled and upgraded since we stayed.) It's in a good location, a residential neighborhood with access to public transit and a really great local restaurant. The best part of the stay is the host, Guiliano. He picked us up at the train station, gave us a tour of the city and made wonderful recommendations on where to visit, and how to save money and see all the sights. He even offered to pick us up in town if we were out after the buses stopped running. Every morning we'd have breakfast and talk to Guiliano about where to go that day. When we returned in the evening, we would talk over our travels with him - as if we were coming home to a cousin who was glad we were visiting. I can't say enough good things about Guiliano - he's definitely in the right line of work! read more