Serviced apartments in Naples, the space of a home with the services of a hotel

Anyone staying in Naples for a month or more usually ends up choosing between a hotel room and an apartment with no services. A serviced apartment sits between the two: in Chiaia, at Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia 8b, five apartments of 45 to 95 sqm are let for 1 to 18 months with utilities, cleaning and linen in the rent.

What is a serviced apartment?

It is a furnished apartment, with a kitchen and a living room, rented for weeks or months together with services a hotel would normally provide: regular cleaning, linen changes, utilities already running.

In Italy it is not a category defined by law. The name describes the service, while the legal form varies from place to place. At Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia 8b stays under 30 days follow the short stay formula, and 1 to 18 months run on a transitional lease.

How is it different from an Airbnb apartment?

The difference is service: a short let on a booking platform usually includes a final clean and little else, while a serviced apartment keeps cleaning and linen going for the whole stay.

Over a week that hardly matters. Over three months it means cleaning, washing sheets and sometimes dealing with utilities and small repairs yourself. Before comparing prices, ask how many cleans are included and how often the linen is changed.

How is it different from a hotel?

A hotel gives you the services but not the space: one room, rarely a kitchen, almost never a living area separate from where you sleep.

Over a month that means eating out most nights and working from a small desk or the bed. In return a hotel has a front desk, breakfast and often a restaurant, which a serviced apartment usually does not. If you need those every day, a hotel is the right call.

And a residence?

A residence, also called a residenza turistico alberghiera or aparthotel, is a hotel category property made up mostly of apartments, with services run centrally.

Each Italian region sets its own rules, and several regional laws require at least seven units. A serviced apartment, by contrast, can be a small group of apartments run directly by the owner. Santopaolo Boutique Apartments is not a residence: it is five apartments on one floor, run by the owner with dedicated service staff.

What is included at Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia 8b?

The monthly rent covers utilities, cleaning, linen, air conditioning and the wellness floor, with no utility contracts to take over.

• Electricity, water, gas and Wi-Fi, with no set up costs
• Two full cleans a week by the building’s own staff
• Weekly change of bed linen, towels on request
• Air conditioning
• Gym open 24 hours and a steam room with chromotherapy showers, unlimited use
• A workstation set up before you arrive, on request

Laundry with collection and return is extra, as is a car or motorbike space in the garage of the same building.

How much space does each apartment have?

From 45 sqm for 2 people to 95 sqm for 6, 330 square metres in total on one floor.

• Apartment 1, 95 sqm, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, living room, kitchen, double sofa bed, 6 people
• Apartment 2, 60 sqm, bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, double sofa bed, 4 people
• Apartment 3, 70 sqm, bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, double sofa bed, 4 people
• Apartment 4, 60 sqm, bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, double sofa bed, 4 people
• Apartment 5, 45 sqm, double bed, bathroom, kitchen, living area, 2 people

Who is a serviced apartment in Naples for?

It is for people staying a month or more for work or out of necessity, who want a real home without having to run it.

Professionals on assignment, companies relocating staff, doctors on a contract, families renovating their own house, teams opening a temporary office. You do not need Naples residency, and the lease can be in a private name or a company’s.

How much does a serviced apartment in Chiaia cost?

From 3,750 to 7,000 euro a month all inclusive, depending on the unit and the length of the lease.

• Apartment 1: 7,000 euro a month on 3 months, 6,500 on 6, 6,000 on 12, 5,750 on 18
• Apartments 2, 3 and 4: 6,000, 5,500, 5,000 and 4,700 euro
• Apartment 5: 5,000, 4,500, 4,000 and 3,750 euro

Under 3 months the rent is quoted on request. Viewings are by appointment, Saturdays included, in person or by video call, and requests get an answer within 24 hours.