Where a large group can stay in Naples, up to 20 people on one floor

The problem for large groups in Naples is not finding beds, it is finding them together. Apartments in the centre rarely sleep more than six, and past that number booking sites start offering you different addresses. In Chiaia, at Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia 8b, five apartments on the same floor sleep up to 20.

Why is it hard for a large group to find somewhere in Naples?

It is hard in central Naples because apartments sit inside historic buildings with structural limits, and almost none of them sleep more than six.

So ten people need at least two units, and finding them in one building under one operator is unusual. When the units belong to different owners, you get different check in times, different house rules and different people to call.

What are the options, and what goes wrong with each?

There are three options: apartments in different areas, hotel rooms, or neighbouring units in one building. Only the last one really keeps a group together.

Apartments in different areas. This is what booking sites suggest when you search for ten. Breakfasts happen apart, schedules drift, and whoever is furthest away ends up left out.

A hotel with several rooms. It solves the logistics but takes away the kitchen and the living room. A group travelling together usually wants a table to sit round.

Neighbouring units in one building. It works, and it is the hardest to find, because it needs a single operator with several apartments side by side.

How many people fit in Chiaia, and how do they split?

Up to 20 people fit at Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia 8b, in five apartments on one floor totalling 325 sq m.

• Apartment 1, 90 sq m, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, bath and shower, sleeps 6
• Apartment 2, 60 sq m, bedroom with ensuite and bathtub, double sofa bed, sleeps 4
• Apartment 3, 70 sq m, bedroom plus sofa bed, sleeps 4
• Apartment 4, 60 sq m, bedroom plus sofa bed, sleeps 4
• Apartment 5, 45 sq m, studio, sleeps 2

Typical combinations: 10 people in Apartments 1 and 2 or in 1 and 3, 12 in 1, 3 and 5, 18 in 1, 2, 3 and 4, 20 on the whole floor.

What should you check beyond the bed count?

Beyond beds, check the bathrooms, which beds are sofa beds and whether the units genuinely share a floor and an entrance.

Six bathrooms for twenty people means a little over three per bathroom, which matters on the morning of a wedding. The sofa beds are in Apartments 2, 3 and 4, so if the group is all adults who want a proper bed, count on that basis. There is no single living room for 20, each apartment has its own.

What else is on the same floor?

The wellness floor gives the group a fully equipped gym open 24 hours, a steam room with chromotherapy showers and personal training on request.

For a group it is also a place to meet that is not someone’s bedroom. The covered garage is in the same building: 100 spaces, 3 metres of clearance, 30 euro a day for guests.

Which groups does this work for?

It works for weddings, extended families, company teams, groups of friends and film crews, anyone who wants to sleep close together without sharing one flat.

Each household has its own door, kitchen and bathroom. The group meets on the landing instead of in a taxi. Piazza dei Martiri is 70 metres away and the Chiaia stop on Metro Line 6 is a 5 minute walk.

How do you book several apartments at once?

You book directly with the owner, who holds every unit in a single request and agrees one arrival time for everyone.

On the request page you give dates, headcount and preferred apartments, and the offer comes back with one total for the group. For large groups, booking direct saves you from lining up availability across several separate listings.