Palazzo Salgar

The Palazzo Salgar is a cool and contemporary, Art Deco-inspired hotel which impresses with its polished interiors. A bright, airy lobby is decorated with panels of sinuous flower vines depicted in a jazzy black-and-gold color scheme, a black, curved banquette, and brown lucite chairs around dining tables. The bar and restaurant are decorated along the same lines, with the same black-and-gold pattern adorning the bar’s front, and a bas-relief of bamboo and leaves in shades of gray and yellow running along one wall in both rooms. Up on the roof, a furnished terrace provides lovely views over Naples. Most guests are vacationing couples from Italy.

The Palazzo Salgar is in a somewhat industrial area, a 10-minute walk from Naples’ large, working port. Although there's not a ton in the immediate surrounds, there are some restaurants and shops. The historic center is around 20 minutes away on foot, though some attractive sights are a bit closer. Naples’ cathedral, with its striking striped stonework and impressive dome is a 14-minute walk away, while the Santa Chiara monastery is 15 minutes’ walk away. Castel Nuovo is 20 minutes away on foot. Farther afield, the Museo di Capodimonte and the Catacombs are a 20- to 25-minute drive away. Pompeii is a half-hour drive outside of the city, or an hour by train. The hotel is within a 10-minute drive of Stazioni Napoli Gianturco, while transfers to Naples Airport take 15 to 20 minutes. Ferries from the nearby port head to Sicily, Sardinia, and Croatia, and Ashdod in Israel. 

The hotel’s 85 rooms are all bright and modern, although they can feel somewhat bare with white walls and tile floors, and a monochrome palette. Classic Rooms have a double bed, a desk and chair, and a large white-leather headboard framed with black and gold stripes reminiscent of the panels downstairs. Their bathrooms have a shower cubicle with a rainfall showerhead, plus a bidet, hairdryer, and toiletries. Executive Rooms are decorated in much the same way, but have a longer desk and a little armchair at a small table, as well as a corner tub in the bathroom with massage jets. Family Rooms have a main bedroom and another small room with a single bed. Junior Suites are far larger, providing room for a couch and a furnished terrace. All rooms have a flat-screen TV, a minibar, free Wi-Fi, and a safe, while higher-category rooms add tea- and coffee-making facilities. 

The Palazzo Salgar has a limited selection of amenities, though they're generally sufficient for the tourists who spend their time exploring Naples. Most notable is a rooftop solarium with views over Naples and, on a very clear day, of Vesuvius. A small spa has treatment rooms, as well as a sauna and Turkish bath. There's also a gym, but it's tiny and has just a few pieces of equipment. There's no full restaurant, but all rates include a quality buffet breakfast with a couple of hot options and coffee. Drinks and light snacks can be ordered throughout the day at the bar. Three meeting rooms, the largest of which is capable of holding 40 people, are on-site. The hotel has free Wi-Fi throughout.