Fabric Hostel & Club is a brand new hostel that has just opened in a town just outside of Naples. It is one of those hostels that is so brilliant at times but then so constrained due to other factors.
Obviously as it is a new hostel is strives for character and cleanliness. You definitely don't feel as though you are scrumming it when you walk into the pristine clean huge rooms. Even when you stay in a twelve-bedroom dorm, you feel like it's a six-bedroom, as the rooms get divided into half with many people sleeping in the loft-style upstairs area. The rooms get cleaned daily and all the furnishings are very modern and new. You also receive your own locker and plenty of space to spread out your belongings.
The shower area is also extremely clean although the layout is not ideal. In the women's showers, the doors are see-through and there is not only nowhere to hang your clothes in the shower, but the only place to put your towel and belongings is nowhere near the shower -- right next to the door. And as typical with many hostels you are lucky to receive a hot shower.
As far as facilities, you couldn't ask for a better hostel. There is a huge common area with a giant plasma and cable, a large bar area and lots of fun couches. There is also a miniature pool outside and lots of tables. The bar area is huge and they attempt to make it into a disco -- although they really need to pack out the entire hostel for this to work out. The place also seems to be striving to have a lot of character -- you can tell this by the funky furniture and warm personalities of the staff members. In terms of staff you couldn't ask for a nicer group of people. Once again because they are new, they will cater to your every need and have lots of helpful advice for making day trips out of Porcini.
Location is a major problem. Because you are in a quiet area there really is no way of going out at night, so everyone tends to be stuck in the hostel. It can also feel quite unsafe walking the streets by yourself. However it is only a ten-minute walk to the train station that can then directly take you to Sorrento, Naples, and Pompeii, which is ideal. It is also much safer than we imagine Naples to be. Overall it's a fantastic hostel and we definitely recommend going here if you intend to do some day trips at the Bay of Naples.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
October 2006
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