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Villa Raffaela - Stately home, independent, quiet, sunny, ideal for a relaxing holiday

Vacation home with kitchen, near Mount Vesuvius

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Property grounds
Outdoor dining
Exterior
Property grounds

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 41076.4 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Outdoor Space
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Ercolano
  • Place, Vesuvius National Park
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Vesuvioland
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Mount Vesuvius
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Naples (NAP-Naples Intl.)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

2 bathrooms

Shower room 1

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Shower room 2

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden

About this property

Villa Raffaela - Stately home, independent, quiet, sunny, ideal for a relaxing holiday

Villa Raffaela offers the opportunity to stay in comfortable dependance surrounded by a lush garden filled with palms, rare plants and vases filled with flowers. The dependence of about 100 mq spread over two floors: the ground propane is used as a living area with large living overlooking the garden, kitchen with balcony, bathroom, small laundry room; on upper floor with a pitched roof, is used as a sleeping area with two bedrooms, one with a balcony overlooking the garden, bathroom, shower area. You can enjoy the garden that has a grape arbor and equipped with chairs, tables, chairs, making it the ideal place for relaxation and leisure. Not far from the city of Napoli and the archaeological sites of Herculaneum, Pompei and Stabia, the Villa is an ideal place to spend a pleasant holiday base from which to explore places of great cultural and natural interest such as the Royal Palace of Portici with its magnificent park, the Vesuvian Villas, where in summer they organize shows, concerts and cultural events, natural Park of Vesuvius, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. Also boat trips allow you to visit the islands of Capri, Ischia and Procida".
Discounted price if staying only 2 people.
Short stays are possible from 2 days with breakfast.
Our prices include all fees. No hidden fees.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Air conditioning
Outdoor Space
Parking available
Barbecue grill

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House Rules

Check in after 12:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadbolt lock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Property # 6445476ha

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

About the neighborhood

San Giorgio a Cremano

San Giorgio a Cremano is home to this vacation home. Pompeii Archaeological Park and Naples National Archaeological Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Port of Naples and Molo Beverello Port. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium or Circuito Internazionale Napoli. Take an opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as sailing and other activities like winery tours.
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Ercolano

What's nearby

  • Vesuvius National Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Vesuvioland - 6 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Mount Vesuvius - 7 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Herculaneum - 7 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Port of Naples - 10 min drive - 11.0 km

Getting around

  • Pietrarsa San Giorgio a Cremano Station - 6 min drive
  • San Giorgio a Cremano Station - 17 min walk
  • Naples Intl. Airport (NAP) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dorian Gray Public House - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Roof Garden - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Kornelia - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Gravina 13 - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Paninopolis - ‬9 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Villa Raffaela - Stately home, independent, quiet, sunny, ideal for a relaxing holiday pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Villa Raffaela - Stately home, independent, quiet, sunny, ideal for a relaxing holiday?

Check-in begins at 12:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Villa Raffaela - Stately home, independent, quiet, sunny, ideal for a relaxing holiday?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Villa Raffaela - Stately home, independent, quiet, sunny, ideal for a relaxing holiday located?

Situated in San Giorgio a Cremano, this vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Vesuvius National Park and Mount Vesuvius. Hospital del Mare and Gulf of Naples are also within 3 mi (5 km). San Giorgio a Cremano Station is 17 minutes by foot and Cavalli Di Bronzo Station is 17 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 86 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 86 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 86 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 86 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 86 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jodi

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The Villa was clean and beautiful; our host Sonia was amazing! I will recommend this Villa to all my friends!! The grounds were absolutely gorgeous.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Israel M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The stay was great and Sonia is an absolutely amazing host. Highly recommend for anyone!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The home was amazing! Even though we were in the city, you never felt like you were in the city. It was amazing to feel as though you were in a private area that you could relax and take a break from the hustle and bustle of Napoli. Sonia was an amazing host! Would definitely recommend to everyone looking to travel here.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

M D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Sonia was very nice. She made sure our stay went well. A very relaxing atmosphere
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful location

Very clean, beautiful fragrant garden. Bedroom ceilings sloped, not for very tall people. Sonia was very helpful and responsive.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Irina K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect house for Naples ans coast visits

Thank you Sonya, ze had a great holidays in you house :) Grazie!
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rob W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family holiday

Sonia was really nice. Good view of Vesuvius, secure location with electric gates
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nanci H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Villa

The property was beautiful with stunning gardens. Sonia our host spoke very little english but,we managed good communcations. The villa was spacious with a beautiful 2nd floor terrace were you could see Naples. We were there when Pope Francis passed away. There were continuous fireworks and celebrations all around us. This villa was very close to Pompeii and Herculano. Great central location. hetculano
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kinga P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice apartament. Lovely.

Good location. Close to Pompei. Perfect with familiy.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barbara M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing beautiful home

We loved this part of our trip. The hostess made us feel at home on her family estate. We marveled at the garden, terrace and patio areas and the amount of space( a very large living area, bedrooms and bathrooms. It was convenient for visiting Herculaneum or Pompeii.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arthur L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Property

Lovely hostess, beautiful garden, a suburb of Napoli’s. Quite a large cottage on a grand estate. A little hard to find but worth it.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Josie M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect spot for us!

It was perfect location to stay while visiting family In Napoli and towns surrounding Vesuvius. Sonia and her family were very nice and accommodating. The home was a perfect size for the 4 of us. Grazie per tutto.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Teressa R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property

Sonia was a wonderful host. The property and garden is beautiful. We stayed in the separate house with the balcony. The house was neat and clean and more than enough room. She was very helpful with telling us where we could shop for groceries and local restaurants. If we are in the area again, we will definitely stay at Villa Rafaela!
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful garden house

Lovely little house in the midst of a tranquil garden. Sonia our host was super helpful and friendly and provided us with additional adaptors when our standard EU ones wouldn't fit. The location is very calm and peaceful and the town with bars and restaurants is only around a 10 minute walk away. Very easy access to Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum and there is a large Deco supermarket around 5 mins drive up the hill. Overall a great location and we very much enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Deborah D.

A perfect oasis to sightsee from

A perfect place for us that met all our needs. Safe and secure, Very clean, beautiful and tranquil gardens and a great location from which to see all the surrounding sights. Excellent AC in all rooms and excellent wifi for multiple devices. Tv was a bit disappointing because there were only Italian channels and the place is a bit tricky to find initially but overall it is a fantastic place that we would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Barbara F., Calgary, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful and Peaceful Stay

The place is exactly what we expected from the listing. The apartment is located in midst of a beautiful garden and in a gated space close to the main house. It is very spacious and very well equipped. There are 3 outdoor eating areas in this apartment which is a wonderful way to enjoy Sonia's flowers and unique garden treasures. Great proximity by car to Pompeii, Herculaneum and Naples. Sonia is a wonderful host and is very knowledgeable on the history of the area. Would definitely book this place again! Thank you Sonia, it was very nice to get to know you and your mom.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

katie h.

Liked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

It was outside of naples

Even though we had to take a taxi into Naples I couldn’t of asked for more of a helpful owner she brought us fresh oranges off her tree and drove me to the grocery store ordered pizza for me cause I only spoke english. She is an amazing hostess with a beautiful garden and a/ c in the house huge plus. Driving back in Naples was 50 times worse the New York so we went out on a Sunday we’re there was no one out! I would book excursions cause drinking the coast is even worse with no parking. Otherwise for a family there was plenty of room. Thank you again Sonia and her mom who were super kind and helpful
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

alexis a.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

An oasis

I did not put the address in correctly for my first night arrival and thought it was another location. This is very important, and PLEASE arrive during daylight hours! The property is GORGEOUS, the guest house (this listing) is wonderful. My ONLY complaint, and it wasn't a problem for me at all because I am 5' 4" tall (162.5 cm), is the top floor (bedrooms and one of the bathrooms) is the roof and the ceiling slants down significantly. You will hit your head at the sides of the house if you're not paying attention. A 6" tall person may have a little issue. But, overall, the gardens are gorgeous, the main house (the owner's home) is BEAUTIFUL. The property is secure (gated) and it's really lovely. We drove everywhere so I can't report about getting around via public transportation at all. The host was very communicative via VRBO message or better yet, texting via whatsapp. Highly recommend. (Shower's great -- good pressure and good heat.)
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

richard g., pomfret center

Bella, Bella, Bellisima!

Villa Raffaella is a beautiful little house behind a private area of a family home (una villa grande). The separate residence was not an apartment, but it's own domicile (gated) with private access to the front door by car and taxi in beautiful Ercolano (near San Giorgio a Cremano). Sonia the wonderful daughter and her regal family live on the premises. She gave us every help and direction we needed including the number of Ciro OUR taxi driver. Ciro picked us up and dropped us off right at our door for all our trips a Napoli, to Pompeii, to the train station....tutti (and always at a very fair price). He gave us a personal tour explaining everything as he drove us everywhere. In Pompeii he even secured a wonderful tour for us on site, dropped us off and pick us up later. What a gift...grazie Sonia for Ciro and for everything. Staying at Villa Rafaella felt like we were con famiglia and we came to Ercolano to visit our own family (who still live in San Giorgio a Cremano). Every morning I would walk downtown. The people, il caffe', the food, and the churches...to me it was like una fetta di paradiso! My family came from Naples and all this was possible because of Sonia and her bella famiglia. I cannot imagine staying in a better place. Bravo Ercolano! Brava Villa Rafaela! Brava Sonia (e bravo a "da famous" Ciro" PS Gentile Sonia, Puoi condividere questo con "il famoso Ciro"? Grazie, Ricardo, Janet, e Susanna
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2017

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely building all to ourselves in Ercolano

Lodging is in a second building behind the main residence with patios all around and wonderful places to enjoy the outdoors. The beds are upstairs while there are 2 bathrooms both with showers - one upstairs and one down. The kitchen was well stocked and even supplied with coffee for the morning and a starter kit of breakfast. The Circumvesuviana train station was a 15 minute walk, not difficult, connecting us to everything we wanted. We were able to go to Paestum one day even (for Greek ruin variety from the Roman ruins in Pompeii and Herculaneum). Sonya shared the contact of her friend a taxi driver who took us places as well - he was great! Though neither Sonya nor her friend spoke much English, we used WhatsApp and translation apps to help us through. Our only potential difficulty was that the taxi drivers from Naples had a REALLY hard time locating the address. We had 2 different ones get lost coming from Naples. I found the VRBO directions most accurate, though the drivers really wanted to doubt them! But the place to stay was comfortable and adequate. We used the washer for one load but it leaked on the second load - but Sonya got it fixed while we were gone during the day (after asking if she could come in). The clothes were pretty slow to dry though so between how long the tiny washers in Italy take to wash and drying everything on a rack, we weren't able to get much laundry done there. We ended up going to the laundromat. Would recommend this place to others!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Etienne C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charmante maison aux abords de Naples

Nous avons été parfaitement accueillis par Sonia dans sa belle propriété tout près de Naples, du Vésuve et de Pompéi. Gîte très complet avec des vues magnifiques depuis la terrasse.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

maria dolores c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Una estancia muy agradable

La casa es súper cómoda. Rodeada de un bonito jardín. Es mejor que en las fotos. Muy recomendable. Si propietaria, cordial amable educada.Sin duda un destino ideal para recorrer la zona
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyne B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

séjour idéal

vacances idéales grâce à des dates choisies en dehors de l'été et des vacances scolaires. Sites superbes
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Check-in, communication

Mooie ruime woning met veel privacy!!!!!

Vriendelijke eigenaresse die alleen Italiaans spreekt. Adres van de woning is Via Farina 41 , Ercolano!!!!!!!!! Inchecken ging moezaam omdat de eigenaresse ons had medegedeeld dat het adres van de woning Via Farina 2 was!!! Hetgeen niet correct is!!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dominique A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Une hôte merveilleuse

La maison était impeccable. Nous avons beaucoup aimé la terrasse pour l’apéro et les repas en rentrant de nos journées. Sonia est une hôte exceptionnelle et très serviable. Elle nous a organisé, à notre arrivée,un transport en taxi de la gare de Naples à la location. Le chauffeur Cero fut disponible pour nous tout au long de notre séjour
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2024

About the host

Hosted by Sonia Testa

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Why they chose this property

"Villa Raffaela " is a family residence built in 1860 and recently renovated. It is located at the foot of Mount Vesuvius in one of the most beautiful areas of Campania. From the garden you can enjoy a beautiful view of Mount Vesuvius and the city of Naples which hide jewelry in history, art and culture that will make your holiday unforgettable. The idea of ​​having the guests came thinking it would be a little ' how to travel staying at home. In fact, there is an opportunity to be able to meet and chat on the Neapolitan territory, its history, about what the area offers such as culture, food, sports and landscape, with the desire to make your stay as pleasant as possible.
A "new" way to travel within the reach of all that for tourists is surely preferable to the hotel for the convenience of the price, but above all to feel in a cozy and familiar taste even miles away from home.
So it can be a truly unique experience, tranquility, friendliness, warmth and comfort are the recipe for Villa Raffaela, immersed in an elegant, intimate setting.

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