On the afternoon you arrive, leave your cases in the suite and head out from Via Chiaia towards the sea: in about a seven-minute walk you're at the Villa Comunale, on the seafront. Over dinner, planning the following days starts with a simple sum.
With three nights in Naples you get two full days; with four nights you get three. The sum follows Follaky Secret Garden's own hours, our boutique B&B in Chiaia: check-in between 3pm and 8pm, check-out by 10am. The first afternoon and the last morning fall outside that count: the fourth night adds one whole extra day.
Three nights: the historic centre and Via Toledo
For the evening you arrive, there's no need to go far: Piazza dei Martiri is about a 3-minute walk away, and for dinner you can start from our restaurants page.
You can give your first full day to Naples's historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995. From Follaky, Via San Gregorio Armeno is about a 32-minute walk along Via Toledo, and the Duomo about 37. The metro barely saves time: between Line 1 from Toledo to Dante and the 11-minute walk from there, the whole trip takes around 25–30 minutes.
The second day can stay closer to home: Via Toledo, a museum of your choice from our what to see in Naples page, the Galleria Umberto I about an 8-minute walk away, Piazza del Plebiscito 9. In the evening, choose between dinner or the Teatro di San Carlo, also about 8 minutes away: if the trip is built around a performance, read An evening at the San Carlo, a few days in Naples.
Four nights: a day for Capodimonte
With four nights, your third full day can go to the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, on Via Lucio Amelio 2. The museum is closed on Wednesdays: if that day falls on a Wednesday, swap it with your historic-centre day. The first floor, home to the Galleria Farnese, is open from 8.30am to 7.30pm, last admission 6.30pm; the second floor closes at 5pm, last admission 4.30pm, and at 7.30pm on Sundays, public holidays and free-entry days. The museum's website notes some sections closed for restoration: check the opening times page.
On foot, Follaky to Capodimonte takes well over an hour: better to take a taxi, about 20 minutes for the 5km from Vico Monteroduni 16. By bus it takes around 50 minutes; routes 168, 178, C67 and 3M stop at Porta Piccola, according to the official directions. Tickets are bought online via CoopCulture, from the link on the museum's website. The Real Bosco grounds are open every day, Wednesdays included.
For a day outside Naples, on an excursion you organise yourselves, our Follaky itineraries set out eight ready-made days, including ones for Pompeii, for Capri and Anacapri, for Procida and Ischia, and for Amalfi, Positano and Sorrento. Or keep one day free of bookings, so you can move a walk if it rains: a few ideas are in Naples in the rain.
Arrival day and departure morning
Check-in is in person with Monica or Fabio, between 3pm and 8pm, within the time slot you confirm before arriving. From Napoli Centrale station it takes about 35–45 minutes in all on Metro Line 1, or around 15–20 minutes by taxi: give the driver Vico Monteroduni 16, the vehicle entrance. On foot, you come in through Via Chiaia 149F, using the park's private lift. Both entrances are described in getting here; if you're arriving from Rome, also read After Rome, three or four nights in Naples.
The suite is vacated by 10am. To keep exploring after check-out, you can ask in advance for luggage storage, chargeable and subject to confirmation, which follows front-desk hours: Monday to Friday 8am–1.15pm, Saturday 8am–11.30am. Late check-out is also available, on the same terms: chargeable and subject to confirmation. If you're leaving on a Sunday, check-out is done from Vico Monteroduni 16; the front desk is closed that day, so luggage storage isn't available. The full conditions are in our house rules.
Which suite for three or four nights?
Follaky Secret Garden has two suites, each for two guests, with an independent, private entrance, a 160×200cm queen bed and a private bathroom; Follaky Breakfast is included. The Suite Chiaia Deluxe Garden View is the more intimate of the two: olive green, wood and maiolica tiles, with a window looking onto two neighbouring private gardens. The Suite Toledo Deluxe Private Patio is larger and brighter, in white and turquoise maiolica, with its own private patio.
If your trip revolves around the historic centre and one evening out, three nights are enough; if you'd also like Capodimonte, an excursion or a day with no plans, you'll need the fourth. More nights also mean more hours in the suite, and that's where the difference between the two matters most: the greenery outside the Suite Chiaia's window, or the Suite Toledo's own private patio. Try both lengths of stay with the same arrival date and check your dates for the Follaky suites.
