Grand HotelCapodimonte

We are here on our honeymoon and wanted this to be so much nicer than what it was. We had a premier room- and the views are spectacular. There’s just no denying that. However- the room wasn’t as clean as I would like, there were some holes and there were marks on several of the walls. Just wasn’t maintained well. The smell in the hallway on the way to our room always smelled like smoke, and our room smelled like damp mold. The bathroom had a big window for a great view, but wasn’t set up well. It was really hard to shower because the shower head was in the middle of the wall (instead of the end) and because of that- the floor just got soaked every time. There’s no good place to stand for a shower to ensure you aren’t spilling water. There’s also no vent in the bathroom so everything fogs up and is filled with moisture. I’m not a complainer - but the hotels we stayed at in Rome and Venice at the same price point were way nicer. There was also a weird rumbling noise we could hear all the time and never figured out where this came from. Breakfast was good- but I can’t for the life of me understand why they don’t set it up indoors to keep the pigeons away. The buffet is set up outside on the terrace where pigeons can fly constantly up on the food (which is gross and not hygienic). I don’t understand why not set it up inside- there’s plenty of room. Overall we did ask the front desk for a different room- they didn’t have anything available except a suite - which cost us an extra $1,500 for 4 nights. The suite seemed maintained very well, but less of a sea view than what we have. The front desk staff was nice- but the breakfast staff didn’t seem to want to be there. A lot of the reviews say the same thing- so this isn’t new information- just our experience.