The hotel is very conveniently located to the train station and no noise can be heard. First floor has access to a large terrace , overlooking the famous Scilla's narrow straight, described by Homer.The owner is always present on site, helps with luggage, other requests (even with very limited English), arranges golf carts to get to the top part of Scilla. We felt safe. The disappointing feature has been a really vintage look of the property despite excellent new AC unit in our room which worked seamlessly. The room and it's bathroom were clean, hot water instant, the frig worked and there were some simple local selections of ham and cheese with bread and jams at breakfast on the terrace. But our experience was totally ruined by the presence of two strange, covered by old sheets couches on the terrace which, in our view, did not belong. Scilla is a special place steeped in history and is a living, fishing village, not just a tourist spot. Overall hotel choices are very limited, being mostly BBs. Younger people might overlook what to our standards had not amounted to be called even "shabby chic". At the same time, we understand the vintage building is part of the historic landscape, and it is up to the owners how they want it to look. We enjoyed "Lido Paradiso" nearby, kept clean and welcoming, and a local coffee and gellateria bar always open in the afternoon. Unfortunately, in October the closest fish restaurant worked only sporadically. Once we had lunch at "Pippo".