Cozy hotel, hidden from the main thoroughfare, an oasis for relaxation.

The staff was very friendly and welcoming from the very start: upon my arrival I was offered a complimentary coffee and croissant. I was given a bedroom overlooking some vineyards, on which the grapes had just started to grow.

I spent most of the time relaxing by the pool, with a good book, where I was spoiled by the staff or by going to the local beaches and visiting the numerous sea caves. There always seemed to be a small scale event in the area during the evening where I could go for enjoyment, such as chamber music concerts.

All in all, I highly recommend this hotel for those who want to relax and enjoy the local culture.

We stayed there for four nights in July. We found the hotel through TripAdvisor and booked it because of the great reviews. And here start the problems...

The hotel is situated 10 Minutes (by car) outside of Vieste on a hill in the forest. The view from there is great and there is really nothing around besides some goats and cows. It seems that the hotel was planned as a huge residence with hotel rooms and appartments. That must have been in the seventies. Unfortunately there must have been some problems, probably financial ones, because most of the appartment houses were never finished and are now spooky ruins just in front of the maybe 10 poorly maintained rooms. Our room was small, dirty and had a leaking roof.
The hotel staff consisted of three individuals, the bizarre owner, an elderly man who is still believing in finishing the hotel soon, his daughter who never did anything, and a young handyman, that was doing everything, cleaning, cooking, reparing. He probably did his best, but the service was still lousy, the qualitiy of the food poor. We were the only guests and he was continously asking us when we wanted to have breakfast (the evening before), so we didn't really felt free.
I must admit though that the whole complex has captivated me somehow and I was imagining what could have gone wrong. I liked aswell climbing around the ruins and somehow also enjoyed the bizarre and apocalyptical atmosphere...

Rustic rooms, stone built but with nasty metal doors and polstyrene tiles on walls and ceiling. The impression was naff and tacky. Some serious money needs to be spent on the site with its crumbling paths and outdated facilities. What had been done was tasteless and in a 1970's timewarp. Toilet was dirty from the last client and the shower wouldn't drain so I was ankle-deep in water. Discovered that the drain was full of hair. Place felt unwholesome. Owner was very eccentric, more concerned with playing out a fantasy of a 1960's playboy aristocrat than in actually providing a service. Informed us of his noble background and showed us with pride his plaster and glass Grecian urn tables from the local B&Q equivalent, but failed to get the rooms adequately cleaned. Got the impression that he and his daughter were inexperienced and not aware of what was required-or didn't care.

Paradiso Selvaggio is just the perfect place . For my husband and I it has been so far a dream come true . The kindness , the hospitality , the wonderful setting , the peace and yet that slightly distant sound of the sea made it the Heaven we were thinking of in our imagination . The atmosphere is filled with fragrances typical of Puglia , My husband and I made it "our special home" but I strongly suggest it to anyone looking for his own . We will definetly go back every time we will be able to .