We stayed here for 3 nights at the start of our holiday, in early June, and 1 night at the end. The hotel is located just outside the small town of Cisternino and is convenient for visiting, amongst other places, the ‘white towns’, Alberobello with its trulli and the baroque town of Lecce. It is also convenient for the airports at Brindisi and Bari.
We booked the accommodation ourselves, by email, and found the whole process very straightforward.
Giovanna (on reception) and all the staff were extremely helpful and friendly. They were very patient and encouraging with our attempts to converse in Italian – a useful asset in this part of Italy.
Our air conditioned rooms, which overlooked the Valle D’Itria, were spacious and immaculately clean, as were the en-suite facilities. The buffet breakfasts provided were excellent and ample. Although the restaurant was not open whilst we were there, the staff on reception were able to advise on restaurants in Cisternino and were willing to book tables for us. Although other reviewers have walked into the town we decided that, in the dark, it would be the safer to drive, since there is no continuous footpath alongside the road. The night manager was always very willing to serve drinks from the bar on our return from dinner.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Aia del Vento and we recommend it highly.
- Aia Del Vento Cisternino
