My partner used to buy hotel beds for a major tour operator, so has had plenty of experience of staying away. This was her best nights sleep in 25 years and for me, the best nights sleep in a hotel ever.
The resort is busy June to early September we were told, so we were outside of the main season and the hotel was quiet, which perhaps helped with sleeping. The sheets are quality cotton, the pillows supportive, the air conditioning works and the blinds are first class.
We had room 7 with a balcony, which gives a view of the sea. The sun is on it most of the day, but the blinds prevent this being an issue in the room.
Everything is spotlessly clean, Wifi is free and works well, the hotel owners and staff are friendly and helpful, but if you have next to no Italian like us, then be prepared to use sign language, google translation, or a good phrase book.
Not everything is perfect, the shower had to be run for several minutes until the hot water came through, when it was fine. If our sign language worked, it appears to be on a circular system and perhaps because there were fewer guests, or our room was furthest from the boiler (?), then that could have been the issue.
Breakfast was average, apart from the Salento pie, which is a local delicacy and is well...My partner used to buy hotel beds for a major tour operator, so has had plenty of experience of staying away. This was her best nights sleep in 25 years and for me, the best nights sleep in a hotel ever.
The resort is busy June to early September we were told, so we were outside of the main season and the hotel was quiet, which perhaps helped with sleeping. The sheets are quality cotton, the pillows supportive, the air conditioning works and the blinds are first class.
We had room 7 with a balcony, which gives a view of the sea. The sun is on it most of the day, but the blinds prevent this being an issue in the room.
Everything is spotlessly clean, Wifi is free and works well, the hotel owners and staff are friendly and helpful, but if you have next to no Italian like us, then be prepared to use sign language, google translation, or a good phrase book.
Not everything is perfect, the shower had to be run for several minutes until the hot water came through, when it was fine. If our sign language worked, it appears to be on a circular system and perhaps because there were fewer guests, or our room was furthest from the boiler (?), then that could have been the issue.
Breakfast was average, apart from the Salento pie, which is a local delicacy and is well worth trying. It is a sweet pastry with a mild cheese/mascapone type filling.
There is no restaurant facility, but the hotel is within easy walking distance of the town centre.
They can provide drinks. Prosecco was very reasonably priced and better than bottles we tried on the seafront bars and less than half the cost.
Parking is in the street outside and we had no problems in finding a space.
We would definitely return here, as this is a good base to explore the coastline from Leuca to Gallipoli (which is lovely).
Please note that the Lido that the hotel has leaflets for, closes around the 3rd week of September, as we found when we turned up there.
Worth taking insect repellent as in September at least, the local mosquitos were active!
I've given this review 5 stars, although I did consider 4 in view of the delay getting into the shower, but when you leave a hotel feeling totally relaxed and refreshed, what's a few extra minutes in bed whilst the water heats up?More
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