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Experience the unique landscape and architecture of Puglia from the comfort of one of our hand picked holiday rental villas in Puglia, holiday apartments in Puglia or hotels in Puglia.

Your vacation in Puglia is very important to us, so whether you choose to explore the wonderful towns of Lecce or Bari, or relax in the comfort of your Puglian hotel with swimming pool, booking your holiday accommodation in Puglia with Essential Italy will ensure a holiday experience never to forget.

Below are the details of our holiday hotels in Puglia.

We are always pleased to discuss your holiday requirements – please call or email if you’d like to discuss any of our hotels in Puglia further.

Hotels in Puglia

Borgo San Marco

Borgo San Marco | Fasano

Rooms: double bedrooms and suites with en-suite shower rooms and most with private patio or terrace

Swimming pool: 30 x 15 metres (irregular in shape)

Location: Fasano (5 min. drive)

Arrival day: any

Price: from £80.00 per person, per night

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Borgo San Marco, originally a majestic farm house, is surrounded by olive groves with views across to the Adriatic sea. The fortified walls were built to prevent the Turks from entering... see Borgo San Marco

Hotel La Terra

Hotel La Terra | Ostuni

Rooms: 17

Swimming pool: none

Location: Ostuni

Arrival day: any

Price: from £62.00 per person, per night

This stylish, comfortable and welcoming hotel holds a great position in the heart of the famous ‘White City’ otherwise known as Ostuni. The splendid 13th century building sits next to the Benedictine Monastery... see Hotel La Terra

Hotel Sant’Angelo

Hotel Sant’Angelo – 4 star | Matera

Rooms: 22 – standard & suites

Swimming pool: none

Restaurants: 1

Bars: 2

Car Hire: essential

Location: Matera

Arrival day: any

Price: from £165.00 per room, per night

This wonderful and original hotel has been completely restyled for 2009
making a visit even more worthwhile during your stay in Puglia. Matera, better known as the city of the ‘Sassi’, is the home to the most original valley dwellings, churches and frescoed chapels, most of which are carved out of the rock itself... see Hotel Sant’Angelo

Il Convento di Santa Maria di Constantinopoli

Il Convento di Santa Maria di Constantinopoli

Rooms: 8 sumptuous rooms

Swimming pool: 1

Location: Otranto (15kms), coast 2kms

Arrival day: any

Price: from £375.00 per night

Writing a description for this bed and breakfast, hotel-home is not easy. Alastair and Athena McAlpine restored this ex-convent four years ago and the result is amazing. The philosophy at Il Convento is that the guests are treated as visiting friends... see Il Convento di Santa Maria di Constantinopoli

Il Palmento

Il Palmento - 4 star | Locorotondo

Rooms: suites

Swimming pool: 2 (12 x 6 metres) plus childrens pool

Restaurant: 1

Bars: 1

Location: Locorotondo (2kms)

Car hire: essential

Arrival day: any

Price: from £70.00 per person, per night

Il Palmento makes up its own delightful little hamlet of 30 trulli – the typical coned roofs found only in Puglia. The styishly restored complex is now dazzlingly white making a fantastic impact against the beautiful scenery and blue Pugliese sky... see Il Palmento

La Rascina

La Rascina | Ostuni new

Rooms: 8 bedrooms (& 4 apartments)

Swimming pool: 12 x 6 metres

Restaurant: none

Bars: 1

Location: Ostuni (4kms)

Car hire: essential

Arrival day: any

Price: from £95.00 per room, per night

This elegant and charming Masseria with its superb accommodation is not to be missed and we can clearly see why it has won the Best Bed & Breakfast Award in Puglia (2007)... see La Rascina

Li Foggi

Li Foggi | Alezio, near Gallipoli new

Rooms: 1 & 2 bedroom apartments

Swimming pool: none

Restaurant: breakfast room

Bars: none

Location: Alezio, Gallipoli (8km)

Car hire: essential

Arrival day: any

Price: from £58.00 per person, per night

Set in the middle of the Salento countryside, this fantastic accommodation promises tranquillity, comfort and character. Originally a masseria encircled by farm lands, the local owner has transformed the building into a beautiful residence with 14 charming one and two bedroom apartments... see Li Foggi

Masseria Don Cirillo

Masseria Don Cirillo| Ugento, nr Gallipoli new

Sleeps: 10 (Superior and Deluxe)

Swimming pool: yes

Location: Ugento, Gallipoli (9kms)

Arrival day: any

Price: from £72.00 per person, per night

Masseria Don Cirillo is an oasis of calm and elegance set in the middle of the southern Pugliese penisula. Perfect for a stop-over should you be touring the area and also an ideal base for a longer stay... see Masseria Don Cirillo

Masseria Due Torri

Masseria Due Torri | near Monpoli

Rooms: 1 double and 1 double/twin B&B rooms one with an ensuite shower room and one with private bathroom

Swimming pool: 14 x 7 metres (shared with farmhouse apartment)

Location: near Monopoli (4km)

Arrival day: any

Price: from £70.00 per night

This traditional 17th century stone farmhouse, set in the heart of the Pugliese countryside, has been converted into a wonderfully comfortable haven of peace and quiet... see Masseria Due Torri

Masseria Marzalossa

Masseria Marzalossa | Fasano

Rooms: 8 superior double bedrooms and 4 suites with en-suite shower rooms

Swimming pool: 18 x 8 metres (open mid-April to mid-October)

Restaurants: 1 (residents only)

Location: Fasano

Arrival day: any

Price: from £75.00 per person, per night

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Masseria Marzalossa has to be one of the finest masseria to have been restored over the last few years. Originally a 17th century farm house, this wonderful building has been lovingly renovated by the family owners... see Masseria Marzalossa

Masseria Montelauro

Masseria Montelauro | Otranto

Rooms: 29 double rooms, all en-suite

Swimming pool: 1

Location: Otranto (3kms), beach 3kms

Arrival day: any

Price:from £129.00 per night

Originally a 12th century monks residence, this masseria has been restored with great care and attention to comfort, detail and design. Masseria Montelauro is situated a few kilometres outside the town of Otranto... see Masseria Montelauro

Masseria Panareo

Masseria Panareo | near Otranto new

Rooms: 17 total

Swimming pool: 1

Location: Otranto (10kms)

Car hire: essential

Arrival day: any

Price:from £40.00 per person per night B&B

Set on the rugged coastline just south of Otranto, Masseria Panareo is set in a super location just 1.5km from the beautiful sea. This original farmhouse has been recently renovated by its proud family owners and boasts very comfortable accommodation... see Masseria Panareo

Palazzo Mosco Inn

Palazzo Mosco Inn | Gallipoli old town

Rooms: 9

Swimming pool: none

Restaurant: Bed & Breakfast only

Bars: none

Location: Gallipoli old town

Arrival day: any

Price: from £143.00 per room, per night

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Gallipoli sits on the Ionian Sea, on the other side of the Salento peninsula to Bari and Brindisi. Palazzo Mosco Inn is found in the middle of the tiny island that is linked to the new part of town by a bridge... see Palazzo Mosco Inn

Relais Sant’Eligio

Relais Valle dell’Idro| Otranto new

Rooms: 30 (standard & luxury)

Swimming pool: none

Restaurant: none

Bars: 1

Location: Otranto

Car hire: essential

Arrival day: any

Price: from £143.00 per night

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Otranto sits almost at the bottom of the Italian heel and was once one of the major Roman ports. Now a bustling fishing centre, the pretty seaside town with its impressive castle dating back to the late 1400’s is definitely worth a visit... see Relais Valle dell’Idro

Studio 68

Suite 68 | Lecce new

Rooms: 8

Swimming pool: none

Restaurant: none (breakfast room)

Bars: none

Location: Lecce

Car hire: essential

Arrival day: any

Price: from £76.00 per night

Set in the back streets of Lecce, parking is not a problem as you can find spaces just outside the walls of the city. The outside of the building does not give away the chic charm that you find as the door opens into a stylish covered courtyard... see Suite 68

Tenuta Monacelli

Tenuta Monacelli & Masseria Giampaolo | nr Lecce new

Rooms: 24 – standard, superior, suite

Plunge pool: 35 x 10 metres (1.5–4.8m deep)

Location: Lecce (10km)

Arrival day: any

Price: from £170.00 per room, per night

Tenuta Monacelli and Masseria Giampaolo are two beautiful majestic historic buildings set in wonderful olive groves just a short drive from the coast. Belonging to the same owner, they are linked together by a path and both offer superior accommodation with sumptuous décor and great service... see Tenuta Monacelli

Relais Sant’Eligio

Trulli Country Farmhouse | Cisternino

Rooms: 4

Plunge pool: 4 x 4 metres (1m deep)

Location: Contrada Figazzano near Cisternino, (beach 6kms – Torre Canne)

Arrival day: any

Price: from £60.00 per room, per night

This typical farm house has been lovingly converted into an intimate country house offering charming accommodation and warm hospitality.  Situated midway between the major towns of Brindisi and Bari... see Trulli Country Farmhouse