We stayed for four nights and had an excellent stay. The staff are some of the kindest and most service minded I’ve met anywhere, we were not well our first couple of days and they looked after us very well. Location is perhaps a little isolated (nothing much in walking distance) but totally beautiful, private, peaceful and so close to the sea you can hear the waves lapping against the rocks in your room. Our room had a semi-private roof terrace you can walk up to and enjoy the sun from. It is spotlessly clean everywhere, probably the cleanest hotel we’ve ever stayed in. Rooms and facilities are great, super comfy beds, beautiful bathrooms with great showers. Our only negatives are that the information around what is on offer can sometimes be a little confusing, for example for our first two days no one brought us a breakfast menu, so we didn’t even know we could have eggs made/juices etc until day 3 and just had breads and fruit. This despite us being the only guests in the hotel at the time, kind of odd. The restaurant is also extremely fine dining focused. We were treated to an array of amuse bouches etc as well as what we ordered - all very technical and pretty. But we didn’t think any of it tasted that great. One pasta dish we tried was a huge disappointment also, dried pasta being used. Why put so much extreme effort into smaller dishes and then not do so on the main thing tourists travel to Italy to eat? The main meals we ate which were more simple like the Puglian oven roasted fish were excellent. I would advise them to consider keeping it a bit more simple. I love fine dining, but if you don’t accompany it with getting the basic stuff correct what’s the point? Overall it is a fantastic hotel with wonderful staff. Just those small details in my opinion take it off a perfect score

The hotel is beautiful, easy to get to and the location is fantastic. The entire hotel was very clean, private and the pools and food are fantastic. Rooms are spacious and well appointed. The view from the sea terrace rooms and the restaurant is hard to beat. Less than a 10 minute drive from Monopoli which was a really lovely town to explore on foot.

Only downfall would be how 'new' the staff were, although I guess thats a drawback of going relatively early after the hotel opens for the season. Most of the staff were nice, but in general the level of service wasn't up to the price point and star rating. We would still come back.

This is a haven designed to relaxation and privacy. Staff were unobtrusive. No signs. No pushiness. Staff were first class and very discrete. Breakfast opposite the Adriatic Sea on your private terrace cannot be put into words. A quiet knock on your patio doors revealed a fabulous breakast set out on blue linen table cloth runner with quality silverware and Villeroy and Bosche crockery. Exceptional and unique.

Outside sign didn’t give away the exclusive hotel beyond but perhaps that was deliberate.

If you like peace, quiet, privacy, small hotels, and falling asleep to the sound of the waves, this is for you. There are just few places along Italy's coast where you can find such privacy right on the water's edge - it will never be crowded here, not even in the middle of August. Your shady, private patio touches the sea, you can jump in the water directly from you room. Rooms and bathrooms (we had 2 bathrooms in the room) are big, beds are comfortable, toiletries luxurious and plentiful. The private beach is ample, sunbeds comfy; if you need a pool, there are 5, one of which is heated, even in summer. Bar and restaurant are right on the water, food is delicious, seafood as fresh as can be. Service is excellent but discrete. Close enough to 2 airports to be worth even a short break. We would have loved to stay longer, though.

Breakfast is served on your own private patio right on the water's edge. We loved it, but you have to order food and drinks the night before - you have plentiful choice, but if you are a buffet lover you might find it restrictive. You pay a price for the location and the luxury, in September it was good value for us, but August might be different.

Let me start by saying it’s the most beautiful place I’ve ever stayed directly on the water and in front of your room is the most glorious pool immaculate the food was incredible. The service was the best magic is all I could say God willing I would love to go back there.

I hated that I had to leave I could’ve stayed there the whole entire trip

excellent location, exceptionally friendly staff, great overall service, wonderful breakfast

the rooms are not to a 5star standard and the restaurant is good but also needs some attention from a decoration point of view. The fantastic staff make up for a lot of it.

room with 2 bathrooms very comfortable; loved the sea water natural"pool"

loud noise/ music from adjoining beach property spoilt the first dinner on the sea - unfortunately outside hotel's control but still disappointing. fortunately noise abated after weekend.

It is situated in a beautiful location.

Thought you could walk into Monopoli but it is much further out of town than I thought. Really need a car. Dinner was a tasting menu which was really just too much food. Would have preferred Al a crate. But delicious!

Excellent breakfast served on your private patio with spectacular sunrise over the Adriatic sea. Wonderful restaurant and bar. Beautiful pools. Private access to rooftop terrace was special.

Bathrooms were smelly, dated and the shower was so very tight.

beautiful peaceful location. loved having the sea on our doorstep. the breakfast on our patio each morning was fabulous!

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