Masseria Fortificata Donnaloia

It was perfect for relaxing and is a beautiful location close to sea and countryside. The staff are very helpful and had great recommendations for our visit. We visited Alberobello while we where there which was a highlight of our trip.

My partner disliked the hard beds but it didn't bother me much. The location is about 10/15 minutes away from closest ( lively) town Monopoli, so would advise to rent a car or will need taxi.

Very nice conceptual hotel. Good location near Monopoli 5 mins drive max. 4-5 mins drive to the beach as well. Most of the staff was friendly, they helped us upgrade the room to a very spacious and nice decorated one. And welcomed us with some good and cold prosecco. The bed was big and comfortable, lots of good pillows, spacious bathroom, clean room. The restaurant was pretty romantic, and not very crowded which made our stay more pleasant + the good morning coffee. Lots of parking places and amazing Valet. Helped us with our tons of luggages. Not to many activities for two families with two small kids (3+ years) but we would recommend it for the vibrant and romantic feel of the place.

Breakfast - pretty poor + no variety. Restaurant - decent food, but few dishes, opens late, so unless you book your lunch in advance, you need to serve it some other place. Pool - clean but pretty small, and not kids friendly Staff - overall nice and friendly, only some of them are speaking english. Beach - Not so great, don’t lose your time here, better visit other beaches there are plenty of them around (15-25 mins drive).

The staff were great and friendly as well as helpful. The room was large and spacious. I think This was a superior room as our friends had a much smaller room. The pool was very clean and not too cold. They also had a free shuttle bus to the beach as it was quite a walk if not which included a free sunbed. Overall great place to stay!.

The only thing we didn’t like was the fact we couldn’t get a late check out even though we had an email confirming that we had the room until 18.00. If we had not double checked after breakfast our things would have still been in the room when the changeover would of started.