The 5 Best Luxury Hotels in Apulia

Puglia is an Italian region that enchants with its extraordinary natural beauty, its cultural heritage and its thousand-year history. This region offers a variety of landscapes that range from the crystalline sea to the hills full of olive groves and vineyards, to the cities of art rich in history, architecture and traditions. For this reason, people often wonder where to stay in Puglia, which are the most “authentic” structures and in this article we talk about those that are 5 luxury hotels, structures of excellence that are an emblem of the Puglia tradition, real experiences to live at least once in a lifetime.

1. Borgo Egnazia – Savelletri Di Fasano (BR)

“Nowhere else”. This is the slogan that accompanies Borgo Egnazia, the imposing structure entirely made of rough tuff and local stones, the undisputed queen of Puglian hospitality, which blends tradition and innovation, contemporaneity and authenticity, simplicity and majesty.

The structure is located in Savelletri di Fasano (Brindisi), a few steps from the Adriatic coast. We tell you more about it in this article.

2. Palazzo Ducale Venturi – Minervino Di Lecce (LE)

The 5 Star Luxury Hotel Palazzo Ducale Venturi is located in a completely renovated 16th century noble palace, an oasis of elegance, peace and beauty in a Charming Relais for your holiday in Puglia.

Located in Minervino di Lecce, in Salento, Palazzo Ducale Venturi – Luxury Relais & Wellness is 12 km from Otranto and just 6 km from the sea. The building is surrounded by a lush Mediterranean garden, which houses the saltwater pool and overlooks the bar and the ancient armory. The citrus grove and the underground pool are exclusive corners in which to spend regenerating moments of relaxation.

Rooms

The 20 rooms of Palazzo Ducale Venturi, 14 in the main building and 6 in the ancient armory near the saltwater pool, are sumptuous refuges, renovated under the supervision of the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage. All furnished in a unique and original way, the rooms have period furniture and fine finishes. Some of them overlook the garden with a private patio.

Wellness Center

The ancient underground oil mill houses the heated pool, an underground oasis that will allow you to dedicate yourself to yourself, closing the whole world outside. You can also indulge in massages and facial and body treatments offered by qualified staff, work out in the equipped gym, stimulate body and mind with exclusive cryotherapy treatments and use the bicycles, made available free of charge by the structure.

Restaurant

At Palazzo Ducale Venturi you can savor simple and genuine cuisine, tailored to the needs of guests. The breakfast buffet is served from 8:00 to 10:30 and includes only fresh products prepared by the chef. From 11:00 the Pool Bar offers salads and club sandwiches prepared with homemade focaccia. Dinner is available upon reservation with a set menu that varies daily based on what the chef buys at the local market.

3. Masseria Torre Maizza – Fasano (BR)

Nestled among ancient olive trees and just a few minutes from the sea, Masseria Torre Maizza has its roots in the distant 16th century, when it served as a fortified watchtower against the incursions of the Ottoman Turks and the Saracens.

The services of the Masseria

Masseria Torre Maizza, tastefully designed by Olga Polizzi, combines elegant design with top-notch services. Its offers include refined rooms and suites, a restaurant with panoramic views, an exclusive rooftop bar, a 20-meter swimming pool and a private beach club. Relaxation and well-being are guaranteed thanks to the spa and the 9-hole golf course, perfect for a regenerating break.

The rooms of Torre Maizza

The accommodations of the Masseria reflect local craftsmanship enriched with touches of modern luxury. Each room and suite has private gardens and offers spectacular views of the Puglia countryside. The interiors, designed with great attention to detail, combine elegance and functionality, ensuring guests a unique stay experience.

Torre Maizza restaurant

The Carosello restaurant, once the Masseria’s stables, celebrates the authentic flavors of Apulian cuisine with refined dishes and local ingredients. By the pool, the Violetta restaurant offers light options and fresh drinks, while the Lido Bambu offers a relaxed and sophisticated dining experience, ideal for savoring the best of Italian cuisine.

4. Grotta Palazzese – Polignano a Mare (BA)

Located in the historic center of Polignano a Mare, the Hotel Grotta Palazzese, located overlooking the sea, rests on the famous Grotta Palazzese which houses the restaurant of the same name considered among the 10 most exclusive outdoor restaurants in the world! Renovated with elegant refinement, the Hotel Grotta Palazzese has 18 rooms truly suspended over the sea in total harmony with the most advanced technology systems. An enchanting place for your exclusive holiday, made of relaxation and a wonderful relationship with Nature, the only one in Polignano a Mare with a private beach.

We will tell you more about it in this article.

5. Masseria Potenti – Manduria (TA)

“What is a masseria?” This is the question that is most often asked by foreign and non-foreign tourists. Masserie are ancient buildings, typical of southern Italy, very common in Puglia. In the past they were large agricultural companies with a rich land extension owned by local noble lords. Masserie were based on a self-subsistence system and inside, in addition to the home of the rich landowner, there were also the farmers’ lodgings, stables, storage for fodder and crops.

Today Masseria Potenti is a farm (about 130 hectares) that extends into the Mandurian countryside and a farmhouse. It was born from the dream and will of Maria Grazia Di Lauro and her husband Paolo, to want to pass on their love for their homeland to their children, Chiara and Walter and their friends.

The rooms of Masseria Potenti

Guests of Masseria Potenti enjoy exclusive privacy in the suites created from the old sheepfolds or in the farmers’ houses, all with living room, fireplace, air conditioning, mini-bar, private garden, where, on request, a romantic dinner can be served.

You can enjoy moments of intimate relaxation, for example, in the private pool or in the Arab garden protected by the ancient walls, dedicate yourself to reading in the shade of the centuries-old fig tree and get a massage in the oasis of prickly pears.

A day in Masseria Potenti

The morning begins with a hearty breakfast, the jams are those prepared with their fruit, as well as the cakes and donuts, freshly baked, prepared with the chicken coop’s eggs and their wheat.

At dusk, guests returning from their excursions will find the true atmosphere of the masseria; the poignant, fiery sunsets that reflect on the white lime walls give a magical light to the buildings. In this mystical moment, the only frenetic activity is that which can be seen from the large windows of the kitchen, from where the smells and aromas of Mediterranean cuisine come.

Dinner is served, guests sit around the long tables, who soon become part of a single group, where common interests are rediscovered, opinions are exchanged on excursions already made and on excursions to be made. At the buffet everyone can serve themselves as they like, the various courses will give the possibility to choose according to their tastes, but each food has in common a careful care in the choice of strictly fresh and seasonal products, coming from our land.