Hotel berhampiran Parrocchia della Beata Vergine Maria Maris Stella, Torre Suda

Arrived after a long and hot bike trip for 6+ hours. Hotel was located in the middle of a cross-roads and therefore noisy even on 5.th floor. AC was not turned on (usual excuse, not hot enough.. Well 28-30 degrees for a week is hot enough for me). Due to traffic noise it was not possible to keep the door open so sleep was really poor. It it is not echonomially viable to keep the AC on with 30 deg. C they should seriously consider closing until high-season. Breakfast was not impressive and breakfast room looked like a 60s sanatorium.

Siamo stati nel periodo dell'Epifania in questo hotel con un gruppo di 16 persone. La struttura è nella città nuova, a poca distanza dal centro storico, in una posizione comoda per tutto. E' nuova, pulita e ben tenuta, ma il tocco in più lo ha dato la disponibilità e simpatia del personale, in particolare Sabrina, Maria Sole e Michela. E' stata una bella vacanza, grazie.

On our recent trip to Italy my wife and I had the good fortune to book a week-long stay at Biancodonda. It was a bit of a last minute decision to go to Puglia and we liked the reviews for Biancodonda and thought we'd give it a try. We are SO GLAD we did! The hotel is practically brand new and our room was lovely. The hotel is a few minutes walk to the old town with on-site parking so it works on a practical level as well. The staff was incredibly attentive and kind. They always gave us wonderful restaurant recommendations, making us hard to get reservations at some popular spots. Also they took a sincere interest in making sure we were able to see as much of the area as we wanted, creating itineraries specific to our interests. The staff expressed a high level of enthusiasm doing everything possible to help us enjoy our stay. I have no hesitation whatsoever recommending Biancodonda and look forward to a return visit.

We booked Palazzo Colombo (which all of a sudden appeared to be owned somehow by Palazzo Presta), and first negative surprise that ONLY appeared AFTER the booking completion, is that breakfast is served in Palazzo Colombo , meaning you wake up and when its 45 Celcius under shade, you need to sweat walking almost 500m to the other building. The people that are at the reception (in both establishments) are seemingly polite at first glance but upon any special request, they need to ask the manager/owner , that prefers to be put of reach during weekend, meaning that if you request something on Friday, it is most likely you will (if at all) get an answer on Monday. In our case we got answer on Thursday, meaning 6 days later, when we were already 2 stops further away. Thats not nice. The breakfast is amazingly poor and none pays attention to your preferences even if you repeat it again and again (in italian) but instead they do what they are used to. In my case, they did not pay attention to a G6PD allergy and despite asking, they served inappropriate food that if i was not asking all the time , i d probably be already in hospital ER. The check out was a nightmare as we had to again go to the other establishment, none helping us with luggage, under 39 degrees celcius. Mind you that parking is another huge nightmare and you never know whether you ll find your car in tact, after spending probably 40 mins to find park place !! (Any time of the day) We are lucky to be travelling 15 days every month across europe and beyond, but never had such an experience so i thought i need to inform potential clients, as its not always the case that its part of the Italian south that is even sweet at times, as we stayed and we still are in an amazing establishment in Matera, but really, keep your money for elsewhere and dont spend it there, as the owners clearly only care to rip you off and not respect you as deserved. All in all : - front desk friendliness : 7/10 - overnight cost : 4/10 - value for money : 2/10 - relaxation mood : 3/10 - breakfast : 2/10 - facilities : 4/10 - parking 1/10 - accessibility for disabled : 0/10 - aftersales service : 1/10 All in all, there are way better establishments at an even lower price that you wont believe it. At that price range, Palazzo Colombo or Palazzo Presta should offer 5* service and not mediocre 2*.

Again 6 days with 23 friends in this super hotel . It’s my favourite hotel and it’s the second time we stay here. This time only 6 days . We was all thrilled . It a hotel with atmosphere with charm with the most lovely staff. From the cleaning staff to the reception to the restaurant. We could never again had the best ending in Gallipoli for our tour in Italy . The food is amazing and the breakfast have everything you need for a good start for your day. It’s beautiful view from some of the rooms over the marina and sea. The rooms come in all configuration but they are all clean , fresh and nice good beds . Everyone went out of their way to give us the best experience as they also did last time . They arranged for us a great wine tasting evening , a 5 course dinner with the best fresh sea food ever ( we are from Norway ) Mr. Luciano , his staff his family , Nonna . Amazing everyone ! Travelled in Italy so many times but for the last 2 times we always end up here . It’s Gallipoli , the hotel the staff everything . Love it