21 best hotels in Puglia for an Italian summer
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Puglia will always hold fond memories for me: I chose it as the location for my last holiday before becoming a mother, when I was six-months-pregnant. Seeking somewhere that I could rest, while also enjoying the finer things in life that might be a little more – shall we say… out of reach, once my baby came along – I found Puglia to tick both boxes. And more I didn't know I had. It certainly helped that I had heard that the A-list love it here. Think: the Beckhams, Alexa Chung, Madonna and Meryl Streep.
It's easy to see why. Unlike anywhere I'd ever been in Italy before, this southern region boasts a unique history, landscape and culture. The first thing you'll notice are the trulli – dome-roofed huts made from stone – which are dotted across the countryside next to masseria (old stone farmhouses). Many of these have now been restored and opened as guest houses or hotels – I even stayed in one (Alexa Chung et all were there a few weeks later, I like to think I inspired them…)
There are even entire trulli villages that you can visit, with Alberobello, Locorotondo, Fasano, Ostuni, Cisternino, Martina Franca and Ceglie Messapica being the most famous. Throw in sandy beaches, beautiful Baroque cities (Lecce, Otranto and Bari are all worth a visit) and delicious cuisine (local dishes include orecchiette and aubergine parmigiana) and you're on to a winning holiday formula. “La vita lenta” is the motto around these parts – the slow life – so take a load off and chill.
The best hotels in Puglia at a glance:
- Best Hotel in Puglia On The Beach: Baglioni Masseria
- Best Hotel in Puglia for Families: Borgo Egnazia
- Best Villa for Groups: Masseria Gemmabella
- Best Five-Star Hotel in Puglia: Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita
- Best Boutique Hotel in Puglia: Paragon 700
How we chose the best hotels in Puglia:
Unsurprisingly, there are a plethora of options to choose from when it comes to picking a hotel in Puglia – with something to suit every taste and budget. For families, there’s the option of staying in a self-catering villa with everything you need on site, or a five-star all-inclusive hotel on the coast. Couples might want more privacy, or more options of places to explore. Luckily, our well-travelled editors have been to Puglia and done research, resulting in a list of reviewed hotels in Puglia chosen for their locations, service, design, facilities, food and wellness centres.
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1. Best boutique hotel in Puglia
Opened in 2021, Paragon 700 is the brainchild of designers Pascale Lauber and Ulrike Bauschke, who took this decaying 16th-century palazzo (it had sat empty for four decades) and transformed it into one of Ostuni’s most stylish boutique hotels. Centred around an orange tree-filled courtyard garden, there’s a rustic outdoor swimming pool as well as an underground cave spa, which offers treatments including a 2.5-hour ‘salt ritual’ that includes a scrub, wrap and massage). Rather handily, the hotel also offers airport shuttle services to nearby Brindisi Airport, so you don’t need to worry about car hire or taxis.
Price per night: From £388
Address: Largo Michele Ayroldi Carissimo 14, 72017 Ostuni, Italy
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