Masseria & Spa LuciaGiovanni

I do not like to post negatively but it was all the positive reviews that helped me decide to book this Masseria and they were very misleading. The staff could not be nicer but the place is in need of a total facelift if it is to retain a 4 star rating. The floors in our room and through the property are badly scuffed and cracked. In our room the ceiling needed repair and the mattress was a thin hard slab. On the other hand the upholstery inside and outside our room was so worn you sink in. I have visited Morocco several times and the decor is one of my favorites styles but here the decor is just dark and drab now- not the vivid spice colors of Marrakech. We had dinner one night and sadly it was just average at best. To be honest we had booked a stay of 4 nights but left after the first night as we were very disappointed. This could be a wonderful property with a total update.

Service was outstanding. The hotel helped us tips, restaurant and beach club bookings. Breakfast was plentiful and we were kindly asked to help ourselves before the buffet shut. The pool is huge and heaven in the heat. We had a suite for the 4 of us. The building was 5 centuries old with huge ceilings. To top it off, the hotel is a stones throw away from the town centre. I highly recommend this hotel for exploring Lecce and Salento.

When arriving we were guided around in this North African Masseria. Nice rooms, which are clean. Large outside pool, but also inside pool and spa. Every room has an outside private terrace. Very professional service and multilingual. Correct food in Nice restaurant.

We stayed in this masseria for 8 nights with a family with 2 teenagers. What stood out for us was the very friendly personnel, beautiful pool (which of course our kids liked a lot and was cleaned daily), convenient location, spacious room and sitting by the fire with a glass of limoncello in the evenings. We booked a family room (#26) and were given 2 options when we checked in, which was really nice. We opted for room 26 which did not have a 'garden' area but was bigger and more of a separate sleeping area for our kids (the free standing bathtub looked very nice but we didn't use it). Would qualify it between 4 and 5 stars. Reason for not giving 5 is that in some cases items in the hotel felt a bit 'worn' and we would have liked a bit more variation on the menu (although Gino made a special salad for us :) ) The location is very good, close to Lecce (10 euro with a taxi one way) which is beautiful with very nice restaurants. We also explored a beachclub at Porto Cesareo (Bahia), Gallipoli, Santa Maria di Leuca for a nice boat tour to the caves and Otranto, another lovely town with great food (Fronte Mare was great). There is a car rental company (Morini) 20 minutes walk from the masseria which was convenient.

Endroit magnifique et surprenant, véritable Riad Marocain avec sa Palmeraie au milieu des Pouilles. Personnel au petit soin et très sympathique. Restaurant Bien, chambre magnifique et propre, piscine intérieur et extérieur avec un spa. Ne pas hésiter, si vous êtes dans le coin.

Abbiamo trascorso un magnifico weekend in questo resort stile marocchino. Ha tutti i servizi di un 4 stelle: bella piscina esterna, SPA ben attrezzata, buona e ricca la collaborazione e il ristorante. Particolari complimenti a tutto il personale , gentile, accogliente e sempre disponibile. Consigliatissimo. Maria e Giorgio