Relais Casabella

We have been at Relais Cassbella for one week of a two week stay. Our rooms are in a beautiful, tranquil setting of gardens full of fruit and olive trees with a lovely pool with ample sun beds / seating in the sun and shade of the trees. Perfect for getting away from it all within walking distance of the centre of town (25 mins) if reasonably fit. Our hosts Ruggero, Angelica and Riccardo are so friendly and helpful we are welcomed like friends of the family. We speak little Italian and our hosts speak little English but we manage to get on well. Their recommendations for restaurants, shopping, events and places to visit in and around Martina Franca have been excellent. Our rooms have everything we need and the lady who looks after them is very friendly and helpful. Breakfast is good with a variety of home made jam and cakes. We will be sorry to leave next week.

We booked this B&B based on photos and the price. We had a room for 4. Children slept “upstairs”. It wasn’t excellent, it wasn’t bad but somewhere in between. The host was friendly and booked a nice trattoria the first night. He brought us café the next morning and that was also the last time. The breakfast is Italian style but after a day you bring your own meat, cheese and Nutella. :-( In Italy a lot of places don’t understand the difference between having WIFI or having a stable working internet connection. I hope it will getting better some day. The area was as good as on the pictures but total satisfaction is in the details and that’s what we’ve missed.

We stayed at Relais Casabella for a month while looking for a permanent home in Martina Franca. The hotel has so much charm and character, but is also very clean and updated with many modern conveniences (rare in the part of Puglia). Ruggiero and Angelica are the sweet owners who live on the property. They will tell you to knock on their door if you need anything during your stay. Honestly, they were so kind that we felt like their grandchildren while we were there. One thing to consider, neither of them speak English. My wife and I speak decent Italian so we were fine, but if you don't I recommend using google translate on your phone. Breakfast is a typical Italian breakfast with pastries, jams, breads, caffe, fruits, yogurt and absolutely no, no eggs or meat. As others have wrote, you definitely need a car to travel the area around Martina Franca. When arriving to the hotel for the first time, note that Relais Casabella's location isn't correct on many GPS maps. For this reason, the owners prefer to meet you at the local "ENI" gas station on via Taranto" and then follow them to the property.