We have stayed at this hotel for more than two weeks, mainly using it as a home-base to explore various parts of Puglia. While Corrato is geographically well suited to do so, it has little to offer as a town, particularly with regard to restaurants.The nearby city of Trani may have been a better choice for our puposes. Our experience with the hotel has been mixed, but any fellow traveller should take into account the specific use we have made of this hotel.
Good points:
- Very (!) friendly staff. They have gone out of their way to make you feel welcome and to be helpful, although that was often limited by language barriers.
- Good breakfast.
- Nicely designed and maintained surroudings.
Mixed point:
- The pool was not heated, which for a quick cool-down on a very hot day actually is good, but for a real swim, particularly in the morning when it is not yet that hot, was less useful.
Not so good points:
- Many employees of the hotel (actually all but one) have very limited capability to speak any other language than Italian. This is a general problem for vacationers coming to Puglia, but unfortunately this hotel was not an exception.
- The promised free Wifi access in the rooms was highly inconsistent. When it did exist, it typically required to log in again every half hour.
- The promised gym was not accessible during our stay.
- The in-house restaurant staff was also very friendly but the dining room completely lacked atmosphere and the cooking was unimaginative.