House / Villa - Mattinata

We had a very enjoyable stay in the apartment owned by Luigi and Pinar. The location is a few minutes walk from the beach and there is a very pretty patio for relaxing. Luigi and Pinar were very kind and helpful. Highly recommended.

Very kind hosts and lovely to be so close to the beach. Simple but clean wee house with all you need.

Luigi and Pina were wonderful hosts, making us feel very welcome and helping us to get the most out of our time in this beautiful part of southern Italy. Luigi brought us fresh fruit from his trees and gardens. He speaks English as well as Italian, and offered us good advice about other places to visit on the Gargano Peninsula (and also the best times to go to those places). Without his help, we would have missed some of the most beautiful parts of the Gargano's beautifully dramatic coastline. But this property was also a great place to just be lazy and enjoy what was close at hand: a wide courtyard and veranda offering both sun and shade, clean comfortable rooms, nice views from the rooftop terrace, nearby waterfront cafes, and the ability to walk out the front gate and step immediately onto a lovely stone beach with great views up and down the coast. You have you choice here between organized parts of the waterfront where you can rent a lounge chair and umbrella for a few euros or the unorganized stretch where you can put your towel down for free, enjoy the water, have a snack and simply go back to your own private courtyard for a shady siesta or a meal made in your own kitchenette. Another nice feature: plenty places to park a rental car under the shade of grape vines or olive trees. If you don't want to cook for yourself, there are various bar and restaurant options nearby. The small supermarket and green grocer up in town has all the basic supplies needed to make yourself comfortable. Internet service would have been nice since we were trying to use our international data plan very sparingly, but we were able to use the free wifi at the beach bar just 50 meters down the road -- and that was enough to maintain some degree of contact with the outside world. We would happily stay here again.

The owners really made us feel welcome, provided locals treats and went above and beyond to help us. For example Ryan air wants you to print your boarding pass for our return flight and the owner looked after that for us. The cottage was spotless, quiet, and everything was in great shape. The roof top terrace was great for sunbathing and the beach is just steps away. Recommended restaurant for dinner was awesome. The nearby town of Mattinata is pretty small but there is lots to see in the area if you have a car. Couldn't have asked for a nicer property or hosts.

Hi Luigi & Pina We would like to thank you for your excellent hospitality during our stay, you were both very helpful and nothing was a problem. The accommodation was good, clean all you really needed, plenty of outdoor space to lounge around. We very much enjoyed our holiday and you both made it a unique experience with your recommendations for restaurants and places to visit, we would definitely recommend your property and location to anyone who wanted to visit Italy Thanks again, and take care. Sue & James