Cagnano Varano Holidays from £282

It's a lower end property with very basic rooms. Breakfast was ok with a decent selection of food.

This is a beautiful old villa set in acres of olive trees. One couldn't ask for a more tranquil setting. The hotel is brand new and is showing signs of some work to be done. The roads are pretty rough and could use some better maintenance. This is important expecially at night when driving in and out can be a bit sketchy. We stayed in the Trulla house which is a charming traditional house away a bit from the main property. Watch your head on the low stone doorways! Overall, in a year or so, once they work out the kinks this will be a wonderful property. The surrounding area is lovely as well and there are two one-star Michelin restaurants a few kilometers in either direction.

Beautiful resort, I messaged my partner that we must get married here someday - and I wasn't joking! Even during off season the grounds are beautiful, the building itself is historic in the best way, and the staff are incredible (they even put together a small box of treats for us as we had to check out at 3am for a ridiculously early flight).

The room was certainly not worthy of a five star hotel. Staff was hit and miss: some good, some noy.

Friendly helpful staff. Big room. Great location.