Antica Masseria Rottacapozza

Antica Masseria Rotaccapoza is a very dream like location. The ambience in the entire resort with its beautiful plants, the seating and the lights makes it very scenic. We loved the location. The rooms are small but cosy. The only drawback I think is the monotonous breakfast everyday. This could be made a bit more interesting with some hot food.

We have never been spoken to as rudely by what I assume to be the manager/owner of this hotel. We checked in sat night having exchanged a marriot son antem week for this through Interval International. No greeting from him, just thrusting papers with costs for cleaning €50 and €70 to use the pool, football pitch more like prison yard and beach. Transpired the pool is not heated and therefore unusable and their beach was closed. They have an indoor pool but the cost for this is another €20 euros per day per person. I asked could we not use this instead as the outside pool was not open. This resulted in more flailing of arms, slamming of papers. We were then showed our room which was one of the most depressing spaces I've seen. Dark, tiny with a view of a hedge. I refused to take that room and the younger receptionist whom was very nice showed us to a better room. They then agreed to give us dinner for free that night and to use the spa for one day. Which we did not accept. Once in the room it then transpires there is no WiFi or phone signal and a 15 year old sky box. The WiFi in the common areas is sketchy at best. We decided on Tuesday to check out as not being able to use the facilities and being unable to use our phone or laptop was becoming untenable. My partner spoke to the manager to check out and has just come back having been sworn out and agreessively spoken to and now €50 lighter for some imaginary cleaning fee. The manager is very aggresive that we refused to pay the reduced €35 euros for facilities we didn't or couldn't use and in Italian appeared to threaten my partner. I have never felt more like a second class citizen and so awkward. I don't know if its because we are English or because we have booked through interval International. But again I am now in tears of what should have been a lovely holiday. We stayed 3 days out of 7 and have the extra cost of finding somewhere else to stay. On the positive, the grounds are lovely, the breakfast staff are very accommodating and friendly along with the younger man on reception. The manager should not be in service or frankly have any interaction with paying guests. Interval International should not be offering this hotel as a comparative exchange. The lack of facilities in off season should not be the same price as in high season. Be aware if you stay here, you will need to pay for everything on top and if you do get to use the pool, make sure you wear a swimming cap!! Said no hotel ever.

Amazing staff, beautiful grounds. The folks that work there are friendly and helpful. Mary (Maria) was of particular assistance to us, as she spoke fluent English. She explained all of the amenities in great detail, of which there were many. There is a lovely spa in a grotto, not included, but there were specials on offer. The mandatory club card was well worth it, as it included the cost of the beach shuttle, as well as sunbeds at the beach club, which was a nice one. Lovely beach, comfortable sunbeds, and a good restaurant. The rooms were nice enough; charming, not luxurious, and the bathroom needs a bit of an upgrade, but there was a lovely and spacious terrace off the room. The grounds are beautiful and well-cared for, and there is a great bar area and several other seating areas on the grounds. A bit of advice; because it was a bit rainy when we were there, and there is so much foliage, there were a lot of mosquitoes. Bring bug spray! There was also a buffet breakfast that could be purchased for 7 euros a day, 5 euros if you get it for the whole week. Well worth it; there was a lovely lady that made bacon and eggs, crepes, etc, as ordered. Also the usual fresh pastries, cheeses, local meats, fruit, yogurt. I would definitely return, and recommend it to anyone!

We are an older couple: 70 and 77, so we aren’t as adventurous as the younger set. We did a week of timeshare trade to southern Italy with Interval International. We rented a car, and while driving here I realized it’s not in Lecce but an hour past it! I guess I didn’t look too carefully at the location since we’d never been here before (from the U.S.). It’s much more remote than I expected. They gave us a room without too many steps, which was very accommodating. The people working here are wonderful, although very few speak English. We mostly used our hands and a few words. We are still getting the hang of Google translate. The beach resort associated with this resort is really nice! We spent a lot of time there. They have healthier food, with salads and fruit, which we didn’t get at the resort dinners. (We skipped the continental breakfast at the resort and went to the beach for lunch.) The only fruit for sale we could find anywhere nearby was at the beach restaurant! The locals at the markets said you buy fruit only on Saturdays! Since I eat fruit for breakfast, hearing this was a shock. In retrospect, I’d only stay here for 4 days and spend time north of here near Alberobello, etc. it’s an hour to Lecce and Otranto from here so we won’t get to see the Puglia north of here before we leave for Naples tomorrow on the train in Lecce.

We used our timeshare to spend 4 nights here during our 10 day road trip through Puglia. Beautiful location, quiet grounds. We were given room 131, center of the courtyard and not far from the bar, which was convenient. Rooms were clean and basic but comfortable. We had dinner one night at the restaurant - a lot of food (4 course) for €35 pp. The food was very good and service was great. Continual breakfast is also available, with lots of choices (€7), We did not make it to the resort beach but all the beaches in the area were really clean with soft sand and calm waters. It was end of season so we went to Lido Bora Bora which still had an open restaurant. Staff was very accommodating and no issues with our poor English to Italian. Overall a lovely stay and a nice break not to have to pack and move every day. You’ll need a car to explore, but we found it a great location to go to Gallipoli, Otranto, and Lecce.

A taste of traditional old style values and standards. Something that I have missed. My wife and I had 1 week here and we’re treated like family. The hotel is a converted farm and retains its rustic charm whilst being clean and comfortable with all the facilities you would expect. The food is like being at an Italian wedding every night with several well portioned delicious courses. All the food overseen by head chef Johnny. The hotel setting is sublime. A beautiful pool and gardens. Outdoor bar. There is a private beach that you have access to about a mile away with a lovely bar attached and clean toilets and shower. Just a prefect getaway. You can visit lots of beautiful towns within a short drive. You definitely need ti hire a care. Highly recommend and would stay again.