Tenuta Monacelli Lecce Reviews

A piece of haven on Earth, placed in the middle of an olive garden.The perfect combination of nature and modern life style.Everyone there was so friendly and welcoming that we felt like we were guests in our friends/relatives home.Absolutely delicious food and good quality drinks, mostly their own products.Many thanks to Serena for helping us with the booking and making for us the best programme for every day of our stay.Thank you to Senior Giuseppe( the owner )and his lovely wife for their warm hospitality.And special thanks to Mino for his great service,also to Jessica and Giacomo.Definitely One of the few places I would love to visit again!

The setting is beautiful with a lovely pool. The rooms are spacious and clean. We did end up staying in a separate building which did mean a 5 min walk to restaurant and pool along a reasonably well lit path. Food was good with very friendly and helpful waiting staff, if a little overpriced. On arrival it seemed there was nobody around - it was very very quiet.

courtesy, beauty and kindness are the main ingredients of this splendid place located in a fantastic green. The clean and spacious rooms, the courteous and helpful pool staff, the excellent restaurant in every dish. competence and professionalism of the reception, Serena prepared, extremely kind and available at any time of the day and very very professional. Her advice for the sea and the beach was really precise. We felt pampered to the point that I didn't want to leave. Tenuta Monacelli is truly a beautiful experience to be repeated because it feels great.

This venue incorporates 2 adjacent properties and seems to excel at arranging celebratory events but, as 'private' guests we did not find this an imposition. We received a warm welcome on arrival but saw little of the management thereafter. The grounds are extensive, although many of the olive trees were wiped out a few years ago by a disease which swept through much of the countryside, but it is making a gradual recovery. Our room was in the old building and was furnished in keeping with the age of it but it was only accessible via a fairly steep flight of stairs, as was our private terrace, so, if you have any mobility issues, it would be best avoided. The door into the capacious bathroom was very creaky which added in some ways to the atmosphere, but it was a bit disturbing if you needed to use the toilet in the middle of the night. There is a lovely pool with sun loungers around it but, just like our private terrace, there are no parasols to provide some relief from the blazing sun. The restaurant where we ate in the evening - the location is some way out of Lecce, so not a good prospect for night driving - has a very good menu and food we ate their was of a high quality. The serving staff did a great job of balancing the needs of the private diners against those of the celebration parties and the service was courteous and efficient. Breakfast was served indoors and was, like most of the hotels we stayed in on our visit to Puglia, a self-service affair with a good variety of items, mainly sweet, on offer. This was a pleasant and interesting place for a short stay but perhaps not so much for a long-term visit.

We stayed here for a civil partnership celebration The Tenuta personnel couldn’t have been more welcoming & professional. The location is beautiful, the amenities (esp the pool) v good, the rooms of a v high quality For a memorable event, it’s difficult to imagine a better venue in Puglia

We just returned from our Puglian holiday (1week). We stayed few days in Matera, Alberobello & Tenuta Monicelli. Tenuta Monicelli was our final destination. As a family of 3 (2adult + 1 teenager) we really look forward to or 4 nights stay! First of all when you search for info about properties, they have quiet high rating, marketing photos are pretty accurate and that's where you will be trapped. This property is a wedding camp. Thats where all the main focus goes. They kind of hide the primary function of this place. We got lucky having rented car. We was just kept moving around the area, exploring it. I didn't really wanted to stay and enjoyed the beauty of the area. I felt no one cared about us there. Its just you and surrounded area. I would love to underline: I can't say they were impolite. They did smiled. But it didn't solve my doubt I choose the wrong base for my family. Something is really off with this place. THE BREAKFAST: very poor. No buffalo, no mozzarella, no local cheese. it's just plain boring intercontinental food. Coffee? Whats wrong with your coffee? it simple awful. THE ROOM: we stayed inside main building (close to reception, swimming pool and breakfast area). Its and old stable ( I mean it). I would suggest to avoid this location. And try to book a room further down (yes, you walk a little bit, but room are more nit there. Our room was SUPERIOR triple, really? is that the best you can do for Superior? it just classic none rated room, in bad condition. its not well kept, yes its clean, but made with bad taste. Bath room is terrible. Old shower where you need some time to open and close the door. the water 2 mornings was simply warm and not hot. The heating battery didn't work (we couldn't dry our towels). The door into bathroom has old creepy sound, my husband used my body oil to fix it. If you look at their website, you see a place with history. But, no one spend time with us talking about it. All you need is to discover everything yourself. Just wonder around and get lost. hmmm... But when evening arrives, comes the bride and the groom and the service begins! I felt pretty bad, they do so much for the weddings and almost nothing for the traveller. In beginning of my review I mentioned I stayed in Matera and Alberobello. I payed less for a night than at T Monacelli, But what a SERVICE we got out there!!! My nerve system had enough after 2 nights. I couldn't get my money back due to hotel policy. Fine. humiliate money but not yourself. I booked last 2 nights in Bari and enjoyed our final stay in Puglia. You won't believe how relief we were getting out of this location. I would suggest families who travel with kids be aware of that place. Just study location, read reviews (all of it), don't miss anything and than make decision, as you can fall into expensive mistake, if you decide to stay here for more than 2 nights. I would like to gave few tip to the property: for a minute or maybe a split of a se

The king's refuge restaurant. Very nice place. Food/price ratio too expensive. Limited menu, being a holiday, needed to be more refined. The strozzapreti with grouper were overcooked and lukewarm. Very limited selection of desserts. I wouldn't go back.

History and culture of a rural past blend in a skilful balance with modern comforts in the places of "Tenuta Monacelli", offering and guaranteeing its guests total relaxation, echoed by the silence of the Salento countryside seasoned with its scents. The guest will be able to enjoy the selection of typical dishes proposed by Chef Patrizia, always careful to guarantee the freshness of the dishes. Table service is provided by Giovanni e. Mino, always ready to satisfy requests, and if necessary suggesting alternatives to them. The receptionist Serena, with her smiling dynamism and ready availability to deal with every request, is a further guarantee of a totally relaxing holiday. The spring water source is particularly appreciated

I went to Tenuta Monacelli with my boyfriend this evening for dinner. Extraordinary location, tables surrounded by olive trees and typically Salento dry stone walls, under a reed covered veranda. Tastings of oils produced by the farm to be enjoyed on homemade bread, as well as many home-made ingredients of the dishes. The rib with bacon and pecorino is highly recommended, not to mention the Salento-style orecchiette! Very tasty tomato and "Salento style" portions: plating that does justice to an elegant service but at the same time as traditional home-made dishes, and above all you won't wake up hungry! The service is also very good, Nino and Giacomo are nice and friendly without being intrusive or informal, very good and who understand the spirit of holidaymakers! Thanks to Mrs Serena at the hotel reception who showed us the location of this beautiful farm and who, with her availability and kindness, convinced us to try the restaurant!

Excellent facility, very friendly and helpful staff. when we arrived they gave us an unsolicited upgrade... much appreciated. Full of greenery and rich in history being an old farmhouse, tastefully renovated, very ancient. very close to Lecce therefore perfect for a view of the city.

What made the difference in our stay at the hotel was the attention of the staff. Especially Serena (who went to great lengths to resolve our mobility problem - even though it was outside her duties) and Lucia (who received us very kindly after midnight).

I recommended this wonderful place to some of my American friends, Kelly's family and I am truly super happy with the splendid impression you made of me. I heard from my enthusiastic friends on the phone for your availability, the super detailed and precise advice from Mrs. Serena at the reception, professional and kind in showing them every route for their excursions and good advice...really very good at pronunciation too of English language accents. The property's restaurant, the pool bar and the hospitality of Tenuta Monacelli is truly beyond expectations; its staff is truly helpful, kind and always smiling. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to spend even a few days as they find professionalism, availability and a lot of beauty in the place and in the people who work there. Special thanks to Mrs. Serena for detailed mini tours, advice on exhibitions, events and the route to take for each trip... really good, I have never found such professionalism even in telling stories to my Lecce baroque friends. Thank you!

My partner and I have not yet concluded our stay but we are certain of the evaluation to be given to Tenuta Monacelli. The location speaks for itself: fantastic. Our room was spacious and always spotless. Delicious food and quality raw materials. Staff? Never found such a hospitable and helpful structure. They welcomed and satisfied our every need (without making us weigh it, always with a smile) going well beyond what an accommodation facility "should do". We felt "at home", welcomed, welcome, not treated like "customers". A special thank you to Serena - for all the tips, availability and humanity with which she handled certain of our problems. Thanks to Mino, the other guy and the owners for opening their doors to us. We will definitely return and recommend it.

Excellent location with attention to the smallest details, excellent, very refined menu and in particular excellent service with very attentive staff... highly recommended, I will definitely return... five stars well deserved because you can't do more💯💯💯