Loliva

Rooms description

There are four en-suite bedrooms: one in the main building, and three in the adjoining buildings with access to the garden.
The rooms are simply decorated in earthy tones with sculptural driftwood headboards or draped linen canopies and light fixtures crafted from wood. There are three king-size doubles and one twin room with fabulous four-poster beds in a bold desert orange.

There are four en-suite bathrooms, all with showers and two with a bath, as well. Smooth Moroccan-style walls in earthy colours continue and form the shower walls, the sculptural form being matched by functional niches for lotions and potions as well as hi-spec fixtures and fittings. One of the baths is flush with a large picture window making for a soak with a spectacular view towards the sea.

The spacious, open-plan central room combines the villa’s living, dining and kitchen areas. All on one level and with a smooth floor perfect for bare feet, it is a welcoming space that celebrates natural materials and forms. Understated in style yet expertly equipped, the kitchen has everything guests might need to make anything from a simple breakfast to a full-on feast. Flooded with light from three slim windows behind the smoothly sculpted island and from the sliding glass doors on one side of the room and the Critall-style doors on the other, the free-form design includes a huge plywood cupboard with rustic tree branch handles. A wine fridge and Lavazza espresso machine provide just the right level of sophistication and comfort to counterbalance the rustic aesthetic. An oval fire stove on a pillar in the middle of the room warms the villa in the cooler months and near it is the indoor dining table that seats eight. Outside, a larger dining table for 12 in the shade provides the perfect place for long al fresco meals with views of three beautiful Puglian blues: pool, sky and sea

As part of the main room, the living area is a comfy spot to relax out of the heat of the summer sun or near the woodburning stove out of season. A simple space with a sofa and chairs is all that is required given the various outside lounge areas, including a day bed on the roof terrace, an outdoor sitting room on the terrace, and sun loungers, easy chairs and even a hammock that are dotted around the garden.

Leisure & Activities

We would be delighted to help you plan the details of your stay at Loliva in advance. The following are available on request: private chef, regional cooking classes, nanny, driver, boat rental, massage therapist, yoga instructor and tourist guide.

Surroundings

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The Salento peninsula is best known for its azure blue water, sun-kissed beaches and pretty, under-the-radar towns, all of which are within easy reach. Guests can take their pick of rocky coves or white sand and when a little architectural culture is required, there is a clutch of towns to explore, including Otranto, Porto Cesareo and Gallipoli. Lecce, known as Florence of the South, is a must – heralded for its Baroque splendour, it is cited as one of the most beautiful cities in southern Italy and is just 60km from the villa. This part of Italy is a food and wine lover’s paradise and Torre Ospina (8km) is one of several vineyards where guests can do a wine tour and tasting. You can pick up delicious local wines, cheese and olive oil in Ugento itself, where there is a good offering of supermarkets, shops, bars and restaurants.

San Giovanni beach (7km); Torre Ospina vineyard (8km); Pescoluse beach (18km); Punta della Suina beach (18km); Gallipoli (23km); Santa Maria di Leuca (25km); Nardò (38km); Otranto (50km); Lecce (60km) Porto Cesareo (60km); and Brindisi (106km).

Your villa and Covid-19

To prevent any possible spread of Covid-19 and to enable you to enjoy a safe and relaxing holiday, all our villas are cleaned to the highest standard possible, and according to the latest Italian health and safety regulations.

Perfect hygiene: to ensure an exceptional level of hygiene in all our villas, we’ve worked with our owners to create a Covid-19 villa management protocol. Based on recommendations from the World Health Organisation, and in compliance with current Italian national law, this protocol goes above and beyond our usual rigorous cleaning standards.

Prior to arrival, your villa will have been fully sanitised, including all surfaces, objects, kitchen items, curtains, sofas, throws, pillows, toys, and in and around the pool. You are welcome to ask for a detailed list of the entire cleaning procedure we do after each departure and before welcoming new guests to the property.

The owner of this house has complied with the following standards:

• To ensure the necessary information concerning social distancing and the use of masks is available to all guests
• To guarantee availability of and accessibility to hand hygiene systems with hydro-alcoholic solutions and soaps in all inside areas of, and pertaining to, the villa
• To guarantee cleaning and disinfection of all areas according to national authority guidelines. Further information is available on request
• For the swimming pool: to guarantee the efficacy of the water treatments, while respecting legal limits (the parameter for free active chlorine in the pool is between 1.0 – 1.5 mg/l; combined chlorine ≤ 0.40 mg/l; pH 6.5 – 7.5 or equivalent oxygen)
• For air conditioning systems: to guarantee the air re-circulation function is switched off and, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, with the plant in off-mode, to clean the air filters of the heating/cooling plants that use heat pumps, fan coils and convectors, at the end of each stay

For more general information about Covid-19 in Italy, please click here.