Masseria Salentino

Rooms description

Masseria Salentino is spread over two distinct buildings and can accommodate up to 20 guests across its eight uniquely sized and oriented bedrooms.

The main farmhouse and the old stables can accommodate up to 13 guests in six en-suite bedrooms (five doubles and one triple). All of them are spacious and bright with deeply comfortable king-size beds made up with beautiful, cool linens. Each room has Wifi, an audio system, air conditioning and under-floor heating as standard.

In the main house there are two large doubles on the first floor, each with a private terrace, while the ground-floor suite has a sitting room with a fireplace and a sofa bed.

The three suites in the old stables have been beautifully restored to make the most of the original barrel vaults and stone arches. They open directly onto the internal courtyard so might be less suitable for families with small children.

The old annex, once a tobacco warehouse, has been transformed into a private, standalone property, with two apartments, each with a double bedroom and a sofa bed. This can only be rented in conjunction with the main farmhouse and former stables, accommodating up to 19 guests in total.

There are seven en-suite shower rooms and one en-suite bathroom, all of which are simply styled with high-performance fixtures and fittings and accessorised by characterful local touches, such as a stone basin or handcrafted wicker mirror. In the main house, one of the first-floor toilets is separate to main room.

The masseria has two kitchens that, like the rest of the interior, are simple in design and yet offer everything you require. The one in the main house is fully equipped with an oven, hob, dishwasher, microwave and coffee maker while the one in the old stables is similarly equipped but larger and has an island. In the former tobacco shed, each of the apartments has an independent kitchen.

Masseria Salentino has space in abundance. The soaring vaulted ceilings and smooth stone floors offer calm retreat from the summer heat, while under-floor heating makes the same spaces warm and inviting in winter and the huge arched windows anchor guests in this restful landscape throughout the year. The impressive architecture is emphasised by the modern furniture and retro touches, allowing the house to be calm and quiet but also welcoming. In the main house, the ground floor has a spacious entrance hall. The dining room has a beautiful arched stone ceiling softened by woven pendants over a long table that comfortably seats 14, with a door to the side that leads to the courtyard. At the far end of the room is a sitting area with a fireplace, two sofas and a large built-in seating area that borrows from North African style, while the star of the show is the view from the huge arched window. The ground-floor suite has its own living room with a fireplace. On the first floor there is a further living space with a sofa and two armchairs, while the bedroom suites in the old stables have individual living rooms. As well as the two apartments, the former tobacco warehouse features a large events space, ideal for weddings and other gatherings.

Leisure & Activities

Private cook Food is a serious undertaking in Puglia and every meal is a celebration of fresh, local produce to be enjoyed with family and friends. We can arrange a private cook for your stay who can make you pretty much anything, from a simple breakfast to a five-course Pugliese-Mediterranean dinner, all with local ingredients, many of which will have been grown at the property. Menus can be customised for your group and served inside or outdoors in the courtyard. Breakfast can be delivered to the kitchen or the portico and can include baked goods, freshly squeezed juices, coffee, cereal, yoghurt and more. Prices upon request. Cooking classes We are lucky enough to know wonderful chefs in the area who are happy to give our guests cooking classes, at the masseria, or in selected restaurants. This is a wonderful opportunity to discover the secrets of Pugliese cooking where dinner is served afterwards and wine pairings can be requested. The local cuisine has a rich and vibrant history and every chef focuses on seasonal ingredients, local flavours and regional recipes to make this a fun and interesting experience.

Surroundings

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Masseria Salentino is a ten-minute drive from Salice Salentino where you will find all that you need, including shops, restaurants and cafés. The baroque town of Lecce, sometimes referred to as the Florence of the south, is 28km away and the sandy beaches of Punta Prosciutto and Porto Cesares are 25km from the house.

Salice Salentino (7km); Porto Cesareo and Punta Prosciutto on the Ionian coast (25km); Lecce (28km); Manduria (30km)

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.