Where to Stay in Puglia: Best Areas, Villages and Types of Stays

Puglia gives you a choice of lodging as much as a choice of town: trulli rooms in the Itria Valley, a masseria among the olive trees on the Costa dei Trulli, a stay in Bari Vecchia, or a tree house in Biccari for a family of up to four. Where you sleep sets the style of the trip, so decide the type of stay first and the village second. The region’s official weareinPUGLIA app helps with both, since it geolocates the nearest villages, beaches, ports and landings.

At a glance

• Trulli: Itria Valley, rooms, many converted into B&Bs or holiday rentals
• Whitewashed cummerse: Locorotondo
• Masserie: five-star resorts, agriturismi or self-catering apartments
• City stay: Bari Vecchia, the historic heart of Bari
• With kids: tree house in Biccari, families of up to four
• Tourist tax: set by each municipality, up to 5 euro per night

The best areas to stay in Puglia

Itria Valley: trulli rooms

Trulli in the Itria Valley can be booked as rooms, and many have been converted into B&Bs or holiday rentals. It’s the place for a stay in a trullo, with the valley around you. Many trulli there are rented as rooms, often as B&Bs or holiday rentals.

Locorotondo: a cummerse and a panoramic view

In Locorotondo you can stay in a cummerse, a white house with a steep, slanted roof. The town has a Belvedere with a panoramic view of the Itria Valley, a good first stop after you check in.

Bari Vecchia: the city in the historic heart

In Bari you can stay in Bari Vecchia, the historic heart of the city. Bari has tourist info-points at Piazza del Ferrarese, n. 29, in the Arrivals area of the airport and in the Arrivals area of the port. Arriving here, you can get local advice the moment you land.

Costa dei Trulli and Terre di Fasano: masserie, beach resorts and olive groves

The area has a coastline awarded five Blue Flags, two UNESCO sites and a plain of monumental olive trees with historic farmhouses. Hospitality here covers hotels, bed & breakfasts, beach resorts, holiday houses, resorts and farms. The masserie, ancient dwellings with white lime walls among the olive trees, are the local signature. They take guests as five-star resorts, agriturismi or self-catering apartments.

Biccari: a tree house for families

In Biccari you can overnight in a tree house that accommodates families of up to four. It suits a small family looking for something different from a standard room.

Otranto: cathedral and castle

Otranto has a Cathedral with a mosaic floor and an Aragonese Castle. Choose it if you want a base among historic monuments.

Gallipoli: an old center of castle and churches

Gallipoli has an Angevin Castle, churches and palaces in its historic center. Some medieval castles, convents and monasteries in the region also offer hotel or B&B-style rooms, so ask about them when you book.

Where to stay in Puglia with kids, as a couple or on a budget

• Family: Biccari tree house for up to four · self-catering apartment or holiday rental · see the area’s info-points on arrival
• Couple: a cummerse in Locorotondo or a trullo room in the Itria Valley · B&B or rental
• Splurge: a masseria run as a five-star resort · Costa dei Trulli
• History: a castle, convent or monastery with hotel or B&B-style rooms · alberghi diffusi, hotels with rooms spread over several sites in a town or village

What is the best area to stay in Puglia?

For a first visit, pick the type of lodging you’d most like to wake up in, then let it choose the area: trulli for the Itria Valley, a masseria for the Costa dei Trulli, Bari Vecchia for a city base. If you land in Bari, the info-points at the airport and the port are the quickest way to sort out the first days.

Hotel prices and when to book in Puglia

In Cellino San Marco it’s 2.00 euro per person per day in 4-star and 5-star hotels, and 1.00 euro in 3-star and lower hotels, B&Bs, agriturismi, campsites and rentals, for stays of up to 5 consecutive nights.

In Ugento a 5-star hotel pays 2.80 euro, a 4-star 2.00 euro, a 3-star 1.70 euro, a 2-star 1.40 euro and a 1-star 1.10 euro. B&Bs, holiday homes, hostels and agriturismi pay 1.00 euro, and campsites pay from 0.50 to 0.80 euro depending on stars.

Fix your route first, then book. The weareinPUGLIA app lets you build an itinerary from stops, places and events and send it to your travel companions, and Viaggiare in Puglia lets registered users create itineraries to download.