マレネア スイート ホテル - CDSホテルズ(Marenea Suite Hotel - Cdshotels)

We had the pleasure of staying here for a couple of nights in May 2023 to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary. The hotel, location and staff were all amazing. In particular the staff - Lorenzo and Carmella were very accommodating, ensuring all our needs were met at all times. As did the entire team there. A real sense of strong teamwork geared towards making their guests feel completely welcome at all times. The rooms are amazing. The pool and jacuzzi is good. And during late May , the hotel is still quite quiet so you can certainly relax. Our favourite part was breakfast overlooking the Castro, southern Puglia Adriatic coastline. A beautiful view. About 500 meters away is an amazing little peach hidden away in an alcove surrounded by cliffs and pine trees. The water is crystal clear as you would imagine for this part of the world. We will definitely try and get to stay at the Marenea Suite hotel again in the near future. Fully recommended holiday location for a relaxing break in genuine luxury.

Beautiful property and rooms. We had wonderful service from all staff from concierge (Lorenzo and Marta), wait staff and housekeeping. The breakfast is included and was wonderful; the restaurant overlooks the sea. Not many restaurants close by…. But just a 10 minute drive to beautiful Castro and you will have great food. We loved eating at la grotto del conte.

The staff was extremely nice, the property was really good. I would recommend it.

We spent 5 nights here in a superior suite, loved it. The service really was unbeatable, our hire car broke down while we were there, they did everything to help us- contacted the car company, arranged the replacement etc. They had buggies to drive us down to the beach and beach club- both gorgeous, beach club perfect place to settle in for the day with shade etc, and a short walk along the boardwalk to the public beach which is the best place to swim. Breakfast was lovely. The resort itself felt beautifully quiet even though it was full, bungalows are luxuriously spaced and surrounded by gardens full of olive trees. Pool in the resort is nice and beautiful little daybeds throughout the garden to relax. The general location of the resort is fantastic, this area is the best coastline in Puglia. Only real downsides were 1) the restaurant in the hotel was not great for dinner, so you're best to go out for dinner, but Castro (10min drive) has some fantastic places and is beautiful, 2) There seemed to be some issues probably associated with being in a fairly rural area- major problems with power/internet, the internet was down for 2-3 days of our stay and the power went off completely two nights, causing some weird problems with lights all going on in the middle of the night and the aircon had to be reset several times, but the staff were super helpful in fixing that pretty fast. Overall, a wonderful stay in a beautiful area, perfect to explore the southern part of Puglia- you MUST have a car if you're staying here- there's very little within walking distance. But driving down the coastline towards Leuca stopping at the little grottas and beaches along the way for a day was such a highlight- and once you get to Leuca (40min), get a boat tour of the caves. Magical.

Excellent and friendly staff who made our stay great! We can’t wait to return someday!! The only very minor point is the bathrooms have only a tub, not a shower, which after a few nights became inconvenient. The property and service, though, make up for that one minor issue.

Firstly the positives. The staff here are outstanding, truly can’t do enough to help. The pools are small but lovely and sun loungers are always available. Paying extra for a hot tub was worth it, that was a treat in the evening after dinner. The downsides. Privacy is an issue with the sun loungers on the roof as you are directly next to your neighbour. Also unless you have the front suite your view is of other sun loungers. The pool menu is limited, expensive and the the one experience of the food on it put me off eating in the hotel. The salad for 19 euros was dreadful. Plain, no dressing, tasteless. The pasta was better but expensive. Other options to eat locally are limited; a nearby cocktail bar ten mins walk away is mainly good for a drink; food was expensive and wouldn’t suit a family, more of a young hip crowd there going for drinks. The plan was to walk to Castro but the road is closed (has been since winter) meaning that trips to restaurants have to be by car. Beaches are either a very busy public one ten mins away where you will fight for a corner to sit or a beach club slightly further away where you’ll pay 35€ for a pair of sun loungers. To be fair we didn’t try here as paying 70€ for a family when you had the pools on site at the hotel seemed a lot of extra expense. Maybe this is a hotel for honeymooners but not for a family who want to walk to local amenities.

Top quality from the moment that we arrived. Fantastic accommodations, pool, food, cocktails, and service. We loved the Lido a minute away for swimming too. We hope to go back some day.

Wonderful place!

A very pretty hotel in a calm location, and all the patios of the rooms having a view to the sea below. It's a walking distance (20-30 min) to Castro Marina and its restaurants. The pool area was nice with a bar, and both a slightly larger pool (not for lapping, though), and a smaller heater jacuzzi. We stayed in a spacious suite, but also the smaller rooms seem large and have a patio, so perhaps those are better value for money, as the suite did not seem to come with any additional benefits. There is a beautiful public beach / swimming place in a cove just underneath the hotel (about 100 m distance). We did not try the beach club as it sounded less nice place than the public one, and was extremely expensive (30 euros per person, and indeed not included in the price, even of the suite!). There's also a very nice cocktail bar where you can also get delicious dinner with amazing views at the edge of that public beach. The breakfast was good with also vegan milks and the staff at the hotel were super friendly.