This fantastic place was an Air BnB last minute find, tucked away in the historic centre of Bari. A tad tricky to find (but that is no fault of B&B it's just that's the historic centre is a bit of a maze) but when you locate it oh my, what a find! What joy!
Run by Rosa, the place (which host only two rooms) was one of the very best places I have ever stayed in Italy. Great location in the heart of the historic centre, once you get your head around the maze like layout it's an easy walk to the sea front, the main city centre drag, the train/bus station (10 mins away,) the theatre and the main square where you will find a number wonderful restaurants.
The star of the show though is Rosa. She keeps her place in wonderful order. Incredibly clean, everything in working order, keys given, and always there close by on the phone to check in on you. Our flight was delayed by over two hours and we got in at 1.30am. When we arrived, tired and emotional Rosa was texting us like a sweet kind mum to check on our well being and asking did we manage to get in ok. We did.
Every morning she would give us a delicious cold spread of meats, croissants, fruit, yogurt, tea, coffee and some local treats. One morning we were heading out very early and going to miss breakfast because of our train out to Lecce (a city well worth a visit) left early. Rosa insisted on making us a breakfast/packed lunch to take with us. In the morning it was all laid out for us in a bag with our names on! Such a lovely gesture.
Check out was 10.00am (very reasonable) but she let us keep our bags in the kitchen till 5pm as we had an evening flight. Rosa's restaurant recommendations were excellent & language was never a problem between us as we communicated through Google translate.
Rosa made our wonderful holiday a first rate experience because of her kindness and generosity. Oh my, we will return.