This was the most expensive airBnB of our trip in april in Puglia region. We had eleven B&Bs, so we can compare. I had really high expectations of this Masseria room after reading the description. I red about a lot of extra’s. The intention of offering a beautiful exceptional airbnB is well, but the price is far too high even despite all these extra’s. There was a welcome wine, but no wifi. Relaxing lights (with changing colours) in the shower don’t really interest us.
This barrel/cavelike room was formerly a storage space for things like olives or wine. The smell was gone, but not the moisture. The cold natural stone floor and walls in the room holds all this water; it rises from the stones and is all around. Shower water disappears in the walls and floor so that moisture stays in the room.
Everything was very humid. The air, the linen: the towels, the sheets and the duvet (without cover…). Sleeping in a rather wet surrounding is not quite a pleasure. The only possible ventilation was by opening the door to the courtyard but there were the enormous lamps outside which lighted up the Masseria building the whole night. This is in my opinion not in accordance with agrotourism. It's more like New York city.
As is understandable, opening the door for ventilation was no option.
You could easily play chess on the courtyard at night, but we preferred to sleep, with the only light of moon and stars (that are beautiful in Puglia, if there is darkness…).
The room is packed with all kind of stuff you don’t really need. What about en electric cooking plate and pans to cook, when there is no sink? Less is more is the advice.
Despite all good intentions, we did not have a good night. The description sounds romantic, but I hope there will be some adaptations for next customers.