The top hotels on the beach in Apulia chosen for you here below:
1. Vivosa Apulia Resort
Among the top 10 beach hotels in Apulia there is for sure the wonderful Vivosa Apulia Resort, an eco-hotel overlooking its own private beach, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation and white dunes in Marina di Ugento, with an all-inclusive treatment. Equipped with any service one could wish for, even for families: huge central swimming pool with four pools and flower gardens, swimming pools for teenagers and children, several restaurants and bars to choose from, with fruit and vegetables from the property's garden. In addition, an 800 m2 wellness center with all services. Miniclub organized by age groups, playground, and sports activities for children and adults including yoga, and an adventure park in the pine forest.
2. Grand Hotel Riviera - CDS Hotels
Located in Santa Maria al Bagno, in Nardò, at 15-minute drive from Gallipoli, the Grand Hotel Riviera offers two swimming pools, a sea-view lounge bar, panoramic terraces, and a restaurant overlooking the Ionian Sea. It has a private beach aand it also offers a spa carved into the rock. Excellent value for money.
3. Le Capase Resort Salento
Overlooking the eastern coast of Salento area, the Le Capase Resort is located in a panoramic position on a cliff, and offers a beautiful infinity pool. The restaurant with terrace proposes a creative cuisine with local products and vegetables from the property's organic garden. 5 km from the center of Santa Cesarea Terme and 12 km from Otranto, the resort organizes walks in the area and yoga classes, and offers wellness treatments and boat excursions, horse riding, and biking.
4. Hotel Terminal - Caroli Hotels
Located seafront in Santa Maria di Leuca, the Hotel Terminal has a delightful private cove, made of rocks and sand. The rounded swimming pool is located on the panoramic terrace overlooking the sea - and from here you will be able to admire Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso. On the terrace you will also find a bar and a restaurant with a typical Salento cuisine and local products. A small pier is available on the private beach, and from this it is possible to sail for boat trips to the sea caves of Santa Maria di Leuca. Sailing, kayaking and snorkelling can be practiced from the hotel, as well as other sports on synthetic turf such as soccer-tennis, minigolf, volleyball, table tennis and basketball. A spa offering face and body treatments is also available at the property.
5. Hotel Forte
Hotel Forte is located directly on the Lungomare di Vieste with a wonderful view of the Gargano bay, a few steps from the ancient village of Vieste and half an hour from Peschici. A sandy beach is avilable for guests only 300 meters away. In the hotel you will find a large swimming pool with solarium, a snack and cocktail bar, an internal playroom with games and a relax area for children, a refined restaurant with Vieste recipes on the hotel's attic with a panoramic view of Vieste and the surrounding sea.
6. Posia Retreat & Spa UNA Esperienze
Luxurious seafront boutique hotel in Salento with excellent value for money, on Lungomare Matteotti in San Foca, a lively fishing village with an equipped tourist port, a hamlet of Melendugno, just half an hour's drive from Otranto. The hotel Posia Retreat & Spa UNA Esperienze has two swimming pools, a spa, an exclusive beach club 500 meters away with a bistro and three bar-restaurants in the building, one of which overlooking the internal tropical green wall. A 15-minute drive away you will find the 18-hole Acaya Golf Club.
7. Marenea Suite Hotel - CDSHotels
The Marenea Suite Hotel is located along the eastern coast of the Salento peninsula, just 2 km from the charming medieval village of Castro, famous for the Aragonese Castle and the cathedral, less than 5 km from the suggestive Grotta Zinzulusa and Punta Correnti, and only 9 km from Santa Cesarea Terme. With a splendid sea view, the Marenea Suite Hotel offers a beautiful panoramic pool area and bar, surrounded by olive trees and a terraced Mediterranean garden with dry stone walls. You will also find two restaurants with panoramic terraces and local products, bicycles for hire, and a suggestive wellness center located in the ancient stone pajara, immersed in the natural park of Marina di Marittima. The private establishment is just a few steps away and in just 45 minutes you can reach Marina di Pescoluse, that offers some of the most beautiful beaches in Puglia.
8. Hotel Blu
Located directly on its private beach in Porto Cesareo, one of the most beautiful seaside resorts in Puglia, Hotel Blu offers excellent value for money, and is located just 50 minutes from Brindisi-Salento airport. Less than 1 km from the center of Porto Cesareo, Hotel Blu is family-friendly. It has both rooms and apartments, a restaurant with traditional cuisine and a preference for fresh fish and seafood, a bar, a shaded garden with tables and chairs, and a fitness room.
9. Grand Hotel Costa Brada
Located on one of the most beautiful stretches of sea in Gallipoli an in Apulia, the Grand Hotel Costa Brada has been recently renovated and offers a beautiful private beach and a large panoramic swimming pool overlooking the sea. Surrounded by a Mediterranean garden where you will also find a children's playground, the property offers 2 restaurants serving Salento cuisine and 2 bars. You will also find a well-kept and well-equipped spa with an indoor swimming pool, a sauna, a Turkish bath, a Mediterranean bath,a salt, a water and a light room, and other treatments. 4 km from the center of Gallipoli and a 30-minute drive from Santa Maria di Leuca.
10. Hotel Seggio
In the historical center of Vieste, just 200 meters from the Castello Svevo Aragonese, and overlooking a green cliff in a suggestive position on its own private beach, the Hotel Seggio is a three-star hotel with a panoramic swimming pool accessible by lift. You will find a snack bar inside the hotel, and immediately next to it, numerous restaurants, clubs and shops in the alleys of the historical centre. A short distance away, you can visit the most renowned places in the Gargano: in 30 minutes by car you will be in Peschici, in 45 minutes in Mattinata and in less than 30 minutes at the Foresta Umbra nature reserve. Less than 1 km from the Hotel Seggio you will also find the tourist port of Vieste, from where you can take the ferry to reach the Tremiti Islands.
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