Masseria Baronali - Melendugno, Province of Lecce

mladendr

Two years ago we did a moto tour across South Italy. Calabria and Sicily gave us all we expected, however Apuglia and Solento gave us more. We were so impressed that our wifes wanted us to come for a family summer vacation too.||Looking for a place to stay I hoped for a nice quiet massaria centrally located in Salento. After much research and reviews we chose Agriturismo Masseria Baronali, in Borgagne. O boy we were lucky to come here. The place is exceptional in every respect. From hospitality to facilities and the character. ||Acres of olive and palm garden so carefully manicured hosts a huge pool with all the accessories. This is the best kept pool you can hope for, regularly cleaned. The rooms are spacious and rustic white the hospitality is exceptional. Perfect combination of a historic building and site and modern full facilities and services. We loved it! We could not ask for more, we enjoyed the place for 12 days of which a quarter we felt like not leaving this peaceful and beautiful resort but just staying in and enjoying the room, the pool, the garden. It felt like a privilege.||The landlady seniora Federica was easy about all the booking and admin things and ever so helpful when needed.The majordomo seniora Gusi took good care of us daily. She is a wonderful, kind and smiley lady. Will never forget her coffees and breakfasts.The room was top class, rustic, clean and spacious. The TV and AC worked great. Big fridge with a proper freezer.Breakfast was excellent, something for all tastes. Especially liked the homemade cakes prepared by Gusi.The garden and the pool with a small jacuzzi are a dream come though, so beautiful and relaxing.|We found here beauty, peace, and relaxation, as well as kindness and friendliness- a magical place, we loved it!||And, no, I am not one of those easy on prising without merit, on contrary- each prise here is well deserved. Many thanks to all Baronali crew for this fine treat!||NB: take a note that due to the thick walls in this historic building WIFI oscillates in its strength. Ensure data on the Internet if needed. Also, there is no food here after breakfast (the restaurant mentioned in reviews stopped working in Corona times), so keep in mind to bring some along.

Fabio C.

Very good and quiet place for families. Great pool. Very good breakfast

Ryansontour

We stayed 6 wonderful nights in this 5☆☆☆☆☆ farm accommodation. The room was top class, clean and spacious. Breakfast was excellent and the pool was the best we have ever experienced: at least 30 meters end to end (it's oval shaped) and a good deep end for diving.||Federica made us feel so at home and we left with the intention of a future return.||John & Elaine

tudl

We stayed in Masseria Baronali for 2 nights and we loooved it! It cant get any better than this, the property is wonderful, typical italian surrounded by olive trees. The room was clean and charming. The pool was splendid and we had it completely to ourselves. The breakfast was outstanding with homemade yoghurt, bread and pastries. We ate dinner at their restaurant both nights and it was seriously the best food we ate during our puglia trip. But the best part with Masseria Baronali was the family who owned it. They made our stay the best! They are very kind, charming, serviceminded and extremley helpful. We can highly recommend this place and would love to come back very soon.||/Kristin and Alexis

GerHayesDublin

Masseria Baronali is a wonderful place to stay, on beautiful grounds with a fabulous swimming pool. Our room was spacious and nicely decorated and with air con. The food is delicious and served on a terrace literally outside the rooms which was great for us with our 4 year old daughter as she could go to bed with us right outside. The staff are friendly and ẃe were made to feel very welcome. They also spoke some English which was very helpful as our Italian is limited. We loved the location as its a short drive to the beach but also within distance of Lecce and Otranto, both worth a visit. One rainy day we went as far as Alberobello to visit the trulli. Really well signposted too. Overall, the place has a relaxed and peaceful vibe - exactly what we were looking for. Recommended!

robj1a

Excellent room, Best pool of all pools that we had during our 3 week trip to a variety of Agriturismo's. Frederica runs this family owned place and she is very professional, helpfull and friendly. The kitchen was one of the best that we ran into while in the south of Italy. Extensive choices of menu, flexible dinner times and very very good and affordable wines!!||The location is also worthwhile to mention. You drive for 10 15 minutes along some beautiful small road in the middle of nowhere and than all of a sudden you arrive in this oasis of comfort.

Alexandre M.

Very low rating due to several items, making our stay as far from the agriturismo experience as it can be.

- out of the 2 full days we spent there, they hosted a pool party during a full day, making it impossible to enjoy the pool (very loud music throughout the day, until 8pm).
- Be careful, there’s no restaurant on-site (even though it says so on their website). Their restaurant is 15min away in their other hotel (their own wine was pretty good)
- the Masseria doesn’t feel very alive most of the time - except during pool parties… - (no on-site ppl, several buildings under construction without workers).
- Rooms are ok even though the price is too expensive.

I feel like owners have changed recently as this doesn’t match comments from previous years who were really good and prompted us into booking this Masseria.

Update: they felt sorry and gave a discount, which doesn’t entirely make up for the lost day, but shows they know how to run a good business

Wajere

Baronali was great in their service, facilities and breakfast to die for! It was a little scary driving through narrow lanes in the middle of nowhere to find Masseria Baronali, but what a reward. (Please note, our car navigation could not find it but Google maps took us right to the front door). Despite being a little pre-season, we were welcomed with smiles and kindness by Frederica. The rooms were very spacious, clean and comfortable. Breakfast was amazing!! Many baked goods, fresh eggs and yogurts. Frederica and her parents (and their dogs) were super friendly, helpful and gracious. We did not try the pool as it was rainy.