Hotel Cave del Sole

My second time in this hotel and never disappointed. Very polite and helpful staff, clean modern rooms and excellent breakfast. I would like to thank all the staff especially Pietro the receptionist who is always there to help.

Hotel Cave del Sole was a nice hotel that was exactly what we needed for two nights exploring Matera. There’s parking for around 10 cars in a courtyard in front of the hotel (plus an underground garage which looked tight to park in). This opens on to a fairly busy road - take care exiting. You really do need a car as it’s 10 mins drive to Matera. We went to a local restaurant recommended by the hotel: 5 mins drive and fine (not pretty but nice pizza). Our room was for three: a bedroom and a sofa bed in what would normally be the sitting room - all comfortable. It was quite functional but nice - all white and clean. There was a kettle and reception kindly provided milk. Breakfast was fine and staff were helpful and friendly. Matera btw is definitely worth including on your Puglia visit - we spent a full day there and we’re able to see most of it. A great, functional hotel (not a ‘wow’ but very nice) that ticked all the boxes.

No major issues, but definitely not worth the price we paid. 1- We booked a junior suite, which was large, but didn’t have a single sofa or armchair. Definitely not to standards in almost all hotels around the world. We also had to climb narrow stairs to the bedroom on a mezzanine. 2- The lack of noise insulation… we would hear the breakfast noise quite loud and clear in our room… from the staff and guest talks to the constant shuffling of plates. Then every truck or motorcycle in the street, even thought we had garden view. 3- The elevator that made so much noise, we thought it was going to break down. Just not worth the price.