What a little gem where do I start..staff were welcoming and friendly, fantastic facilities (a hidden spa in the caves below the hotel), fab restaurant and bar comfy rooms, great location for exploring the coastline between Ortanto and Leuca

In a quiet village not far from the coast.

They have bicycles and you can go to the beach.

Lots to do nearby- wonderful Lecce, wineries, great beaches, beautiful countryside- a car is essential

(Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica), 19 Summer Club, Polisportiva Futura, Cripta Santa Marina, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, Santoro Cafè, Cripta del Crocifisso, Grotte di Terrarico, Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine - Borgagne, Lampada senza Luce, Havana Mwangole, Il Castello Acquaviva, Villa Raffaella, Enoteca Wine Bar - Mulino a Vento, Pro Loco Giurdignano, Colonna di Santa Domenica, Chiesa di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria, Santuario della Madonna della Luce, Lido Malibu, Chiesa Madre Maria Assunta, Museo della Preistoria di Nardò, Biblioteca comunale di Lequile S. Francesco, Diciannove, Chiesa della Purificazione della Beata Vergine Maria, Museo Diocesano di Ugento, Grotta delle Veneri, Teatro Tartaro di Galatina, Castello d'Amelj, Torre Santa Cesarea, Torre dell'Angelo, Franco Ianni, Palazzo Veris, Chiesa della Madonna di Costantinopoli, Quadreria "Enrico Giannelli", Chiesa della Santissima Trinita' o dei Battenti, Fontana Del Toro, Bistrot Risto Disco, Chiesa di Santa Lucia, Cripta di Sant'Apollonia, Cimitero Monumentale di Parabita, Torre Mozza, Museo Civico "Pietro Cavoti", SHARAM, Chiesa San Domenico, Il Cisternale di Santa Cesarea Terme, Convento dei Cappuccini, Santuario dei Santi Cosma e Damiano, Park Bar, Porta della Terra, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Edicola, Chiesa di San Sebastiano Martire, Strada Basolata (Epoca Romana), Palazzo Ducale Guarini, Piana del Lentisco - Frantoio Melcarne, Cloister of Santa Caterina D'Alessandria Church, Astor Beach, Nautica Petrachi, Centro di Accoglienza ed Informazioni Turistiche, Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo, Menhir Trice, Cappella della Madonna della Luce, Cooking Puglia, Chiesa di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Chiesa della Confraternita della Immacolata Concezione, Palazzo Ducale Frisari, A.s.d Spartangym, Il Museo Colosso - Collezione archeologica "Adolfo Colosso", Palazzo Caniglia, I Caraibi del Salento, Tempietto dell'Osanna, Cappella della Madonna dell'Idri, Chiesa della Madonna della Luce, Menhir della Croce, Necropoli di Sant'Antonio, Chiesetta di Santo Stefano in Cevraja, Porta Nuova, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Abbazia di S. Niceta, Chiesa Parrocchiale della Visitazione di Maria Vergine, Tratto della cinta messapica, Cripta di S. Nicola - Borgagne, Pasticceria Ascalone, iContadini, Roger65, Chiesa di Sant'Antonio da Padova, Libreria Viva Athena, Stabilimento Balneare Balelido, Caffè delle Terme, AUTONOLEGGIO SALENTO ITALIA, Chiesa Madre dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, I Love '80 Party, Piazza Salandra, Baraonda, Fable, Museo Civiltà Contadina e Tradizioni Popolari Nardò, Cappella di San Rocco, Lux Services Group Gestione Servizi Turistici, Fermenti, Chiesa di San Giuseppe Patriarca, Palazzo Ciullo e Cappella della Madonna Immacolata, Funny Bar, Chiesa della Confraternita di M. SS.ma Addolorata, Cinema Tartaro, Chiesa di San Trifone, Gallerie Teatro Tartaro, Villa Comunale Giardino Botanico, Museo del Mare Santa Cesarea Terme, Cesarine - Galatina, Chiesa di Santa Maria della Purita, Café Albert, GioRè - Giovani Realtà APS, Teatro Comunale, Oltremare Diving Center, Palazzo Bardoscia, Caffe Teatro, Roses Wine Bar N'Gallery, Barocco Creamery & Loungebar, Chiesa Di San Domenico, Il Melograno, Fluxus Società cooperativa, Parco delle Querce, Blubay, Castello Aragonese e Museo Archeologico Castro, Grotta Zinzulusa, Belvedere, Mura Messapiche, Maju colors, Kantamar - Libreria del Porto, In barca nel Salento, Delizie in Contea, Santuario Madonna del Rosario di Pompei, Domus Artis, Artefatto - L'idea in Terracotta, I.A.T.

To the beach you have to drive with the car

There's also a great selection of bikes to borrow and cycle for miles round pretty coastal and country lanes.

The location is also great because it is very close to the Eastern coast of Puglia and only a few Km to Otranto.

A very comfortable hotel with spacious rooms and super facilities in the Southern tip of Puglia, ideal for those wanting to explore the area and its great range of sights and beaches.

The nearby coast is amazing, not lots of sand,

In particular we should mention Francesca who welcomed us and researched a local fiesta and advised on beaches and restaurants.

The staff was always ready to help, assisting me even on a trip to the local pharmacy and borrowing us a sun umbrella for use at a nearby public beach.

Very sweet staff, always helpful (booked restaurants, beach clubs, tennis and made the best aperol spritz in the attached small bar) and flexible (no problem when we had to change dates back and forth a couple of times upon arrival).

They helped us with recommending beach clubs in the south as well as arranging a taxi into the town of Castro.

The little town is quite cute - and a top notch beach is just a few minutes away in Castro.

Everyday we visited different places on the coast to swim , and spent alot of other times relaxing in the Palazzo gardens.

although the village feels like it is in the middle of nowhere - you are close to the beach and nice towms to visit.

So close to the stunning coast and lots of wonderful towns.

If you fancy beaches, the sea is only a few minutes away (you need a rental car to get around).

If you’re visiting the South of Puglia, the towns of Santa Maria di Leuca and Lecce, with maybe forays to the town of Galatina and to some of the local beaches, the “Palazzo Guglielmo Diffuso” is a wonderful place to be based at.

It was very dark, no natural light and a strong smell of damp plus shower floor look dirty.

The room was a little on the dark side and didnt have a patio or view as such

but was perhaps a bit dark for our tastes but all the rooms seem different so ask.

however no fridge, no safe very dismal and dark.

The room was somewhat dark and airless, with only possibility of air to open the bathroom window, and it smelled of damp.

We'd asked for a room that was dark and peaceful to sleep in and the Bukowsky was superb.

but slow due to lack of fiber in the village.

The pool area could accommodate no more than  8 people on loungers due to the restrictive area around the pool.

We arrived well after check in due to a missed flight and we were accommodated without any hassle.

but they were so kind to cancel our booking at the last minute without a cancellation fee when we had to miss our trip to Italy due to an emergency I just wanted to highlight their prompt and very kind communication.

There is just one seating and unfortunately due to rain we had to eat inside

Beautiful surroundings, unique rooms, a calm oasis and the best start to a most relaxing Italian holiday.

Simple stylish rooms, an epic breakfast, great restaurant for evening meals and lots of small touches that make this a truly special place to holiday.

The concierge couldn't do enough to assist us in making our holiday a great one.

The Palazzo Guglielmo Albergo Diffuso is near these landmarks: Chiesa di Maria Santissima Immacolata, Spiaggia Porto Miggiano, Chiesa di San Nicola di Bari, Palazzo Ducale Venturi, Frantoio Ipogeo Mulino a Vento, Piazza del Popolo di Muro Leccese, Centopietre, Azienda Zacheo - Oleovinicola GIZ s.r.l., Castello di Ugento, Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà, Basilica di Santa Maria della Coltura, Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Torre Sant'Andrea, Museo di Storia Naturale del Salento, Kalos - Archeodromo del Salento, Quoquo Museo del Gusto, Bagno Marino Archi, Chiesa della Madonna Assunta, Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena, Palazzo del Principe, Centro Storico di Scorrano, Ponte Ciolo, Cripta di Santa Cristina, Centro storico di Galatina, Lido Pineta, Casa Museo della Civiltà Contadina e della Cultura Grika, Castello Feudale di Caprarica di Lecce, San Foca, Centro Estetico Kalèe, Caicco Stabilimento Balneare, Dolmen Li Scusi, Museo Diffuso di Borgo Terra, Cripta San Salvatore, Basilica Degli Agostiniani, Il Sentiero Vecchio del Ciolo, Chiesa della Madonna di Vereto, Torre Colombaia, Chiesa del Rosario, Parrocchia San Giovanni Battista, Chiesa Madre dei Santi Pietro e Paolo, Torre Saracena, Roca Nuova, Parco Naturale Regionale Litorale di Ugento, Chiesa del Crocifisso, Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio, Caffetteria Patarnello, Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase, Villa Sticchi, Origano Cibo e Vino, Manifattura ChikHardy Ciccardi, Palazzo Baronale, Circolo Ippico Fanò, Chiesa Madre di San Michele Arcangelo, Break cafe, Ego Cafe, Spiaggia di Torre Mozza, Warfare Elite Paintball Lecce, Stefania De Leo, Torre Miggiano, Fantasy Cafe, Terre Vive, Menhir San Paolo, Chiesa Trasfigurazione del Signore, Al Muretto, Nuovo Museo Archeologico di Ugento (Museo Civico), Enoteca Salentusole, Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine, Piscina Sulfurea, Dolmen Grassi, Chiesa Santa Maria di Miggiano, Grotte delle Cipolliane, Centro Olistico Feng Shui, Discovery Quad, Santi Dimitri Azienda Agricola, Lido Bora Bora, Villa Comunale di Melendugno, Grotta Piccola e Grotta Grande del Ciolo (o Bocca del Pozzo), Torre Minervino, Cesarine - Muro Leccese, Abbazia Centoporte, Porta Terra, La Bottiglieria di Roberto De Luca, La Porta, I.A.T.

I would highly recommend Palazzo Guglielmo as the perfect setting for your holiday in Puglia as it feels very authentic and genuine.

It's an oasis of calm and beauty and we found ourselves spending much more time in the hotel than we normally would on a holiday like this.

Once again we had the most amazing holiday here at Palazzo Guiglielmo.

Just back from a relaxing break in this beautiful part of Italy.

While on the expensive side for Puglia, it is well worth it for a few day breaks from the outside world.

Still beautiful accommodation, superb breakfasts, excellent staff in every department, could happily holiday here regularly.

Mauro also helped us find alternative car hire for sort other travel arrangements for the rest of our holiday.

We had another fantastic family holiday here this year.

after all a good night's sleep contributes to a good vacation.

You are guaranteed a wonderful holiday here in a picturesque palazzo as the staff are all so wonderful and make sure your stay is unforgettable .

We had a week break here on a 2 week trip to Puglia.

Thank you to all the staff at the hotel: you made our holiday unforgettable.

After the enjoyable rigours of preparing for and hosting our daughter's wedding recently, we needed a relaxing break to re-charge our batteries and the Palazzo delivered again.

The Guglielmo is situated close to the nearby town of Castro which is perfect for shopping , swimming in the sea in the small port / lido area  as well as cafes and bars.

We had fun having a pasta making lesson and got to eat our produce in the restaurant.

Finally, every member of staff in reception, bar ans restaurant were very generous with their time.

Breakfast was superb with home made cakes  and the restaurant excellent.

We also enjoyed the pasta making session!

but we were able to participate in Pizza night and the Wine Tasting, both were fantastic.

Beautiful rooms, very nice breakfast and good food.

Food is really good and they care about the details.

I liked the barbeques and the pasta cooking course and of course the pizza eveneing

The breakfast was so idyllic reach morning and my husband really enjoyed the pasta making class.

Stuff is extraordinary friendly and the attached restaurant is one of the best in Puglia.

Brief summary: great place, excellent facilities, comfortable clean rooms, very hospitable host, good restaurant attached.

Breakfast was delicious and we also really enjoyed a couple of dinners at the Angelo restaurant too.

Was it our spacious room, the many terraces, the enormous orange-filled garden, the tasteful restaurant next-door, the big jacuzzi inside a well-constructed 'cave', the bicycles you can take for interesting rides in the country or the friendly and ever-helpful staff?

The food in the restaurant was good and the most outstanding thing was a delicious tomato paste that they make in house and serve with the bread, delicious!

Also the restaurant was much to our liking.

We thought the food at the adjoining restaurant was ok/good

The rooms are very clean and everything is perfect.

You’ll be coming back from your day-trips to a warm and welcoming service, fresh and clean rooms, a wonderfully cool internal courtyard with orchard, and a refreshing pool in the garden.

The room was clean, bright and airy, and had a private balcony on which you can relax in the lazy afternoon sun.

Firstly I must say that the rooms were kept very clean by the maids,

The staff were super helpful and the room immaculate and immense.

The cleaning of the rooms was impeccable.

Stunning pool and pertly clean room and delightful staff.

Our room was kept spotless and the towels changed every other day.

Room was spotless, hire a car to visit lots of lovely towns.

Room was clean and very comfortable, breakfast was complete and staff super attentive.

The ladies that looked after our immaculate room were lovely.Christina's cakes were amazing.

Our stylish room was very clean and very large, comfortably accomodating us and our three children.

we didn't use because it had a bad chlorine smell. Pool is nice

Outside Areas:
Permanent smell of poo and cats urine from the resident cats.

but was musty smelling and I immediately wanted some air in there. The area outside our room was a "shared" sort of greenery walled lawn (which I found strange for Pugila, grass? )

We ate in the hotel once and it was gratifying to hear and smell the slow-cooked octopus stew being prepared from late afternoon.

The living room and kitchen do have a musty odour

The beautiful floor and vaulted ceiling are really special and the front window looks out over the small square and the church.

We closed the windows on the first night and ended up sleeping 10 hours.

All the sunshades and gazebo drapes were deeply impregnated with black algae and filthy dirty which had obviously accumulated over time and not from the rain we were experiencing.

The only thing which could be annoying for some travelers, was the fact that our room had a window on the street where all "nonnos" of the town meet.

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We traverse the area hitting beaches on both coasts as well as restaurants.

Assunta Nardò, Chiesa della Confraternita di M. SS.ma Addolorata, Cinema Tartaro, Fontana Greca - Ellenistica, Chiesa di San Trifone, Gallerie Teatro Tartaro, Punto Fisso Beach, Villa Comunale Giardino Botanico, Museo del Mare Santa Cesarea Terme, Torre del Pizzo, Cesarine - Galatina, Torre di Santa Caterina, Chiesa di Santa Maria della Purita, Café Albert, Parrocchia del Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Bikini Beach, GioRè - Giovani Realtà APS, Teatro Comunale, Oltremare Diving Center, Lido Blue Bay Beach, Palazzo Bardoscia, Costa del Sud Diving Service, Holiday Beach, Kala Pinta, Nardo' garden, Caffe Teatro, Lungomare di Gallipoli, Mayapan, Roses Wine Bar N'Gallery, Lido La Playa, Barocco Creamery & Loungebar, Chiesa Di San Domenico, Lido Rosa dei Venti, Il Melograno, Bar holiday's, Chiesa della Madonna della Rosa, Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Gerardo Maiella, Fluxus Società cooperativa, Sala Collezione Coppola - Museo Civico Gallipoli, Torre Sabea, Banzay Beach, Torre San Giovanni la Pedata, Nostoi, Chiesa Santa Cristina, Associazione Turistico Culturale Pro Loco Gallipoli, Castello di Tricase, Masquenada Caffè, Federica Piccinni STUDIO, Cesarine - Tricase, le Idee di Archimede, L'intimo, Leonardo Nuccio Showroom, Caffe Pisanelli, Piazza Pisanelli, Mikasa Tricase, Branca Ceramiche, Green World Bar, La Dolcevita - Lounge Bar, Dorian Gray Tricase, Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie, Quercia Vallonea, Piscina Naturale di Marina Serra, Castello di Depressa, Chiesa della Madonna Assunta, Santuario di Santa Marina, Cappella Madonna della Neve, Chiesa di San Lorenzo Martire, Santuario di Leuca Piccola, 18°Meridiano Escursioni, 18° Meridiano Escursioni, Centro Storico di Presicce, Enoteca Le vigne del Salento, Supermercato Sisa, Chiesa di Sant'Antonio, Azienda Agricola Gli Angeli, Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Pajara "trausceddhu" O Trauscello, Colonna di Sant'Andrea, Antichi Frantoi Ipogei, Azienda Agricola Le Macine di Athena, Melacotogna Vini e Affini, Chiesa di San Nicola Magno, Palazzo Carida o Raminez, Frantoio Ipogeo "le Trappite", Chiesa Madre di San Giovanni Elemosiniere, Castello Castromediano - Valentini, Beauty Center "La Dea", Cappella del Rosario, Grotta Azzurra e Palombara, Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo, Torre di Salignano, Insenatura Acquaviva, Chiesa di Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Eden Salento, Salentostay, Lito Lounge Bar, Pista Imola 2, Kantamar - Libreria del Porto, Lido La Sorgente, Molo Solarium Café, Onda blu S.r.l.

but we put up with the warmers seas of our more organised beaches as we are lesser swimmers.

It is 25 min drive to most places along the coast

Francesco is always there to recommend the restaurant or beach.

Also very close to Tricase centro or the beautiful beaches and sightseeings nearby.

Francesco and Paola know very well the region and, if you wish, they will be able to give you precious suggestions on places to visit in the surroundings, beaches, restaurants or local shops where to buy traditional products.

but the port is lovely and the coastal road to Leuca breath taking.

The coastline here is rocky as it is in many parts of Puglia,

In the rooms they have a guest book with indications of restaurants, beaches, visits, etc.

There is even a fleet of bicycles that you can borrow (all in pretty good working order) and it is well worth doing so and riding up or down the coast road.

Fantastic nature and region - you can take the bikes from the masseria, drive to the fantastic beaches and enjoy the pure and nature. ..

but both coasts can be easily reached.Nearby a great and cheap restaurant ("Castello di Momo" in Lucugnano, try the mussels saute') and the magnificent borgo Specchia (go to Pro Loco in the main square and ask for the free tour - just the visit to the undergound oil-mill of the XV century is worth the effort)

Conveniently situated for visiting beaches, restaurants, clubs and other places of interest.

In one week we visited most of Salento and it's wonderful, unspoiled beaches.

Thank you Paula for the amazing Breakfast every day ( just the espresso is missing 😉😊).

Breakfast in the courtyard with homemade delicacies.

The breakfast is held in a shady area overlooking the large square in front with views  to Olive groves and outbuildings, one of which can be booked to stay in.

Sometimes you get lucky and we were lucky to meet Francesco and Paula the owner / operators of this fantastic masseria which is a type of bed and breakfast in a centuries old farmhouse.

The food was local seasonal and delicious using ingredients from the gardens.

Breakfasts were perfect, different every day.

The breakfast was again very very ample and had lots of fresh local food.

A superb breakfast of local produce, with a wide choice to suit all tastes, Paolas home baked goods were particularly delightful.

The simply authentic decor , lovely clean rooms ,  sumptuous breakfasts , relaxing lounge areas for a nap or before supper drink and most importantly the hosts .

The breakfast was every day different and richly made with homemade crostata, Italian specialities like foccacia and a various range of selected breds, homemade yoghurt, marmelade and fruits.

The breakfasts were so delicious and they had plates and glasses we could use to sit in the courtyard at night and have drinks and antipasto.

One of the best spots of our holidays in Salento. We really appreciated the hospitality, the quality of the breakfasts and the room (forget the tiny rooms of the big cities hotels!)

Francesco and his wife Paola are so warm and helpful and the breakfast is absolutely delicious with lots of home made Italian goodies!

The breakfast is very nice with fresh products from the land and everyday a new freshly baked cake.

We arose from our spacious, comfortable chamber to a breakfast that I can describe only as Delizioso! Invariably.

Breakfast is included (although it is very "local"), I had specifically indicated that I do not eat "sweet" breakfast,

The breakfast is very tasty with some self-made cake from time to time.

Our room was clean with comfortable beds and a cozy atmosphere.

What a lovely place to stay, the hosts were so friendly and welcoming, the rooms were clean, tidy, large and unique.

The rooms are very clean, nicely decorated and they have air conditioning.

You can easy reach the little town by the mountain bikes provided by the Masseria,

Situated on a hill overlooking the town and sprinkled with pomegranate, fig and olive trees is the masseria.

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Spotless rooms, friendly hosts - we felt as part of the family throughout the whole stay!

The environment is wonderful, the rooms are impeccable, breakfast is exquisite, and the atmosphere is warm and friendly.

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