Casa Del Sole

It was a converted Sassi centrally located in the old part of Matera. The surroundings were ancient and beautiful. It was a short walk (but a few steps!) to the upper and lower piazzas in central Matera.

The only issue for us was that it was a bit difficult for us to get our luggage down to the accommodation since traffic there is seriously restricted. I wish the host would have made arrangements for us (at our cost, of course) to get a taxi to assist with this when we arrived. Matera in general requires some decent shoes and walking ability. Other than that, all was spectacular!

The location was amazing. The view was spectacular. However, the property was in need of maintenance and inside everything was outdated. The bed sheets provided were too small for the sofa bed that folded down to sleep 2 people comfortably. The shower basin was mouldy and the shower didnt drain well. We had everything we needed for a family of 4 to cook and stay comfortably and because of the location and staff we would definitely stay again The staff went above and beyond to make us comfortable and help us with transfers.

Lovely

Nothing

Excellent location. The owner was kind and took the time to show us the best spots to see on a map. The room has a beautiful view of the Sassi.

The lady who greeted us was rude and made us feel very unwelcome. We arrived at the stated check in time, when she realised we didn’t speak Italian she turned to the people who she was already speaking with and gestured rudely at us and sounded like she was talking about us for minutes, the person she was speaking to translated a couple sentences and that she had said that check in is at 2.30pm and to wait - even though it was past that time already. The owner checked us in about 30 mins later and was apologetic, which is completely fine as being late happens. That evening I messaged the property to let them know our plans had changed and we would need to check out early in the morning, and asked if they would prefer us to leave the key in the room or reception. This was met with a fairly rude message that I should’ve messaged earlier and once again we felt we had inconvenienced them. This could simply be a misinterpretation via text, however our stay was made quite unpleasant by the interactions with rude staff. It would be unlikely that we would stay here again.