Fontana Vecchia Bed & Breakfast

A wonderful place to relax. Great location, friendly staff, a little bit of paradise.

If you want a place to relax and away from the hustle of a city this is the place.

The breakfasts and accommodation here are fantastic. We were a family of three (two adults and a five year old) and we had a lovely trullo with a King sized double and great adventurous mezzanine for our son. The trullo has a basic kitchen in which we could make pasta or have a supper of cold meats and bread (all you need really in the heat!) and the beds, bathroom and other facilities were very comfortable. The thing that stood out more than anything though were the breakfasts which were truly (no pun intended!) authentically Italian. Every morning you get introduced to a new local cheese with local ham, homemade jams, pastries, local biscuits, bread and the best espresso homemade of course. The owners took real pride in making you feel comfortable and on the day we left they even brought us breakfast to our room as we were leaving early. This is a great find and we recommend it!

It was so relaxing to stay here, and the staff were very kind. Breakfast is made from local town treats or homemade Treats from the owners!! Italian hotels don't always have the best beds, but this was better than most!

Great experience staying in an ancient Trulli, on a farm surrounded by olives and fruit trees, 10-15 minutes from Alberobello. Wonderful breakfasts with lovely hosts

a little difficult to find initially but after that it was great . the owners were most welcoming and the position great. they provide a more than adequate breakfast.

We booked thinking we were getting a tulli room, not realizing that not all the rooms were tulli...we thought we were getting a standard tulli room. Wrong. For almost double the cost, we slept in a tulli room. A very comfortable room. The breakfast was awesome. Not the easiest place to find, way out in the country. A GPS would have been handy. Once in a lifetime experience...worth it!!

A great location to relax in the country side and still be in close proximity to the tourist sites. The host Biaggio and his wife were excellent hosts. I would rate the breakfast 10 out of 10. From fresh apple or pear tarts using fruit from the trees on the farm to two types of cheeses to zucchini frittata to coffee, tea and juice.

Stayed in the family suite, nice and spacious. Great scenery, garden full of fruit trees, a nice pool. Lovely authentic Italian style breakfast. Owners were very nice and accommodating. Seems to be in the middle of nowhere but it was an awesome experience. I will definitely recommend to family and friends.

If you don't have a GPS this trulli B&B might be difficult, especially at night as we learned from a group who was staying here at the same time. There are 2 small blue signs leading to the B&B but they're a bit confusing. The key to finding this B&B is entering the road Canale di Pirro in Castellana Grotte on the GPS (as most of the places on this road do not have the typical numbered address) and keeping a close eye on the signs. Once you turn into the right road, you're in for one bumpy ride until you get to the B&B entrance about 1/4 mile on the left. The property itself is beautiful and very peaceful with lots of fruit and olive trees. Plenty of parking. Our trulli was nice but small, particularly the bathroom. My husband had to watch his head as he went into the bathroom as the clearance was low. Our bed was comfortable but was a bit noisy and moved a lot. I think it probably could use a rug underneath it to solve the problem. The salt pool was very nice and was the barbecue area. We had a wonderful breakfast on the back patio each morning served by the owners, who were both very gracious. Despite the problem finding this B&B, it is conveniently located to many of the Adriatic's tourist sites- Alberobello Trulli district, Matera, Lecce, Ostuni.