Loft Albicocca

I do not recommend this loft. While it gives you a typical Bari room experience, there are too many negative points.

- We did not receive any information regarding the check in process. The ad says that there is 24/7 desk, but it is not true. We arrived at the loft with no wait to get into it. Thanks to a pasta making nonna on the street that helped us contact the host, who then gave us the code to access the loft. - There was a very BAD smell of sewage or humidity. The host said nothing could be done about it because it came from the street, but there was just no such smell outside. It was very bad and would not go out. - No fire detector, nor extinctor. - Electricity panel makes a constant ticking noise.

Central location in the historical city centre. It gives an excellent insight how people live here, but also offers a good comfort.

Can't say anything.

Great location, room was comfortable.

No one came to give us orientation to the room, ie. how the water heater, AC etc worked. We figured it out.

The loft is located on a small square, in the old city, where the atmosphere was magical. In the mornig calm, in the evening full of people. I loved the location. Right around the corner, local ladies were making orecchiette pasta. Despite being in the center of the old town, the loft is also close to the bus stop. Even though the square was full in the evenings and nights, in the loft was no noise at night. I also liked the efforts of the owner of the loft to solve the problem if there was one. He was always availiable. He also changed our used towels for clean ones once we asked. I also liked a breakfast, which is a 5-minute walk from the loft, every day a classic Italian breakfast, sweet cornetti and coffee. I have to say they made the best cappuccino in town. I also appreciated the coffee machine with coffee refills available in the loft, so we could enjoy coffe outside on the square.

We had a problem with the lack of darkness in the loft at night. The loft has no dividing wall, so because of the "milky glass" on the front door without any curtain, the orange light from the square shone whole night right into thethe bed. For someone who needs darkness while sleeping, this was a problem. It could have been solved with a sleep mask, but we didn't have one. The owner was trying to solve this problem, but couldn t on the spot, he promised to install curtains for future guests. If he removes this deficiency, the loft will be perfect. There was also a bit of a sewage smell, but it was manageable and understandable since the loft is located below the level of the square, you get to it by going down a few steps through a milky glass door.

We loved the location. The room was perfect.

Leaving

The location doesn't allow for a lot of comfort. Breakfast was somewhere else, same as where to keep the luggage. Yet, I knew what I was doing when booking in the middle of the old town. But is was available. The little piazza where it was location was absolutely adorable

There was some dust from the ceiling that kept falling down. The bathroom was uncomfortably small. I could not use the coffee as the coffee machine was incomplete

Was nice and cozzy, with everything that you need.

Everything was good.

Location was right on the edge of a busy local piazza in the old town and the lovely ladies making the Orecchiette (Pasta. Spacious room

The smell, because there are no windows perhaps other than on the front door to rhe street ot the small one in the shower. There was a strong smell of damp.. There was a mop in the toilet, i assume, to mop up after using the shower as there was no bidet. I thought maybe it was due to it just being cleaned as the host kindly allowed me to store my luggage there early. But the smell lingerred. Also, the shower head would not stand, and it was minimal spray.