Matera hotels

Pros: An incredible and romantic experience that is unique and not reproducible elsewhere. Francesco and the staff were very helpful and made our stay memorable. This is a green hotel...they are preserving a bit of world culture and heritage. Don't pass this up for a stay.

Pros: The staff here are amazing and the breakfast spread had lots of choice. The rooms are all individual and staying in one of the caves you felt the history! There are lovely touches in the room and staff are obviously very proud of the hotel and it’s history. It was a short up hill walk to the piazza with the cathedral and lots of sites and restaurants.

Cons: I personally found the cave room a dampish cold and eerie experience. There was nothing missing in the provision and the pillar candles and complimentary wine and fruit were well thought touches but I like nice smells and the atmosphere just wasn’t for me. We only stayed one night which was quite expensive. Fellow guests though found their stays amazing and experienced the in room massages and tried the cookery class and raves about them. Definitely an experience!

Pros: Fantactstic staff. Simply amazing location. Exceptional. We travelled with teenage kids and the staff could not have been more helpful or welcoming.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Sleeping in a restored cave, the amazing breakfast and staff.

Cons: Maybe tea or coffee making facilities

Pros: Beautiful rooms, friendly & helpful service. Excellent view & location.

Cons: If you have allergies and asthma (like me) come prepared. The rooms are musty due to high humidity. This is the one thing I would change. Also there was no TV in our room, but that was not an issue for me.

Pros: Everything

Pros: Location is fantastic Staff is perfect

Cons: None

Pros: We were in a cave. So unusual but so worth the experience. The staff of Marco and Emilia were very helpful.

Pros: The location is just a few minutes from the pedestrian area as well as the “Sassi” . It is a small quiet hotel with sn abundant breakfast shich you can enjoy on the terrace overlooking Matera center and the gravina. I stayed in the very small (monk’s) room which still held everything you might need. Loved it, very particular.

Cons: Nice location. Free parking. Much better view for Matera rather than a view which may have inside of the town

Pros: I stayed in a single room called "Monk's Room" where monk used to live. The room was small but that's what I wanted, I deliberately chose it to experience a stay as if i were in a small cave room. It was an extraordinary experience. Room was very clean, comfortable, warm, not dampness, quiet, shower plenty of hot water. The terrace looking over the town was simply amazing, I had my breakfast in the terrace. Breakfast was a good mixture of sweet and savory, I appreciated they had savory option! such as fresh savory focaccias, eggs, cheese & ham and cherry tomatoes and of course the typical bread from Matera.., all very fresh. I was given two keys, one for main entrance and the other for the back gate. From the back gate you can access to touristic walking route and it was handy to be able to use it in and out. A few minutes walk to Via Bruno Buozzi where there are many eateries. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. I will definitely come back.

Cons: Nothing.

Pros: Nice place to stay in Matera, you can see nice view from hotel. Short walk to center.

Pros: Location was perfect - within walking distance to everything. Staff was super helpful with everything from parking, to where to eat dinner etc. Room was spacious and comfortable with a nice couch to sit and relax on. The community terrace area overlooking the old town is spectacular - we had wine there in the afternoon and breakfast there in the morning. Would definitely stay here again!

Cons: Nothing!

Pros: Amazing location, at entrance to Sassi Caveoso from upper main road. Found street free parking in front . First views from terrace into Sassi are wow! Kind staff .

Pros: we loved this hotel staff were so kind and nice. breakfast was fantastic with sassi view we arrived very late, the staff helped us with parking, we could park our car in front of the hotel.

Cons: nothing

Pros: The room was great, and the view incredible. Staff exceptionally friendly and helpful. So many nice extras in the room too!

Cons: Nothing was bad - all very good!

Pros: VERY NICE HOTEL, WONDERFUL VIEW

Pros: Great communication, the owners are extremely friendly; they had a lot of amazing tips about where to go and where to get the best views. You can tell they are passionate about and love their city! Arrived early but was able to check in regardless, and they had no issue at all with me leaving my luggage for a few hours. Great service, location and value for money. Would definitely come back!

Pros: Martino and Sylvia could not have been better. Picked me up at TI, gave me directions, super breakfast....Everything perfect...Very kind and friendly...Suoer hosts....

Pros: The breakfast is delicious. Martino and Silvia are wonderful hosts, and Martino helps plan perfect trips! Donna Eleonora B&B is a little gem of a hotel.

Pros: She gave excellent restaurant recommendations

Cons: That the weather wasn’t so great but Matera was beautiful and the B&B breakfast was great

Pros: Location. Parking close by and only 50c per hour. Very helpful staff, room clean, very good breakfast.

Cons: I found the mattress and pillow a little too firm for me, but that is very personal thing and should not put anyone off booking.

Pros: Complimentary breakfast (joghurt, fruit, pastry) and location, good quality for the price

Pros: The location

Pros: -Super central location, close to all points of interest, nice neighbourhood -Spotlessly clean and cosy B&B, big bright rooms with excellent amenities -Great, delicious breakfast -Above all: fantastic hosts, extremely kind, respectful and accomodating! (Sylvia,carissima, siamo estremamente grati!!!!!!) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! Ioanna & Iro from Greece

Pros: Just perfect accomodation , everything was great , right near the most amazing sights and I have done most of italy could not stop taking pictures

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Everything was terrific. The view when you open the door in the morning is superb. Parking is great. Park the car in free parking outside the city and the hotel pick you up af take you back. No driving in very narrow complicated streets in Matera. Also Breakfast was great and served by a very friendly and helpful lady.

Cons: The couches in the room were very interesting, they also act as a light. However they are a little uncomfortable. A very small thing the place is great.

Pros: Basiliani is in the heart of all you came to see... behind San Pietro for ~200m, just beyond both the Casa Grotto and St Lucia, in Caveoso. Its rock-carved rooms are spotless, and hold every convenience you hope for... including a bathtub in #129, and coffee/tea making for that wake-up cuppa! It also overlooks the famous gorge of the ‘sassi’, and chauffeurs you to/from your car, safely parked on the outskirts of this pedestrian gem. Oh, and the breakfast is varied, fresh and superb!

Cons: Absolutely zilch!

Pros: Room is right in front of a breathtaking valley. All comforts. Good breakfast. Right in the heart of Matera. Efficient taxi service.

Pros: Basiliani Hotel is not just an Hotel or even a special one. It’s a wonder of the hospitality world, a magic place in the center of our generation’s history, a place to visit and where you can rest and contemplate about our ancestors and our future. It’s is placed in the best and most convenient location in the sassi. The breakfast is simply the best as well as the welcoming, immediate pickup service and the rooms are designed with great skills and attention to details.... a work of art indeed. I raise my hat to the staff and Giuseppe to have created such an incredible and inspiring staying for us. Thank you so much

Pros: Hotel location and view is superb! We'll come back to Matera and book this hotel again for sure!

Pros: Very interesting hotel in the middle of the Sassi, room big and clean, staff very nice and location perfect to walk all the city

Cons: Quite difficult to find and the breakfast too simple

Pros: This hotel is located in a quiet area with an unobstructed view across the valley. Interesting walks through the streets and paths. We had good fun losing our way in the misty fog trying to find our way but all the time feeling safe and sound. Hotel staff very friendly and a special thanks to Pasquale (hope that's spelt correctly) for the top class service of collecting us from our parked hire car which was outside the old cave town.

Cons: We had a brilliant time. Local Information Centre was asking for €40 each for a 2 hour tour. We managed Ok with online research and a lot of walking. Room 128 could have done with a cleaner toilet seat but the rest of the room was stunning and memorable.

Pros: Position absolutely excellent. Fully and heavily endorsed for ambience, staff, breakfast accommodation.

Cons: Minor downside points No bar or alcohol in room fridge or on premises to sit out on evening. Fix your own if you want. no coffee in room but available in reception. But plenty opportunities within 5 minutes walk so these are only negatives if you want to return to hotel and have drink before retiring or going out in evening.

Cons: Palazzo Viceconte is just wonderful. I would highly recommend staying here!

Cons: The hotel might want to consider off-site parking with a shuttle to avoid guests having to drive through the old city.

Pros: The staff were excellent. Very friendly and helpful and had excellent recommendations for dinner. Room was very spacious and quiet.It was a beautiful location and building with fabulous rooms and views

Pros: Hi quality accommodation - we have received a nice spacious room with a great view on Matera. We’ve also enjoyed a very good breakfast and in general hospitality of the staff. There is a fantastic roof top on this hotel with a magnificent panoramic view.

Cons: A bit challenging to get there by car but the staff helps.

Pros: The staff was very helpful. Help us to find the best restaurants, expositions and places to visit. We drove to the hotel, but since it is located near the Duomo, in the historic center, it would be impossible to find the place without their assistance.

Cons: nothing

Pros: Very special hotel. Great location and friendly

Cons: All great

Pros: The property and our room was beautiful. The staff were lovely and very helpful. We would definitely stay again! :)

Pros: Great breakfast. Really helpful staff. Amazing place and location.

Pros: The hotel has a fantastic view. The rooms are amazing. The owner of the hotel and the stuff are very friendly, helpful, generous and kind.

Cons: It was difficult to walk to the hotel from the bus station with heavy bags as it is hard to drag your luggage on the stony roads and steps. The stuff was so friendly and helpful. They helped me carry my bags while I was leaving.

Pros: Exceptional location and staff, the view from the terrace is just stunning

Cons: I stayed in a single room which was very small but the value for money was exceptional

Pros: The room was absolutely beautiful! It was such a treat to stay in such a unique room. We enjoyed the jacuzzi, the plush robes, the comfortable bed, and the lovely staff. The location was perfect for exploring and the breakfast selection was great!

Pros: Everything. Location, view was fantastic, room was adorable, staff were awesome! Great breakfast included. Nice patio area.

Cons: AC could've worked better

Pros: Hotel was very helpful when I arrived late the bed was big and the spare bed was very sweet in the sassi! The price was a little high however to share with more than one person would be fine! Lovely breakfast reception in the morning and not shouting and ruining the natural sassi landscape

Cons: A little expensive for a solo traveler

Pros: The best thing about Hotel La Casa di Lucio was the breakfast prepared and hosted by the delightful Michele. The hotel was well located just off Piazza San Pietro Caveoso.

Cons: I have to say that I was quite disappointed in Casa di Lucio. For a Hotel de Relais, it was uninspiring. Here are the reasons: the hotel is divided into multiple properties -- we checked in at one location, walked to our room in a second, and had breakfast in a third. Apparently there is a restaurant, but we never saw it, nor did the room contain any info on it or other hotel features. The lighting in the room was beyond horrible; the light in the bathroom was insufficient to the task of putting on makeup, and you could not turn off the bedroom overhead light from within the bedroom, which was five steps down from the bathroom. There aren't enough plugs for electronics. The little sitting room contained a small table and one chair - our request for a second chair was not fulfilled. The bed, though comfortable with fine linens, consisted of two singles pushed together, an arrangement I wouldn't expect in a luxury hotel room for two. The bathtub was elevated (as was the bed), with no grab bar -- dangerous, for sure -- and the set-up of the telephone-style shower handle made it impossible not to flood the floor. For nearly €200/night, I expected much, much more.

Pros: Stunning location. Lorenzo was very welcoming & informative.

Cons: The room was a little dark - needed some more floor or side lights. A kettle in the room would be useful.

Pros: Mikela’s breakfast was the absolute best!! Thank you for your beautiful produce and amazing service

Cons: Room was stuffy and over heated and the temperature of the room could not be controlled.

Pros: Amazing location

Pros: Terrific location. We ate meals across the street, and had 2 very good lunches. Easy access to the Sassi. Very helpful, friendly staff.

Cons: Needs more light for reading and over-all.

Pros: Perfect and romantic location, amazing hospitality, nice breakfast

Pros: A peaceful haven in the heart of Matera, allowing us to explore this historic town. All the staff were extremely helpful and welcoming. Fantastic service from Michealo, who looked after us during our stay and provided a delicious breakfast with local fruit, meats,cheeses, pastries, breads and much more. The staff arranged safe parking for our car. Rooms are Cool, spotless and stylish, with comfortable beds and outdoor sitting area. Thank you for a fantastic stay. Would recommend to others thinking of visiting.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Amazing location near all of the major sites.

Pros: Excellent room in a lovely hotel, friendly staff and great location for Gallipoli.

Cons: The rooftop pool and large room!

Pros: location, courtesy of staff, matera itself

Cons: the hotel is poorly maintained. Cold room, heating didn't work and it could not really be fixed, room electricity key switch didn't work, internet worked very badly, inconvenient shower. Not compatible with a five stars hotel.

Cons: Upon departure, we had a car booked to take us to the airport at 4 am. That car never showed up. The night person (he didn’t give us his name) was absolutely terrible. He didn’t know how to make the payment, didn’t know how to calculate it or how to use a credit card. When we realised the car wasn’t coming, he was arguing with us and blaming the day staff that the didn’t leave a note telling him and he doesn’t have their numbers, they aren’t picking up, he doesn’t know who the driver is. When we asked him to call another taxi for us he did absolutely nothing and said no one is picking up. We had to call ourselves and find a taxi to pick us up and rush to the airport because we were 45 minutes late. This night person also refused to give us a contact of a manager because we were furious with him at that point, he even tried arguing with the taxi driver when he came (the one that we called) about how he tried to call him but his phone was off (which wasn’t true because we clearly managed to call). This person ruined our stay at the very last moment. He had no knowledge of his job or duties, blamed everyone else and took no responsibility. This was unacceptable.

Pros: Incredible location and facility; like sleeping in a church!

Cons: Be prepared for darkness; very hard to light the rooms because of high ceilings.

Pros: Old world elegance with modern luxuries. Bed exceedingly comfortable, soft bed linens. Parking in a partner garage efficiently organised so you don’t have to drive through the old town. Staff professional and friendly, great breakfast buffet.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The location is very convenient, the room we stayed architecturelly was extremely well designed and decorated reflecting ancient times.

Cons: Nothing that I can comment. The only difficulty is the parking availability being handled by a vale parking facility

Pros: A good choice of fresh food and baked goods for breakfast. Spacious and comfortable room. A quiet pleasant location. Lovely building with well kept garden and swimming pool. Easy 15-20 minute walk to the centre

Cons: No complaints.

Pros: Staff were super. For us going up and down the hill to the Sassi was good exercise, for the less able-bodied though something to be aware of.

Cons: Internet access through the Wifi was a bit sketchy.

Pros: The hotel was located just outside the historic centre of Matera (15 minutes walk). The parking and pool are definitely a plus. Breakfast was very good! The staff were really helpful and friendly.

Cons: Not enough sun beds

Cons: Very disappointing,unfriendly to the point of rude,welcome from Federica on our arrival..little to no assistance with information. Room very small & basic for the very big price. Basic breakfast & quite a hike to the main town area. Will not recommend to friends.

Pros: Large and clean rooms, air conditioning in the flooring so no noise, variety of breakfast, pool area was lovely and quiet, short walk into town (uphill on the way back), staff were accommodating, parking on site.

Cons: No coffee/tea facilities in the room, no English channels on the tv (one BBC news channel would suffice)

Pros: Super friendly staff who were very helpful. Close enough to the old town and free parking. Very nice breakfast. Lovely room with a fantastic domed ceiling

Cons: Although close to town the walk up is steep but not for long. The pool looked as if it needed a clean as there were leaves in it.

Pros: Breakfast was ok! Our TV solution was very clever I didn’t see same solution earlier.

Cons: Elevator worked only til first floor! Unfortunatelly we had room on the second with more heavy suutcases. Their staff were nice and freindly young girls! They wanted to help me BUt it was “manwork”.

Pros: Breakfast was excellent...our server Maria was fantastic and was there to greet us every morning.

Cons: Coffee not available in the room

Pros: The best The service 150%

Cons: No complaints

Pros: The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the property modern and clean.

Cons: The only issue was that is the description it stated that the suite 210 was 100 meters away from reception. It DID NOT mention that those 100 meters were down a very steep walkway of some 80 odd steps or more. my wife has a back issue and found this very difficult to traverse on a daily basis. If we had known this we would not have booked this suite. would not recommend suites 201-210 to anyone with walking difficulties.

Pros: Location and style

Cons: Tricky to access, very dry in rooms at night, staff speak no English...as in zero

Pros: Stayed in a Sassi suite that had a sauna. Beautiful room. Perfect location in middle of Matera and near I Sassi. During breakfast, the lovely women attendants served a local pastry that is easily had one of the best pastries I’ve ever eaten ( le tette delle monache). I still dream about that pastry( lemon and chocolate versions)

Pros: Very Central to everything including reasonably priced parking, spacious and well appointed room 105 facing the Piazza Francesco but yet quiet. Friendly welcoming staff

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Nice situated hotel in a square in the center of Matera. Comfortable spacious room (superior suite) with good bed and a balcony with nice views over the town. Friendly staff.

Cons: -

Pros: Location. Style of the room. Beautiful building

Cons: At reception nobody spoke a word of English. The car was parked very far from the hotel. Very noisy in the morning

Pros: Central location with underground parking plus easy access the Sassi(caves)! Excellent buffet breakfast,amazing choices!

Cons: Nothing!

Pros: The muffins at breakfast are to die for and the location is perfect particularly for someone arriving by car and needing parking which is available in the hotel's underground car park.

Cons: When the AC is off the room odour is stuffy.

Pros: Location, modern installations, cleanliness, attentive staff. Breakfast buffet, outside terrace to have breakfast. Parking (extra cost) on the premises

Cons: In general, the hotel met or exceeded expectations. The only item to improve was that the parking spaces were limited, and there was no guarantee that space will be available upon check in. Fortunately, I was able to park the first night in spaces outside the garage and inside the garage the second night.

Pros: On departure I paid for our additional night. It turned out this was an over payment. The hotel worked quickly to ensure reimbursement. impressive honesty and integrity. Many thanks.

Pros: I liked the location and that it has garaging for your car. Easy access to the station and buses and the Piazza.

Cons: Nothing really not to like. Breakfast was great too. Dine inside or out on the piazza.

Pros: Great location really close to the old town. Parking Very nice and quiet room

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The location and the outside terrace for breakfast

Cons: Room relatively small. No tea making facilities

Pros: Location, garage for car, breakfast on terrace.