Hotels near Bari Karol Wojtyla Airport - BRI, Bari

Santo Spirito is a small fishing town that got somewhen incorporated into Bari and is a mere 15 minutes by commuter train from the city centre of Bari. While pleasant and with a nice little harbour it is not an area with any attractive beaches at all. However, it suited us well as a strategic starting point to explore the region.

This property was situated on one side of a dual carriageway, high up in tower above a cinema, and the airport site and hire car zones were on the other. Our sat nav was confused but Rocco, the owner, guided us via text messages before he met us to hand over the keys, etc. The sound-proofing in the building was very good. We watched the planes take off and land across the fields and got a good night's sleep, waking only when the light came through the shutters and the rush hour traffic built up at the junction outside. There was ample parking around the building and the grills over the walkway to the front entrance hall and lift area suggested an underground car park too. The apartment had been divided in two lets with key access for each and a shared kitchen. We had a luxuriously decorated hallway, bedroom and bathroom. The kitchen was well stocked. The table was laid with breakfast items and ground coffee capsules were next to the machine. Milk and juice were in the fridge. There was enough crockery, cutlery and cleaning equipment to allow people to cook and eat in. If you turned right out of the building's entrance hall and headed down the access road past a large hotel and some shops, you would arrive at a small cafe resturant next to a taxi company that was open late and served very reasonable food. If you drove out and turned left, crossed the traffic lights and carried on for a short distance you would find a garage to fill up the hire car before returning it, which also served snacks and had a seating area with a TV. Unfortunately, the property was let down by one thing: Its reed diffuser air fresheners! The smell was overpowering and had permeated everything in the apartment and the landing outside, which made breathing unpleasant. For this reason alone, we marked the property with an average score. It would have been very high otherwise as the facilities and the location served our needs perfectly.

The medieval historic centres of Bari, Giovinazzo and Molfetta are all well with a visit being costal they have great views over the Adriatic and they are all easily accessible by train and road. If you stay in The Santo Spirito area ( a Bari superb and well worth a visit) the Spar supermarket at Giovinazzo has a fabulous fresh fish counter (and super little coffee bar to boot) The thing you will discover in this part of Italy, is that prices are reasonable and know one is trying to rip you off, all in all a nice place to visit and stay.

It was right next to the airport so if you have a flight in the morning it is perfect. There is a pizza shop just down the street. Also a very excellent price for what you get. The host was awesome and kept in contact with us. He even gave us a free ride due to check in misunderstanding on my part. Then he offers a really cheap ride to the airport is was a perfect place to stay. Great value and great service.