Palazzo Flora

Style

Palazzo piccolo

Setting

Spiaggia-spying Gallipoli

Planted right in the middle of Gallipoli’s blooming beautiful old town, Palazzo Flora lies steps from both beach and baroque 17th-century cathedral. But it’s the artfully designed interiors — fabulous frescoes, decorative floor tiles, a riad-style patio — that really earn this 10-room boutique its flowers. Leaf through coffee-table books in the library, photosynthesise by the garden pool and repair to the cute neon-lit bar for liquid refreshment.

Facilities

Rooms

10 individually designed rooms, including five suites.

Checkout

11am. Check-in is between 3pm and 10pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability, and you’re welcome to make use of facilities at both Palazzo Flora and Palazzo Presta while you wait for your room.

More Details

Breakfast is available at Palazzo Flora’s sister hotel, Palazzo Presta, 50 metres along the street. For €15, you can enjoy a continental buffet and cooked-to-order dishes such as eggs, pancakes and avocado toast.

Also

Unfortunately, Palazzo Flora’s 19th-century interiors make it unsuitable if you have mobility needs.

Hotel Closed

The hotel opens for the season on 1 April and closes on 15 November.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Library, access to bar and restaurant at Palazzo Presta and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-conditioning, smart TV, minibar, coffee machine, free bottled water, beach towels, bathrobes, slippers and custom bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

Palazzo Flora’s varied bouquet of boutique rooms means you never quite know what treasures your sleeping quarters might hold. All 10 rooms beguile with patterned tile floors, hand-picked artworks and calming colours. Some have vaulted ceilings with original frescoes by artist Agesilao Flora (after whom the guesthouse is named), others woo with eye-popping statement headboards. Some suites have tiny spiral staircases that lead to mezzanine levels; many Deluxe Rooms and Junior Suites also open onto small balconies.

Poolside

Garnet-striped cushions edge an eye-catching circular plunge pool in the garden, home to towering greenery, cacti and a colonnaded pergola of dreams; it’s open for dips between 8am and 6pm.

Packing Tips

Historic palazzi tend to lend themselves well to digital downtime, so cram in as many paperbacks, travel games and packs of cards as your suitcase will tolerate.

Also

Palazzo Flora can arrange for a personal trainer to deliver tailored fitness from yoga classes to workout sessions. If you've set your heart on having a balcony, please add a note when you book and staff will do their best to meet your request.

Children

Welcome, although better suited to older children. There are no babysitting facilities available, but kids are allowed in the pool under supervision and junior suites can sleep families of up to four on request.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Cocktails are best enjoyed poolsidein Palazzo Flora’s garden courtyard and/or up on the roof over at Presta as the sun goes down.

Dress Code

Keep it casual for poolside cocktails at Palazzo Flora’s bar, but bring your glam A-game for dinner and drinks along the street at Presta.

Hotel Restaurant

There’s no restaurant at Palazzo Flora, but you’ll find Lazzaro & Caterina, an atmospheric street-level restaurant serving (primarily) locally caught fish and seafood, at sister hotel Palazzo Presta, just along the lane. Your reward for making the 50-metre pilgrimage: inventive plates such as linguine with purple prawns, friggitelli and Isigny Saint-Mère butter served beneath original 17th-century barrel-vaulted ceilings. Up on Palazzo Presta’s roof, Terrazza Laurus adds tapas, tartare and a long list of cocktails to the repertoire. For breakfast, you’ll also need to head to Palazzo Presta.

Hotel Bar

Palazzo Flora’s bar (open between 9am and 6pm) serves snacks and cocktails beneath neon light that bathes the floor’s checkerboard tiling in soft pink hues; you can also order from its menu to your poolside perch.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served at Palazzo Presta from 8am–10.30am, and dinner from 7pm–11pm; the bar there is open until midnight. Back at Flora, the bar pours until 6pm.

Room Service

Available at Palazzo Flora during normal Palazzo Presta restaurant hours (8am–10.30am and 7pm–11pm).

Planes

The nearest airports are Brindisi, one hour from the hotel, and Bari, two-and-a-half hours away. The hotel can organise private transfers on request; prices start from €140 one-way from Brindisi Airport.

Trains

Gallipoli train station is a kilometre-and-a-half from the hotel for rail connections to Lecce, Casarano and beyond.

Automobiles

Palazzo Flora is in a car-free zone of Gallipoli's old town, with golf carts available to ferry passengers (and their luggage) in and out. There's a private carpark 250 metres from the hotel; prices vary by season and you’ll need to reserve your spot in advance.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

There’s plenty of historic eye candy within easy ambling distance of Palazzo Flora. Try a self-guided mini sightseeing tour of Gallipoli old town’s labyrinthine lanes, packed with dazzling whitewashed buildings and even more dazzling Ionian views. Don’t skip the Basilica of Saint Agatha’s baroque 17th-century splendour, or the fortified Byzantine castle that stands sentinel at the old town’s entrance. Flanked by the old town walls, the aptly named Spiaggia della Purità (Beach of Purity) is a mere stroll away.

Inland, the spoils of age-old vineyards and olive groves await: the hotel can arrange tours of local wineries and you can polish your dinner-party skills at a cookery masterclass with Palazzo Presta’s head chef. Gently paced bike tours are a fine way to get a better footing in Italy’s heel, or you can save your legs on a boating day trip along the Salento coastline, ogling secret coves, endless azure waters and those perfect pink sunsets along the way.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .