Rooms transformed as award-winning Apulian luxury hotel and spa moves to become all-suite

Puglia's leading luxury retreat and Leading Hotels of the World member, Masseria San Domenico, has completed an extensive renovation, transforming the majority of its double and single rooms into brand new Junior Suites and Suites. Retaining the understated style and sophistication that has made Masseria San Domenico renowned throughout the world, the new suites offer guests much improved living space and are equipped with the latest technology. With dreamlike views over ancient olive groves to the Adriatic beyond, the newly created suites invite guests to immerse themselves in peaceful Apulian reverie, and represent a major step towards the hotel's goal of becoming an all-suite property.

Furnished and decorated in typically Apulian style, the new suites are finished with fine local fabrics and the famous ceramics of nearby Grottaglie. This refined yet traditional aesthetic is discreetly complemented by all the mod cons that today's discerning guest expects, including complimentary high-speed WiFi, ensuring those who like to stay connected can do so. The new suites are also completely sound proofed for total privacy – although of course, guests can still throw open a window to be serenaded by the countless songbirds in the surrounding olive groves!

Averaging 55 - 60 square metres in total, the new suites benefit from spacious bathrooms with a bathtub and large shower, and a separate WC. Each of the new suites also enjoys a beautiful large private patio equipped with table and chaises longue overlooking the Masseria's extensive olive groves.

The owner of San Domenico Hotels, Marisa Melpignano, says “By creating these larger suites we can ensure even greater tranquility and privacy for our guests.  This refurbishment, together with our reputation for genuine, smiling hospitality towards all our guests, reinforces once more the fame of Masseria San Domenico as an example of excellence for tourism in Puglia.“.

A former watchtower for the Knights of Malta dating back to the 15th century, Masseria San Domenico is a family-owned five-star deluxe hotel and resort that champions the timeless benefits of thalassotherapy and the healthy attributes of the classic Mediterranean diet. Located amongst centurian olive groves in Puglia's picturesque Savelletri di Fasano, just 500m from the Adriatic coast, the lovingly restored Masseria San Domenico offers boutique-style intimacy bound with first class facilities, with 40 rooms and suites and a pioneering thalassotherapy spa.

Notes to editors:

Owned and run by the Melpignano family, San Domenico Hotels comprises four exceptional properties in Italy and the UK, each embodying idiosyncratic Italian flair and offering stylish hospitality and refined service: Masseria San Domenico (40 rooms and suites), Masseria Cimino (15 rooms and suites) and San Domenico a Mare (4 rooms), plus luxury resort Borgo Egnazia, in Puglia; and San Domenico House (17 suites) in London. The group also owns and operates championship golf course San Domenico Golf in Puglia. See www.sandomenicohotels.com.

For more information or to discuss feature ideas and press trips please contact:

Olivia Walter (olivia@bacall.net), Nat Frogley (nat@bacall.net) or Flora Gandolfo (flora@bacall.net)

Bacall Associates

63 Catherine Place, London SW1E 6DY

Tel: +44 (0) 8704 288 401