Eden Beach Club

The hotel was the designated base for our 8 day holiday in Puglia, an area which we had never visited before. The town is small, but given that we were spending a few days on arranged trips, the package deal was half board and it was surrounded by extensive beaches it seemed an ideal location. We found the rooms perfectly fine for a mid-range, 3-star hotel, clean and well-looked after each day by the friendly housekeeping team who managed to provide anything we needed. We used Google Translate a number of times as our Italian wasn’t so good, and it worked perfectly! The memory foam bed was very comfortable, the a/c worked a dream and although small, the bathroom was clean and everything worked…. great water pressure! The reception and bar team, and the local entertainment singer Paulo, were excellent, incredibly helpful and looked after us during our stay - Alfredo even helped carry drinks up to the pool area from the ground floor bar for my wife. The local wine at the bar, E-Arte was very good. Our package included a free bar of local beers and wines, soft drinks and few local spirits which were all absolutely fine: brands were available, but we didn’t feel the need. We thought the buffet meal in the evening was more than plentiful, varied and well presented, particularly those served by the cheerful young lady with the chef’s hat who managed the pasta dishes and the “secondis”. It was great to taste selections of the foods specific to the local area. Breakfast’s buffet was good, with a good selection of fresh fruit. Ham, cheese, croissants and cakes: always full up. The hotel has a top floor pool which was slightly cooler than expected but in the 33C heat was a welcome relief. There were plenty loungers, never more than 10% utilised, and the views across the nearby bay to the lighthouse, and down the beach to the south and towards Ostuni were gorgeous. It was an easy walk along the beach: we managed an almost 7 mile return walk without shoes with the waves lapping the shore. We used the Eden Club Beach Bar once and found the food and service good… and very reasonably priced. We didn’t use the loungers as it’s not our kind of holiday, but if you want to use them (for free) you get a ticket from the Hotel and present it to the team there when you go down. A towel is required, and is €10 rental for a big, fluffy one. Overall, the hotel was the perfect base for this holiday, and the guide and entertainment team arranged by Mistral were excellent as were their choice of sights and areas to visit. The use of a few simple phrases in Italian saw us through, along with technology, and we left the Hotel very impressed with the region. Sometimes things didn’t go to plan, but the way that the team dealt with our requests were always handled quickly and professionally… for this holiday, they were great. Thank you.