This was my fourth or fifth time staying in the Masseria, and each time it gets harder to leave. It is so peaceful and relaxing and everywhere you look is beauty. It has everything you need, and with 5 bedrooms and baths it is great for larger families. Definitely my favorite place in Italy! Can’t wait to be back!!

Beautiful property in lovely surroundings, with close proximity to lots of interesting places to visit. Particularly enjoyed all the outdoor space, including the pool (shallow end great for small children). Daz, the caretaker, was also extremely helpful providing lots of guidance on the property and the area. Thank you!

We’ve had the most amazing holiday in this beautiful restored villa, plenty of space for 6 adults, 3 children, everything is top quality and so tastefully decorated. The setting in the olive and cherry groves is so peaceful but near to Conversano , a lovely town with excellent restaurants. Lots to do, but hard to drag yourself away from the excellent pool. Darren is on hand to help in any way . A great holiday .

Wonderful masseria, full of eveything and perfectly organized. 5 comfortable bedrooms very well furnished with 5 bathrooms. Huge kitchen equipped with anything a family may need. All extremely elegant and accurate also in the living room in case of bad weather. Large parking, good wifi, perfect pool. Isolated location, quite and with wonderful view. Perfect welcome and service. Pity that the small town close to masseria is nothing special but with a car you can easily reach beautiful other towns and enjoy the Puglia atmosphere. Vote: 10 cum laude!

Thanks to Darren and thanks to this beautiful place. Placed in the copiglia country, closed to towns so rich of heritage and traditions, 15 minutes away from your masseria. The best place for a relaxed vacation.

We had a wonderful stay at this beautiful villa, We were a party of 10 with 4 young children and had plenty of room. The kids were happy to spend day after day in the pool but we did get out to visit; Herculaneum (exceptionally hot but amazing) the Castellano grottes, the beach, Conversano to the museum and castle and saw the UNESCO site at aberobello. Darren was very helpful. One of the best bits was watching a thunderstorm from the balcony. We had a great time and I would definitely recommend this villa.

This is my third time renting this Beautiful house, and I love it more each time. The outside as well as this inside is designed and decorated to perfection. I’ve spent the last 18 summers in Italy and this by far is my favorite place to stay. Can’t wait to be back next year.

We loved this villa. Comfy beds, plenty of space, amazing pool. Darren was incredibly helpful and responsive, we hope to return soon. Love Puglia!!!!

This is a great property. Really spacious and beautiful pool. We were extremely well looked after my Darren the catetaker and any queries were quickly delt with. Lots of lovely places near by to visit. Highly recommended.

This is a great property. Really spacious and beautiful pool. We were extremely well looked after my Darren the catetaker and any queries were quickly delt with. Lots of lovely places near by to visit. Highly recommended.

Masseria Casalicchio is tastefully, comfortably and attractively restored accommodating our family of six adults with room to spare. Both the interior and exterior grounds are inviting and relaxing. The Masseria served as a base of exploration of our roots in Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria. It is centrally located to allow access to multiple attractions. Our stay was made all the more enjoyable by our hosts Darren and and Donatella who greeted us on arrival and prepared a bountiful Puglian meal for us to enjoy while they provided insights about the immediate area (take a trip to Conversano-there is a castle in the middle of this vibrant community). If you are planning a visit and want to explore the unique southern culture in and around Puglia, I can highly recommend a stay at Masseria Casalicchio.

Masseria Casalicchio is tastefully, comfortably and attractively restored accommodating our family of six adults with room to spare. Both the interior and exterior grounds are inviting and relaxing. The Masseria served as a base of exploration of our roots in Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria. It is centrally located to allow access to multiple attractions.Our stay was made all the more enjoyable by our hosts Darren and and Donatella who greeted us on arrival and prepared a bountiful Puglian meal for us to enjoy while they provided insights about the immediate area (take a trip to Conversano-there is a castle in the middle of this vibrant community). If you are planning a visit and want to explore the unique southern culture in and around Puglia, I can highly recommend a stay at Masseria Casalicchio.

Our family had a wonderful stay in this beautifully modernised house. The pool was great, cleaned regularly, large, and set in a very spacious terrace. Excellent for sitting in the evenings and soaking in the warmth and sun in the day. Kitchen very well equipped, so we enjoyed cooking some evenings. Darren and Donatella were model managers, did everything to make us welcome, and gave great recommendations about local restaurants etc.

BIG thank you to Daz - villa caretaker & his lovely wife Donatella! Top bloke! Lovely lady! Was in contact by WhatsApp before & during the holiday. Days out advice was spot on! Thanks mate! 👍 Julian thank you for letting us stay in your impressive villa! What a place! The HomeAway pics don’t do it justice! Was even more impressive in real life! I’m not an architecture or cultural expert but wow! 2500 characters isn’t enough to write a full review of every aspect of the villa but here goes!... We are a family of 9 including 4 30-something adults & 5 kids aged 8-12. The villa is located amongst grape & almond farms so take Daz up on meeting him at the Esso garage! At the villa, Daz went through security - lockable gates to villa grounds a safe & villa alarm - which from personal experience WILL end up with a security guard arriving at the villa! He was very understanding though! Internet signal is 3/4 bars 4G, but villa has satellite wifi anyway, just keep in mind they aren’t plasterboard walls! The villa was spotless like a 5 star hotel! Clean tidy & well presented! There are mosquito nets on every door and window which is good! Was reluctant about getting a villa without air con but every room had a fan in it & it never felt too hot! Upstairs the master bedroom had a 4 poster bed in it en suite bathroom with a good shower! Upstairs family bathroom with shower served 2 bedrooms. One double & the other 2 single beds in it - my eldest lad claimed the comfy camp bed Daz had put in extra for us! There was still plenty of room! Each bedroom had terrace access surrounding 75% of the villa - cracking views! Good area for Gecko spotting & star gazing with a beer from the comfy sofas (whilst getting bitten by mosquitos - take some cream!). Downstairs had 2 double bedrooms both en suite’s. Downstairs toilet had a washing machine in it which we used. There’s a washing line. Kitchen was spotless! Full size dishwasher - buy some tabs. BIG fridge freezer & plenty of cooking space! Took our rubbish to local recycle area when on days out. Dining room seated 10 & is main access point to different parts of villa. Includes wheelchair ramp. We booked Donatella to cook for us! YOU HAVE TO DO THIS! FOOD IS SO NICE! And there’s loads! We chose meat option. Local bottles of red & white went down well! Lounge has comfy leather sofas and cushions & DVD archive. The pool was good size graduated by steps to deep end. Table tennis was fun! Enjoyed our stay!

BIG thank you to Daz - villa caretaker & his lovely wife Donatella! Top bloke! Lovely lady! Was in contact by WhatsApp before & during the holiday. Days out advice was spot on! Thanks mate! Julian thank you for letting us stay in your impressive villa! What a place! The HomeAway pics don’t do it justice! Was even more impressive in real life! I’m not an architecture or cultural expert but wow!2500 characters isn’t enough to write a full review of every aspect of the villa but here goes!...We are a family of 9 including 4 30-something adults & 5 kids aged 8-12.The villa is located amongst grape & almond farms so take Daz up on meeting him at the Esso garage!At the villa, Daz went through security - lockable gates to villa grounds a safe & villa alarm - which from personal experience WILL end up with a security guard arriving at the villa! He was very understanding though!Internet signal is 3/4 bars 4G, but villa has satellite wifi anyway, just keep in mind they aren’t plasterboard walls!The villa was spotless like a 5 star hotel! Clean tidy & well presented!There are mosquito nets on every door and window which is good!Was reluctant about getting a villa without air con but every room had a fan in it & it never felt too hot!Upstairs the master bedroom had a 4 poster bed in it en suite bathroom with a good shower!Upstairs family bathroom with shower served 2 bedrooms. One double & the other 2 single beds in it - my eldest lad claimed the comfy camp bed Daz had put in extra for us! There was still plenty of room!Each bedroom had terrace access surrounding 75% of the villa - cracking views!Good area for Gecko spotting & star gazing with a beer from the comfy sofas (whilst getting bitten by mosquitos - take some cream!).Downstairs had 2 double bedrooms both en suite’s.Downstairs toilet had a washing machine in it which we used. There’s a washing line.Kitchen was spotless! Full size dishwasher - buy some tabs. BIG fridge freezer & plenty of cooking space!Took our rubbish to local recycle area when on days out.Dining room seated 10 & is main access point to different parts of villa. Includes wheelchair ramp.We booked Donatella to cook for us! YOU HAVE TO DO THIS! FOOD IS SO NICE! And there’s loads! We chose meat option. Local bottles of red & white went down well!Lounge has comfy leather sofas and cushions & DVD archive.The pool was good size graduated by steps to deep end.Table tennis was fun!Enjoyed our stay!

Our group of 8 very much enjoyed our stay helped by being wonderfully looked after by Darren And Donatella who also cooked us a Pugliese feast which was delicious and fed us for a day or two. Watch out for the crazy driving and mosquitoes! A very memorable holiday in a lovely house.

This is my second stay in this beautiful Masseria, and I wouldn't stay anywhere else. The house is lovely and has everything needed for a large family or group of friends. The location is perfect. A short drive to all of the interesting towns. I would highly recommend this house to anyone visiting the region.

Charming country side 10 minutes from many close towns. I would highly recommend ommend this place

Smart and comfy .Well equipped . In a quiet spot . Great pool . The caretaker was very helpful and friendly indeed. Appreciated the welcome basket !

We had a a lovely time, and it was a pleasure to stay here. The house and pool were wonderful, and our families were very happy to while away the hours at the property - so much so that we rarely ventured out! There were lots of different spaces to enable quieter moments , and the sunset from the upstairs terrace is seriously impressive! The owners have thought of everything, and have a great taste - they were also very flexible with our complicated accommodation requirements! We were well looked after by Darren and Donatella who were supportive, friendly, informative but unobtrusive hosts. The location was ideal for short trips to interesting places. You need a car, though - a little more information in the blurb about exact location would be helpful, as we thought we may have been able to walk into Castellana - which wasn't really an option. This didn't stop us from having a thouroughly enjoyable time though. We would not hesitate to recommend the property to others - but don't all rush to book , now - we'd like to be able to go back at some point!!!

There were 10 of us and we just fit in - 3 children had to share a room but Daz (the caretaker) did offer us an additional bed in the living area. This house is very clean, peaceful with a really nice pool and beautiful views from the upstairs veranda. All the bedrooms are lovely and it was good to have the anti-insect screens on the windows and doors The kitchen is very well equipped and the welcome breakfast pack is not only useful but also very good and well thought through. The house is in a great location- many interesting places to visit within a short drive (Craco is a must, just don't do the tour- too long), Matera, Ostuni, Lecce and the nice beaches. Downsides: Don't expect to get any Wifi as the signal is extremely weak and does not extend beyond the living room. Also, there was confusion about check in and check out times. The contract says check in after 3pm. Daz (the caretaker) emailled to say that we could not check in until after 5pm as the house would not be ready. I suggested that we arrive after 3 and stay around the pool and out of the way. But, he basically said "no". So, we arrived after 5pm and I asked about the temperature of the pool and he said "Its great, I had a swim this afternoon and it was lovely!". In short, we had been pre-longing our arrival and waiting whilst he had a swim. Check out was just as confusing - It was meant to be at 10am. Donatella arrived with her crew to clean the house at 9am. We did not find it relaxing having 3 women bustling through the house or hovering nearby with cleaning stuff for an hour as we were trying to enjoy the last few minutes of our holiday and pack up. These times should be made clearer in the contract. Having said all of that, it is a wonderful house- well thought out , easy to use and in a very accessible area of Puglia.

This house is truly amazing. We were a party of 9. Mothers and daughters, a married couple and the rest singles and we all had our own space to go to when or if we needed to get away. The house is centrally located and we could get to most of the towns that we wanted to visit within 30 minutes, but like another reviewer stated....the best evenings consisted of everybody gathering outside by the pool, having dinner and drinks. So much fun. Couldn't have been better.

Tranquil and hosts Donatello and Darren couldn't do enough for us. Experienced expert Italian cooking by Donatello on two occasions. One a full meal for 5 and buffet for 35 would definitely recommend. The Sutcliffe wedding party.

Darren and donatella couldnt have been more helpful. Beautifully converted but watch your head on some doors!! Welcome pack was very welcome. Local restaurants were all good. Obviously need a car. Cherries from their own orchard were delicious. Would return.

Our party of six adults had a most enjoyable stay at Masseria Casalicchio over the first week of October 2016, not least because of the attentions of the caretakers, Donatella and Darren - Donatella offering a spectacular buffet meal, from fresh local produce, on the evening of our arrival, and Darren providing invaluable help during a medical emergency. The handsome barrel-vaulted farmhouse preserves a basic 16th-century structure in combination with a thoroughly modernised, spacious, and comfortable interior. Being some distance from main roads, set among a landscape of seemingly limitless olives groves (and with its own large swimming pool), the house is totally quiet - sounds of nature apart - and entirely safe for young children. It had been our intention to visit notable cities and towns such as Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto, and Matera, but found, in the event, that there was an abundance of attractive places closer at hand and suitable for half-day excursions: Conversano, Locorotondo, Martina France, Ostuni, and, on the coast, Bari, Polignano a Mare, and Monopoli. All in all, Masseria Casalicchio and its locality can be warmly recommended, both for families and for groups of adults. William Mathew

Perfect location in a very quiet olive farm. Very spacious villa, ideal for 2 families. Kitchen very well equipped. Pool clean and pretty big. Very nice outside area for evening meals. Very good communication with Darren. I fully recommend this place for relaxing holiday

The farmhouse has been thoughtfully and comfortably restored. It sits amongst fields of vines and olives only a short drive from Castellano and supermarket etc. The coast is about 20 minutes away. There is great attention to detail - breakfast was provided and Daz and Donatella couldn't have been more welcoming and kind. They provided us with an amazing meal on arrival that our children still talk about.

We spent a week at the Masseria, a family party of six adults. The Masseria is set in the midst of olive groves and vineyards, quiet and secluded. It has been beautifully restored with all the facilities that you could require, super comfortable beds and a colourful garden with lemon trees, oleanders and agapanthus, all in flower. There is a large outside shaded area with tables and chairs and a splendid pool very carefully maintained by Darren. On arrival we were met and guided to the Masseria by Darren, who with his wife Donatella produced the most delicious, home cooked meal of authentic local fare; a wonderful way to start our holiday. Darren was very easy to contact and full of useful suggestions of good local restaurants, markets and other places to visit. In particular, on his suggestion, we had a day out at Torre Guacheto, an unspoilt nature reserve with an endless curved sandy beach, beautiful swimming and walking. Other highlights were the local medieval town of Conversano, the seaside resort of Polignano a Mare and the partly excavated ruins at Egnazia. The Masseria is rural and very quiet, an ideal restorative after busy city life, with lazy, sunny days of swimming and reading in a beautiful setting. Darren and his wife were very thoughtful and kind and added greatly to the pleasure of our stay. Two of the party have coeliac disease and Darren and Dona could not have been more helpful in providing delicious food they could eat safely and suggesting local, "coeliac friendly" restaurants. We were very grateful for their understanding and efforts. We all had an excellent time at Masseria Casalicchio and could not recommend it more highly.