What a beautiful property. Our family of 8 thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Villa Valeria. The location was ideal as we could walk to restaurants, shopping and site seeing in Martina Franca. I think I looked at every villa in Puglia and frankly this is the only one where you do not require a car. The pool was great on hot afternoons after taking a day trip or walking in town. The rooms were great size and our entire family enjoyed our stay. Having the two refrigerators was ideal. The grounds were immaculately manicured and Guiseppe who stays in a seperate house on the huge property kept the area clean every day. Jackie, the property manager, helped us with transportation arrangements, stocked the villa before our arrival, arranged a boat trip and a dinner cooked at the property and was available any time we needed her.. She selected some wines for our stay and we enjoyed them all. We would definitely stay here again and highly recommend to those looking for villas. We all felt like we were staying Castle with manicured grounds and a beautiful swimming pool. A big thank you to Jackie for all of her help.

We had a great time staying at this amazing villa. The bedrooms are all large and comfortable, the kitchen is huge and well equipped and the property gardens, pool and surrounds are absolutely amazing. Our host Jackie was incredibly helpful and gave us a great tour and introduction to Martina Franca. The old town is a short 10min walk up the hill and the local restaurant's are excellent (Osteria del Coco Pazzo is a must, fantastic local food). It was also great to have a groundskeeper close by who took care of rubbish and pool maintenance. The place was in immaculate condition, we were amazed at how beautiful everything was every day. Overall could not recommend this highly enough for a couple of families or a large group of friends. Cannot go wrong!

We stayed here for a week in September and we absolutely loved it. Good as the pictures are, they don't do justice to this beautiful house and its immaculately landscaped and tended gardens and driveway. The pool deck is huge and always offers a choice of sun or shade, no matter what time of day; the pool is a 'proper' adult pool, big enough and deep enough to swim; the huge porch area was everyone's favourite with its massive dining area - we were a party of seven adults and we could easily have fitted several more very comfortably at the table I think. The house combines character and tradition with modern necessities like fully equipped bathrooms, a dishwasher and plenty of fridge/freezer space. Every room and bathroom was spotlessly clean when we arrived, and lots of supplies were provided to help us settle in. There is a wonderful caretaker / groundsman onsite who is unobtrusive but makes sure the pool and surrounding area are cleaned every morning and any rubbish is promptly disposed of. There are plenty of shops, restaurants and bars within easy walking distance of the house - the local greengrocer is 5 mins away and has a superb array of beautiful produce. The old town is breathtakingly pretty, especially at night when lit up. Jackie at Puglia Holiday Rentals was really helpful, going well beyond just renting us the house - she organised taxis for transfers and excursions and booked wine- and olive oil-tasting, both of which were excellent; the one issue we raised - a minor one regarding some kitchen utensils - was dealt with immediately. Views differed on highlights - some of us loved our cookery lesson on the porch and the amazing lunch that resulted, one voted the yachting trip top pick (both organised by Jackie), whilst others thought swimming, lazing on the pool deck and playing table tennis were best as it was so hard to drag ourselves away from such a beautiful house! There are two bedrooms on the ground floor but the other three are upstairs and a short section of the staircase is quite steep: that and the depth of the pool (more than 5' at its shallowest) may be an issue if you are travelling with small children. It's perfect for older children and adult groups who don't mind some minor traffic noise when enjoying their luxurious oasis!

My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the magnificent Villa Valeria. Thank you so much for sharing your house with us!! We had plenty of room to spread out, which was much appreciated after our first week in Venice, Florence and Rome. The pool made the hot August days enjoyable, especially after site seeing in Alberobello, Grottaglie and the Ionian and Adriatic Seas. Our sons enjoyed the soccer (futbol) court and ping pong table and my mother-in-law enjoyed afternoon strolls around the grounds. We were able to cook meals and play games in between outings to the surrounding area. Jackie was very helpful with dinner recommendations. It truly is an amazing place! Thank you!!

Spacious and opulent our party of 7 adults were lost in its many wings and grounds. Superbly planted to give the illusion of privacy whilst pizzerias, pollarias, chemists, cafe's, bakeries etc lie at the bottom of the elaborate 100m gated driveway.Jacobean banquet halls and grand dinning rooms remained unused as we rattled around this well equipped mansion for 11 days as the boys were in the five a side football pitch and table tennis area and the rest of us lazed on it's many terraces and veranda.Giuseppe emptying the bins and cleaning the pool and gardens every day before 8 was a great touch and the air con upstairs was a welcome relief to the humidity though, extending this to downstairs or fitting mosquito nets there would better keep it cool downstairs too; although it was uncommonly hot this summer!Recommended!

Il nostro soggiorno a Villa Valeria è stato favoloso!! La Villa è molto antica ma è appena stata ristrutturata quindi è tutto molto confortevole. La zona giardino è stupenda, ci sono alberi maestosi e la parte più bella è la piscina. Rilassarsi sulle sdraio a bordo piscina o bere un aperitivo sotto al portico al tramonto era uno spettacolo! Pur avendo la sensazione di essere in una villa in campagna, eravamo a dieci minuti a piedi dal centro storico, quindi riuscivamo ad andare a comprare quello che ci serviva, visitare il paese o a cenare fuori senza dover prendere la macchina! Il massimo della comodità! Martina Franca è piena di ristorantini buonissimi di cucina tipica pugliese! E non perdetevi la famosa "granita di caffè con panna" del Bar Adua!Fulvia e Matteo