Torre Guaceto Oasis Hotel (Puglia)
Puglia awaits you to let you experience unique emotions . With over 700 kilometers of coastline, surrounded by a crystalline sea, with the liveliness of the harsh and wild landscape of the Murge, with the immense blonde expanses of Tavoliere wheat, with its past crossed by a thousand sea and land routes that recall memorable mythical wanderings and historical, Puglia will give you history, memory, music and legend. You will be impressed, surprised and fascinated.
Salento is a tourist land par excellence : if you are looking for naturalistic tourism you will not be disappointed by its natural parks, marine and wildlife reserves, coastal and karst caves, ravines and the uncontaminated beauty of the beaches. Puglia, a land of ancient civilizations, is also characterized by its historical, artistic and cultural tourism: the Salento baroque, Castel del Monte, the Romanesque style churches, the Norman and Aragonese castles, the rock crypts, the medieval villages, the fortified farms, coastal towers, dry stone buildings, the Trulli of the Itria valley.
In the unmistakable Mediterranean style where culture, history, food and wine and nature meet, here is the setting where the Torre Guaceto Oasis Hotel stands , just 400 meters from the sea and close to the enchanting Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve.
The complex is made up of a central body which houses the reception and restaurant, with an adjacent swimming pool and bar . The rooms are set in the colorful garden, located in separate blocks on two floors. The gardens all around make the hotel a small oasis of peace, where you can walk and let your children run free, without worrying about traffic or dangers.
It includes a marine reserve and a terrestrial reserve, both with high levels of biodiversity, and occupies a total area of 110 hectares which is home to a large number of animal species. In October 2019, the Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve was awarded the Blue Park Award by one of the most important global bodies for the conservation of marine environments, the Marine Conservation Institute of Oslo.
The protected area of Torre Guaceto is the first Italian park to be awarded, thus becoming part of the Blue Parks network which includes 16 protected areas around the world, committed to safeguarding marine fauna, protecting critical habitats, promoting resistance to climate change and guarantee the beauty of the oceans.
Torre Guaceto boasts one of the richest ecosystems in biodiversity in the Mediterranean, including oceanic posidonia meadows and Mediterranean coral formations; the beaches are characterized by pristine dunes up to 10 meters high, and there are numerous species of fauna that populate them. Torre Guaceto is also the ideal place for the nutrition and reproduction of the Caretta sea turtle.
The rooms are all equipped with private bathroom with shower, hairdryer, air conditioning, minibar, LCD TV, telephone, safe. Standard Rooms: double, triple or quadruple, have newly renovated furniture and bathrooms, equipped patio or terrace. Deluxe Family Rooms: rooms with double room and double bathroom, are reserved for families with at least four paying guests.
The restaurant room, large, bright and equipped with air conditioning, gives guests the opportunity to taste the exquisite Apulian specialties and take part in delicious themed evenings. The restaurant is in direct contact with the outside thanks to the large windows, and offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, with buffet service, where you can savor dishes from the Apulian and Italian cuisine. External bar adjacent to the swimming pool.
Stay
Your holiday is problem-free: full board formula. Stay with breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet; thematic dinners, also with show cooking; water and house wine included with meals.
Club card
The club card includes:
- daytime and evening entertainment for adults and children
- sports activities
- use of the swimming pool and sports fields
- beach service with an umbrella and two sunbeds (fillable)
- shuttle service to the beach and the Torre Guaceto nature reserve
- unattended outdoor parking.
Pool
At guests' disposal a beautiful swimming pool equipped with umbrellas and sunbeds, ideal for invigorating swims and relaxing in the sun until before dinner.
Nature Reserve
The structure has a continuous and free shuttle service to the "Torre Guaceto Nature Reserve", accessible free of charge. In addition to transport, the structure provides pocket umbrellas so you can enjoy a free day inside the oasis.
Animation
Managed by a specialized team, it offers a complete entertainment program. Daytime and evening entertainment with tournaments, cabaret and evening shows. The staff will entertain the little ones by engaging them with activities divided into age groups: mini club 3/13 years and junior club 12/18 years. Entertainment service active from 13/06 to 12/09.
Other services
24 hour reception; restaurant and bar; outside pool; sports fields; beach equipped with shuttle service; Unguarded parking; Wi-Fi connection in some common areas; newspapers; transfer service.
The private beach is only 400 meters away, easily reachable on foot, by bicycle or with the shuttle service. The coastline is mixed between sand and flat rocks, with a slightly sloping seabed and convenient access for both adults and children. You will be amazed by the incredible colors of the Salento sea, changing from green to light blue, awarded for the fourth consecutive time with the Blue Flag. On the beach you can relax in one of the most pristine environments on the Salento coast, reaching the wonderful protected areas of the reserve on foot natural. The beach service is included in the club card and includes shuttle service, umbrella and two sunbeds per room.
It is also possible to reach the nearby free beaches, with a shuttle service at set times: we will be able to provide a free compact portable umbrella to allow you to experience the unique emotions of living your day at the seaside in a protected oasis, where you can relax away from the organized beaches and being able to choose the coves, beaches or cliffs that fascinate you most.
Every day the entertainment team offers various activities, also for the entertainment of the little ones. Sports tournaments in tennis, five-a-side football, beach volleyball and table tennis. For more energetic guests, Torre Guaceto offers bicycles for excursions in the splendid surrounding nature, crossing the protected nature reserve.
Small pets allowed (maximum weight 8 kg), on request and with supplement. Animals are not allowed in common areas: hall, restaurant, swimming pool, beach, internal areas.
The more curious can visit the small nearby towns, pearls of history, culture and beauty:
- Ostuni, the Trulli of Alberobello and the entire area of upper Salento. Half day or full day excursions;
- Visit by night to Ostuni; visit to the Zoosafari & Fasanolandia wildlife park;
- Visit to the Nature Reserve: the wetland, the coast with the splendid coves and the Mediterranean scrub, the Aragonese watchtower.
- Visit to the Castellana Caves and the Baroque wonders of Lecce.
For food and wine lovers:
- Wine tour in the Itria valley, with visit to Martina Franca and tasting of typical products and wines at a cellar and adjoining farmhouse with 17th century trulli
- Visit to a monumental olive grove in Ostuni, with plants over 3000 years old, where you can visit an underground oil mill from pre-Roman times, with tasting of different types of home-produced extra virgin olive oil.
The property is located just 10 km from Ostuni, the enchanting "White City", just 20 kilometers from the Salento airport of Brindisi, a few km from splendid places of interest such as Lecce, Alberobello and the Itria valley. The hotel is located in Specchiolla, on the Apulian coast north of Brindisi, in the municipal area of Carovigno. Contacts: Torre Guaceto Oasis Hotel, Bufalaria district, Specchiolla locality, 72012 Carovigno (BR). Tel.: 0831 982597
How to get there:
By car: A14 Adriatic motorway, exit Bari Nord – SS16 towards Brindisi, exit San Vito dei Normanni/Specchiolla 1.7 km away.
By plane: Brindisi Casale Salento airport 18 km away; Bari Palese airport 95 km away.
By train: Carovigno station 8 km; Brindisi station 25 km away; Bari station 85 km. Transfer service available to/from airports and railway stations.
