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B&B Dimora Celeste: Traveller Reviews

Contrada Follifuoco sn | contrada follifuoco snc, 72017 Ostuni, Italy
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B&B Dimora Celeste
Ranked #7 of 37 Ostuni B&B and Inns
4.5 of 5 stars 53 Reviews
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Milan
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70 reviews 70 reviews
Reviews in 30 cities Reviews in 30 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
“We had to move to another B&B because the air-conditioning didn't work”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2011

When we arrived at the Dimora Celeste, it didn't look bad. It was a hot mid-July afternoon and the room we were given was understandably torrid, so we laid down our luggage, turned the air-conditioning on and went to cool down in the pool. When we got back to the room to take a shower, we realized that it was as stifling as before. The air-conditioning was on but it wasn't working at all. It was unthinkable to sleep in that furnace that night. The owners were sorry and surprised because they said the air-conditioning had just been overhauled and recharged. They agreed we couldn't stay in that room, but no other was available, so they took us to another B&B, run by some relative of theirs, at the other side of the town.
Even though they promptly found a decent accommodation for us, that setback was quite unpleasant, because we had only one evening to spend in Ostuni and we had to waste a couple of hours trying to fix the air-conditioning and finally moving to the other B&B. I must acknowledge that the owners were kind and helpful, but before our arrival they should have checked more carefully that everything was in order, all the more that we had booked our room at the Dimora Celeste several weeks before.
As for the access lane some reviewers complain about, the last right-angled turn can be really complicated if you have a large car, mostly when leaving. It's quite inexplicable that nobody has ever done anything to widen the access to the property.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
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london
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44 reviews 44 reviews
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23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
“impossible to find without help which was not provided”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2010
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Dimora Celeste is some distance out of Ostuni. Before arriving I emailed for detailed instructions on how to get there. Not only was there no reply but when we finally arrived, having tried every spur road from Ostuni, down a very narrow almost too narrow alley we arrived at a locked gate. The only staff we met in our 2 night stay was a little Italian lady who spoke no English, gave us the wrong room to begin with and could not give us any advice on Ostuni. We never saw the owners.
There was a lovely swimming pool . All the bedrooms came off the breakfast room which to me gave the impression of being in a holiday camp. Breakfast was adequate. However it was the only place we stayed at on our holiday when you were offered Nescafe.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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bobbi72, Proprietario at B&B Dimora Celeste, responded to this review
5 August 2010
Mi dispiace che la cliente nella recensione ha lamentato cose inesatte.
In primo luogo per quel che concerne la mail per raggiungerci potrei, ma ovviamente non lo faccio, pubblicare le mail ricevute che non fanno cenno ad alcuna richiesta di informazioni sull' itinerario per raggiungerci, ma solo all'orario di arrivo; con la cliente abbiamo avuto una corrispondenza di circa 6 mail alle quali puntualmente abbiamo risposto, come di consueto, anche perchè facciamo questo per lavoro avendo anche un'agenzia immobiliare. Per quanto concerne la Sig.ra Maria collabora con noi, vorrei spendere una parola; tutti gli ospiti ci fanno i complimenti per la sua cortesia, la disponibilità, e la pulizia, purtroppo non parla l'inglese, ma mi sembra che anche la Sig.ra Annie non parla l'italiano, per cui il commento mi sembra del tutto inopportuno e fuori luogo trovandoci in Italia.
Il commento poi sulla struttura, che come tutte le strutture datate hanno una sala centrale che un tempo era il fulcro della vita dalla quale si accedeva alle camere da letto, non solo è gratuito ma denota la non conoscenza e il non apprezzamento delle caratteristiche architettoniche tipiche delle masserie e case coloniche della zona.
Vorrei concludere col rammentare a chi ha fatto questa recensione che il bed and breakfast è di origine anglosassone, nasce con l'uso anche comune dei bagni, e della casa dei proprietari, qualora avesse disiderato un Hotel avrebbe fatto bene a scegliere una tipologia diversa per trascorrere le vacanze e forse pìù confacente alle proprie esigenze.
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Glasgow
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“could be excellent- only if you have a small car!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2010
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I have just resturned from a very pleasant & memorable break in the Puglia region staying in Ostuni & Cisternino. I enjoyed my stay at Dimora Celeste but it is important to advise potential clients that the access road to the B&B is extremely narrow. We had a large car, as there were four of us travelling with luggage, we scraped it on the first night, how we did not do it again was only down to the perseverance & competence of the driver, but it was a daily challenge! We all agreed that this was the only problem with the accommodation & it was offputting for us, right from the word go. So, if you have a small car, don't hesitate to stay here, everything else was excellent & it was good value for money.

  • Stayed June 2010, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Excellent”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2009
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We had a great stay at this B&B and would recommend it to anyone. It was very clean and comfortable and most days we had the pool to ourselves. Don't try to find this place with a tom tom - get yourself to Ostuni then call them and they will come and get you! if your hiring a car then make it at small one as the drive way to it is between a brick wall and a house and although we were ok many cars went home with scratches on. The only down side to staying here would be the breakfast. The quality of everything was excellent but we had croissants every day for 10 days!!! We did get offered a yoghurt every now and then just to spice things up, it wouldn't be a problem if you were just there for a few days but as we were there for 10 it got pretty boring.

The owner will give you ideas on where to visit and what restaurants to eat in etc which was helpful but invest in a map and leave the tom toms at home as they won't get you very far. Also take a phrase book as not many of the menus are in English.

  • Stayed July 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Grazioso!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012
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  • Stayed May 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Contrada Follifuoco sn | contrada follifuoco snc, 72017 Ostuni, Italy
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