Hotel dei Cavalieri

Why it’s on the Edit

Hotel dei Cavalieri is a 4-star hotel on the northern edge of Barletta, a city known for the Disfida of 1503. It belongs to BWH Hotels Italia and Malta, and the official site presents it as a Best Western hotel.

The hotel says it suits people who travel for work or pleasure. In practice that means a mid-sized chain hotel with a wellness center, in the Bari and Trani area. The price band is 1 of 5, an estimate, since no official rate was found.

The rooms

The hotel has 49 rooms, described as spacious and soundproofed, with parquet floors. Every room has Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a minibar, a safe, air conditioning and a hairdryer.

The Junior Suite is the room to ask for: 35 m² split in two, with two bathrooms, one with a whirlpool tub. The Family Room joins two communicating rooms, with a bathroom each, and the hotel pitches it at a group of friends as well as a family. A quadruple room sits in the adjacent residence.

The standard room has a king-size bed or two single beds. The Economy room has a high window, no breakfast included and a pool you pay for.

Next door, the residence has 44 rooms. Units for up to three guests have a living room with a kitchenette.

Eating and drinking

The restaurant offers regional products and Mediterranean cooking. The hotel calls the atmosphere a family one, suited to a working breakfast, a small ceremony or an intimate dinner.

Breakfast is a continental buffet, sweet and savory. Economy rooms do not include it.

A longer stay does not have to mean every meal out, since the residence units have kitchenettes. Chef, menu and evening opening hours are not confirmed here, so ask before you count on dinner in the hotel.

The setting

The hotel stands on the northern edge of the city, on Via Foggia.

The wellness center is the leisure side. It has a sauna, a Turkish bath, chromo-aromatherapy showers, a hydromassage, a Venus bath and a fitness area, and it offers beauty and wellness treatments. The gym is free for guests.

Barletta itself has a castle built by the Normans, and the hotel’s own guide points to the De Nittis gallery in Palazzo della Marra. It also names Trani, where the cathedral rises over the sea and is called the queen of cathedrals, Castel del Monte, Andria, Canosa, Bisceglie and the salt works of Margherita di Savoia as outings.

Good to know

• 49 rooms in the hotel and 44 in the residence next door. Wi-Fi, satellite TV and a minibar are in every hotel room.
• Economy rooms have a high window, no breakfast and a paid pool.
• The gym is free. Parking is outdoors, and a paid shuttle runs by reservation.
• The hotel has two meeting rooms and offers day use for a few hours.
• It reports taking part in the Stay for the Planet sustainability data program.
• Pets, opening months and the pool details are not confirmed here.
• Price band: 1 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

Business travelers and groups that need a meeting room fit best. Families can use the residence, where the units have a kitchenette. Day use for a few hours helps if you have a long wait before an appointment or a flight, though the official pages do not give the hours or the rate.

Visitors who want Barletta as a base for Trani and Castel del Monte can use it too, with a car. For a beach, an atmospheric old building or a restaurant that is a reason to travel, look elsewhere. Grand Hotel Terme offers thermal water and a seafront, and Hotel Villa in Bisceglie is another comparison in the Bari and Trani hub.

Getting there

Hotel dei Cavalieri is on Via Foggia in Barletta, in the Bari and Trani area. Bari airport is the one to fly into.

A car is the practical way to use the hotel as a base, because the towns it names as outings are separate drives. The hotel offers a paid shuttle by reservation, so ask what it covers when you book.