Hotel Orientale

Why it’s on the Edit

Hotel Orientale is a city hotel in the center of Brindisi, on Corso Garibaldi. It has 48 rooms that it describes as recently renovated, in several types, and an annex of 5 suites and mini apartments in a separate building 100 meters away.

The range is the reason to pick it. Single rooms for a business trip, doubles of 23 and 26 square meters, apartments with kitchens for a longer stay and one suite under a 17th-century ceiling are all in the same group of buildings. The Regione Puglia register gives it four stars.

The hotel is also a congress center, with a conference hall and two meeting rooms. Groups and events share the building, so mention it when you book if quiet matters.

The rooms

The types are Singola Economy, Singola Deluxe, Doppia Standard, Doppia Superior, Comfort Room, Suite con balcone, SPA Suite, Art Suite, Deluxe Apartment and Superior Apartment.

The Standard doubles are 23 square meters and the Superior doubles 26, with a work area, air conditioning, free wi-fi, a flat-screen television with Sky channels and a minibar. The Economy singles face the back of the hotel and are smaller than the standard rooms.

The suites are the interesting part. The Art Suite has a star vault from the 1600s with a period fresco, a kitchen and a view of the main street. The SPA Suite has a kitchen, a queen bed and a hydromassage tub, and a balcony over the main street with a view of the inner harbor.

The Suites with balcony were renovated in June 2023. They sit on the top floor, with two separate rooms and a balcony with a table and chairs facing the port.

The Deluxe Apartment is the largest unit, with a kitchen, a king bed and a view over Piazzetta Rubini and the main street. The annex suites have small kitchens, which the hotel suggests for long stays.

Eating and drinking

Breakfast is international and runs from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. An early morning breakfast is also served from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. For guests who want something special, the hotel adds prosecco.

The bar is open from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., and room service keeps the same hours. Light lunches and coffee breaks are served by reservation.

No restaurant is named on the official pages, so ask the reception where to dine in the center.

The setting

Corso Garibaldi is the main street of Brindisi, and the SPA Suite, the Art Suite and the Deluxe Apartment all look onto it. The hotel says its position is strategic for the airport and the railway station.

Near the port, the tourism portal Italia.it places the Roman Columns above the monumental Virgiliana staircase, where up to 900 people sit during events. The city’s own site calls the columns the end of the Via Appia, built in two phases, in the first century BC and the second or third century AD, and says one of the two fell in 1528.

Services include a fitness room from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., a pillow menu, free bike rental depending on availability, a laundry service every day and an internet point open around the clock.

Good to know

• The private garage needs a reservation. Charging for electric vehicles depends on availability, and electric car rental needs advance notice.
• A transfer service is available by reservation.
• Early breakfast runs from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
• The hotel belongs to the same group as Boutique Hotel Executive Inn and Palazzo Bellocchi.
• Pets, children, a pool and wedding hire are not confirmed here.
• Price band: 1 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits travelers who want a central Brindisi hotel with kitchens, a gym and a garage, and anyone who prefers a suite with an old ceiling to a standard room. Business trips and short stays around a flight fit too.

A pool, a garden or a countryside masseria is a different trip. Boutique Hotel Executive Inn is the group’s smaller hotel in the historic center. Masseria Vaccaro is a farm hotel near Brindisi.

Getting there

Hotel Orientale is on Corso Garibaldi, in the Brindisi and the Messapian towns area. Brindisi airport is the one to fly into.

The hotel gives no distance to the airport or the station, so ask. If you bring a car, reserve the garage, and ask about the transfer service from the airport.