Hotel Parco Serrone

Why it’s on the Edit

Hotel Parco Serrone is a family-run hotel on a hill in the pre-Murgia countryside north of Bari, a short drive from the center of Corato, in the Alta Murgia and Castel del Monte area. Four stars show in the site footer and in the Regione Puglia register.

The hotel labels itself for business travelers, holidaymakers, families, cyclists and motorcyclists. It comes with a pool, a garden, a lift and a restaurant that welcomes non-guests. The price band is 1 of 5, an estimate, since no official rate was found.

A separate reception building, Pantheon, runs weddings and parties beside it.

The rooms

The site lists five types: Matrimoniale (double bed), Doppia (twin or double), Tripla (triple), Singola (single) and a Suite. Room sizes are not confirmed here.

Double rooms have either one double bed or two single beds. They look onto the garden and the outdoor pool or onto the city, with a small balcony. Small domestic pets are admitted, and two rooms are fitted for disabled guests.

The suite has a large balcony with a view over the city, an anteroom with a table and a small sofa, and a bathroom with a whirlpool tub.

Every room has air conditioning and heating, a safe, a desk, a wardrobe, a minibar, satellite TV, toiletries, a hairdryer and free Wi-Fi.

The hotel lists a lobby, a common room with a TV, a luggage service and an outside laundry with 24-hour delivery.

Eating and drinking

The restaurant has a large dining room that looks onto the green spaces of the hotel. It is open to guests and to anyone who wants a day of Puglian cooking, and the hotel suggests it on the way back from Castel del Monte.

The menu runs to sea and land dishes, with side dishes from local products. Guests can add half board or full board when they book online.

Meals on those plans include a first course, a second course, a side dish, fruit or dessert and drinks. A breakfast room is also listed. Opening days and the menu itself are not confirmed here.

The setting

The hotel describes the countryside around it as quiet. It stands on a hill just outside Corato. It has a garden, an outdoor pool with a solarium, umbrellas and loungers, and a fenced, video-monitored car park on site.

The pool is listed with hours from 9:00 to 18:00. Whether it is heated, and the months it is open, are not confirmed here.

The hotel names Castel del Monte, the Alta Murgia National Park, the trulli of Alberobello and the Romanesque cathedrals of Trani, Ruvo di Puglia, Bitonto, Bari and Altamura as places to visit. For the sea it points to Bisceglie, Margherita di Savoia, Barletta and Giovinazzo.

Good to know

• Parking is free, fenced and on site, and needs no reservation.
• The hotel lists a luggage service and an outside laundry with 24-hour delivery.
• The hotel has a lift and two rooms fitted for disabled guests.
• Small domestic pets are admitted. Terms are not confirmed here.
• The site lists Italian, French, English and German as the languages spoken.
• A spa, a gym, the pool’s size and opening months are not confirmed here.
• Price band: 1 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

Drivers who plan a few days around Castel del Monte, the Romanesque cathedrals and the Murgia, and want a practical base with a pool, are the right guests. The hotel itself names families, children, cyclists and motorcyclists. With Pantheon next door hosting receptions, ask whether a wedding falls on your dates if you want a calm night.

For a quiet retreat, a historic building or a design hotel, look elsewhere. Biomasseria Lama di Luna is an organic estate on the edge of the Alta Murgia National Park.

Getting there

Hotel Parco Serrone is on Via San Magno at Corato, in the Alta Murgia and Castel del Monte area. Bari airport is the one to use.

You need a car. The hotel sits a short drive from the center of Corato, the sights it names are separate drives, and parking is free on site.