La Fiermontina Luxury Home

What the property says

La Fiermontina Luxury Home is a 17th-century farmhouse, not a palazzo, and it comes with a garden. It stands in Piazzetta Scipione De Summa in the old town, a few steps from the Cathedral, the Roman Amphitheater and Piazza Sant’Oronzo.

Art is part of the stay. Works from the Fiermonte collection furnish the rooms, imposing modern pieces stand among the olive trees, and four suites are inspired by the Fiermonte Museum’s works: Avant-garde, Peplum, Nocturne and Marble. The hotel’s own line: “Sleep within the collection, not just visit it.”

The garden is the other reason: olive trees, a pool and a restaurant, all inside the old town.

Where you sleep

There are 19 rooms and suites, and the hotel says each tells a different story. Home Suites are the largest group: Junior and Deluxe Junior Suites, a Duplex, a Romantic Suite, One-Bedroom Suites, the Antonia Suite, Deluxe and Superior rooms and a Vertical Suite. The hotel lists original star-vaulted ceilings in Lecce stone, fireplaces, private terraces and patios among the features.

Three Suites à côté connect to one another, which suits families or friends who want separate rooms behind one door. One of them, the Pool Suite, has a private plunge pool.

All rooms have a walk-in shower and some also have a bathtub. The Superior Accessible Room is on the ground floor at about 19 m², and the hotel has a lift.

Eating and drinking

Breakfast is included, served daily from 7:30 to 10:30 as a buffet with an à la carte menu. Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options exist if you warn the hotel before arrival.

Zéphyr is the hotel restaurant, open for lunch and dinner and closed on Sunday evenings. In summer the tables go out into the centuries-old olive grove, and in winter they move indoors. The cuisine is local with international inspiration, and the hotel says the whole team is multicultural.

There is a bar indoors and a pool bar, both for hotel guests only. The hotel also offers a cooking class.

The setting

The hotel sits in a small square reached by a short alley, and its garden is sheltered by the ancient walls of Lecce. Inside are olive trees, a citrus grove and an infinity pool with a sun deck. The pool is open daily from morning to late afternoon and is reserved for guests.

Wellness is at the sister property, a short stroll away. The Relaxarium at the sister property La Fiermontina Palazzo Bozzi Corso has a stone hot tub, massages and facial treatments, and yoga and meditation sessions. The same page lists a private gym with professional Technogym machines, but places it near the massage area, which is at the sister property, so we do not list a gym for the hotel itself.

For days out the hotel arranges walking tours of the old town, tours of the Adriatic coast and excursions to Galatina, Nardò and Gallipoli.

Good to know

• Lecce’s restricted traffic zone (ZTL) surrounds the hotel. GPS directions may be wrong, so use the hotel’s coordinates or map to avoid fines.
• Private parking is free for guests and a driver parks and fetches the car. Electric charging points are in the parking lot.
• Check-in is from 3:30 pm and check-out by 11:00. Reception answers 24 hours a day.
• Small pets are allowed in the rooms.
• Airport transfers, beaches and other trips go through a partner driver, as a paid external service.
• The Relaxarium is booked through the Fiermonte Museum reception or the booking office.
• Not confirmed here: opening months.
• Price band: 4 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits couples, small families and anyone who wants Lecce’s old town with a garden pool and a table under olive trees. The art is part of the offer, so it works best for people who like living with it. Civil ceremonies are held in the hotel itself, which makes it an option for weddings.

Look elsewhere if you want a spa on the premises or the sea at your door. For a wellness-led city stay, Tivoli Palazzo 1880 Lecce has its own spa and a heated indoor pool. For the coast, Posia Retreat & SPA has a private beach.

Getting there

The hotel is in Lecce, in Lecce and the North Salento coast. The old town is for walking, but the hotel’s private parking lot and valet make a rental car manageable if you will also visit the coast.

Reception works around the clock, and on arrival the hotel’s Guest Ambassador collects your luggage and, if needed, parks the car. Without a car, the hotel can arrange its partner driver for the airport or the railway station, as a paid service. Because the square lies in the traffic zone, tell the hotel your arrival time beforehand and follow its map.