Masseria San Domenico

Why it’s on the Edit

Masseria San Domenico is a five-star luxury resort in Savelletri di Fasano and the parent company of San Domenico Hotels, the group that also runs Borgo Egnazia. The group says the building keeps all the architectural features of the fortified masseria, with wide spaces under star vaults.

Its core is a 15th-century watch-tower that belonged to the Knights of Malta. After a careful restoration that respected the old shapes and the original building materials, the tower became a five-star deluxe resort in 1996.

The group pitches boutique-style intimacy with first-class facilities, and the register lists a lift, a porter and a 24-hour reception. The price band is 4 of 5, an estimate, since no official rate was found.

The rooms

The 2026 Regione Puglia register lists 42 rooms, 52 bathrooms and 97 beds, so there are more bathrooms than rooms. The 2021 file had 43 units, 53 bathrooms and 99 beds.

The 2021 file records these room services: a minibar, hydromassage, a telephone, satellite TV, a safe, and central air conditioning with independent heating. The rate codes name double rooms with bathroom, junior suites and a half-board formula.

The general services include a lift, a porter, luggage storage, newspapers and a 24-hour reception. Room names, sizes, views and the number of suites are not confirmed here.

Eating and drinking

The register lists a bar and a restaurant among the general services, and its rate codes include half board.

The restaurant’s name, menu, hours and any distinction are not confirmed here. Breakfast is not confirmed either. If dining on site matters, ask which restaurants take guests and whether half board is offered on your dates.

The setting

The group places Savelletri di Fasano where the Itria Valley hills slope toward the Adriatic. It describes a brackish-water pool among natural rocks on one page and an outdoor free-form pool on another, so ask whether they are the same pool.

It also lists a thalassotherapy center, two tennis courts and an 18-hole golf course. The San Domenico Golf is a links course designed by European Golf Design, winding between centuries-old olive trees with glimpses of the ancient city of Egnatia.

The Fasano tourism site describes the local masserie as ancient dwellings with lime-white walls embraced by olive trees.

The coastal dunes park, from Torre Canne to Torre San Leonardo, protects about a thousand hectares. It holds historic masserie still tied to olive oil, small rural churches, underground olive mills of Roman and medieval date and rock settlements in the sides of the lame that run to the sea. Torre San Leonardo is a lookout tower built in the Aragonese period to watch the coast for Saracen raids.

The park’s wetlands follow the rivers Grande, Piccolo and Morello, among reed beds and brackish lakes where migratory birds take shelter in some periods of the year.

Good to know

• Five-star luxury, 42 rooms, 97 beds, per the 2026 regional register.
• A lift, a bar, a restaurant, a porter and a 24-hour reception are listed.
• Opening period declared in 2021: April 1 to December 31. Check the current season.
• Spa, pool, tennis and golf are listed by the group. Hours and guest terms are not confirmed here.
• Children, pets and weddings are not confirmed here.
• Ask for the unit types and sizes, the spa program and its hours, whether golf and tennis are open to guests, and how half board works on your dates.
• Price band: 4 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits guests who want a historic masseria with a thalassotherapy spa, a pool among rocks, tennis and golf on one property.

A small place with published room sizes is a different search. Borgo Egnazia is the group’s 185-room village-style resort, and Masseria Cimino is the group’s 18th-century farm with a tower, now the guest house of the golf club.

Getting there

Masseria San Domenico is on the provincial road 90 in Savelletri di Fasano, in the Fasano and Savelletri area. Brindisi airport is the nearer of the two airports, and Bari is the alternative.

A car is useful for the old towns and the coast. Transfers and parking are not confirmed here.