Masseria Santa Teresa

What the property says

Masseria Santa Teresa is a stone masseria of the 1700s in the Monopoli countryside, with barrel vaults and olive trees around it. The main body holds 14 dwellings, and more rooms stand outside it.

It sits in estimated price band 2 of 5, with a spa and a pool on site.

The masseria says it stands near Monopoli and at the edge of the Valle d’Itria, with 50 hectares of land behind its kitchen.

The rooms

The room list is long, and the names matter. The Antica Cucina suite was the masseria’s kitchen, with a large old fireplace, a hydromassage tub and two spaces under cross vaults, for up to three people. The Ulivo suite has a 50 m² terrace.

Outside the main building, the Eden suite has a private spa for two, with a sauna, a steam bath, an indoor hydromassage tub and a heated outdoor tub, plus a view of the sea and of a hill of Mediterranean scrub. The Junior Suite Grotta has a barrel vault in exposed tuff, with stone walls and a stone floor.

The Eden suite, the Superior and the Junior Suite Vista Mare all sit outside the main building, so ask which category you would get. Other types are the Vista Mare with a private terrace, the Superior with a private garden and classic doubles on the first floor under high cross vaults. Wi-Fi is free in the rooms.

The Family Room, on the ground floor near the pool, is listed as suited to families, business trips and guests with disabilities. The Superior and the classic doubles each take up to two people, and the masseria describes their bathrooms and showers as very spacious.

Food and drink

The restaurant works in airy barrel-vaulted rooms on the ground floor of the masseria, with outdoor tables under the stars. The cooking is local, made with zero-kilometer produce, most of it from the kitchen garden a few steps from the main building.

The masseria says the flavor of the sea leads the table, and that its produce comes from the 50 hectares it owns.

The pool area can be reserved for private dinners, romantic evenings or parties. Opening days for the restaurant are not confirmed here.

The setting

The masseria stands among century-old olive trees, with dirt paths made for long walks in nature. It sits at the edge of the Valle d’Itria, and the masseria says it is a short distance from the center of Monopoli.

The infinity pool looks over the sea and is open every day in summer. The Eden SPA adds a sauna, a steam bath, an indoor hydromassage pool and an outdoor infinity pool, plus yoga lessons by booking. Pilates is part of the wellness offer too.

For a longer list of stays with a spa, see the spa retreats collection.

Good to know

• The pool is open every day in the summer period.
• Yoga lessons, individual and group, run by booking.
• The Superior with a private garden and the classic doubles take up to two people.
• Wi-Fi is free in the rooms.
• The Family Room, on the ground floor near the pool, sleeps up to 4.
• The masseria hosts weddings, in the dining room or the garden, and the pool area can be reserved for parties.
• The total number of rooms, opening months, children’s policy and pets are not confirmed here; ask the property.
• Price band: 2 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

Couples who want a spa suite and families who want a ground-floor room by the pool fit here, in estimated price band 2. Wedding parties get a restaurant room, a garden and a pool area to work with.

If you want a smaller house, Masseria Monet has nine rooms and a spa in an old oil mill. If you prefer a larger resort with a big spa, look at Borgobianco Resort & Spa Polignano.

Getting there

Masseria Santa Teresa is at Contrada Santa Teresa 43/44, 70043 Monopoli, in the countryside near the town, in the Monopoli and Polignano area.

The masseria describes itself as a short distance from the center of Monopoli. Transfers are not confirmed.