Relais Marchesi Imperialiin Latiano

Why it’s on the Edit

Relais Marchesi Imperiali is a guesthouse in the countryside of Latiano. It is registered as an extra-hotel property, and the relais says it offers boutique-hotel comfort, for a short or a long stay.

The complex is new. It is made of four single-storey buildings spread over 4 hectares of lawn, with a wide variety of plants and flowers.

It earns its place for the outdoor space and the three pools. The website is short on detail, so use this page as a map of what the relais lists and what to ask.

The rooms

The rooms page lists three categories: a Superior suite with a private spa, a Deluxe double room and an Economy room. All are double rooms for two guests.

The Economy rooms are between 16 and 20 square meters. The relais calls them small jewels of elegance, suggests them for guests staying on business and says they can be set up with separate beds.

The Superior suite with a private spa is the one to ask about. The official pages do not say what the private spa contains.

Eating and drinking

The official pages do not describe a restaurant or a breakfast arrangement. The slogan on the rooms page is Assapora, the taste of the territory, and the wedding page mentions creativity in dishes.

If food matters, ask whether breakfast is included, whether dinner is served to guests and whether the kitchen is open outside events.

The setting

The relais stands on a municipal road outside Latiano, in open country. Its birthday page places it in an enormous park, among centuries-old olive groves, where the sea breeze reaches the trees. The website describes the lawn, the plants and the flowers first, and the pools second.

Latiano was given the title of city in 2006 and has a museum hub. The relais shares its name with the Imperiali marquises, who held Latiano from the 17th century (Carlo Imperiali III bought the barony in 1641). The town’s own site calls them men of refined culture who transformed the castle and the mother church in the Baroque taste. The relais pages do not say whether the name is a reference, so ask.

The three pools are surrounded by greenery, and the spaces can be booked for private events. For receptions the relais lists gardens, green lawns, a pool and indoor rooms. The spa menu lists massages from the western and the eastern holistic traditions, with a downloadable brochure.

Oria is the Messapian town nearby. Italia.it says it dates to the second millennium BC and became the capital of Messapia. Frederick II’s castle there has a triangular plan, three towers and a large parade ground, and the walled historic center keeps medieval lanes and noble palaces, among them Palazzo Martini Carissimo, home of the Messapian Documentation Center.

A Day use page is listed in the website menu. Ask what it includes.

Good to know

• Registered as an extra-hotel property.
• Weddings, birthdays, meetings and parties are hosted. Its wedding page also lists receptions, work conventions and events of culture, art, show and fashion.
• A day-use option is listed.
• Not confirmed here: restaurant, breakfast, pets, children, opening months and the number of rooms.
• Price band: 2 of 5 (estimated: no official rate found).

Who it suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits couples and groups who want pools and a lawn around a few low buildings, or a venue for a wedding or a birthday. For a wedding, the relais says its staff can arrange a reception down to the last detail.

Look elsewhere if you need a full description of rooms and meals before you book. Masseria Palombara is an adults-only masseria in Oria with a spa, two pools and a restaurant. Tenuta Moreno is a four-star hotel near Mesagne with a spa and a pool.

Getting there

Relais Marchesi Imperiali is on a municipal road outside Latiano, in the Brindisi and the Messapian towns area. Brindisi airport is the nearer, 22 km away in a straight line, against 104 km for Bari.

The relais publishes its satellite coordinates, which helps with navigation. It stands outside the town, and the coast and the nearby towns are separate trips.