Borgo Mulino a Vento - Resort

We had the most incredible stay here! My partner and I travelled around Puglia... Monopoli, Ostuni, Lecce all the cities before ending our trip with a very tranquil 6 nights here. As it's further away from these towns we thought we would need to travel from the hotel to experience more of the region. However, on our first night a beautiful local wine tasting was hosted by the hotel. Throughout our trip we had wonderful local music performance and an olive oil tasting - all sourced and put on by locals. We absolutely loved being able to relax at the hotel and have these experiences. On top of this, the food was incredible, some of the best we ate whilst in Puglia. We had the most wonderful sommelier who suggested gorgeous wines with every dish and offered us unique digestifs. The pool service, especially the "Acqua Puglia's" were also a highlight. We're not normally travellers who stay at the hotel/pool all day but we did this several times here as it truly had everything we wanted! All the staff were so lovely, welcoming, informative and helpful. We'll definitely be back the next time we visit Puglia.

A lovely family owned resort hotel set in beautiful grounds. We ate in the restaurant the 3 nights during our stay . The food was excellent and all sourced locally- as was the wine. The staff were brilliant and especially attentive. A special mention to the lovely Alice who spent near an hour with us encouraging me to speak only in Italian. She was patient and gave me great confidence. A wonderful experience in a beautiful part of Puglia. You must visit if in that part of Italy.

I could not have more praise for this family run resort. The experience was made even more enjoyable by the professional and courteous staff, from front desk to dining and house keeping, there was nothing that was too much for these guys to make our holiday experience so enjoyable. A special mention for the restaurant, we dined here the first night and enjoyed it so much we returned for a second evening and we’re not disappointed. Located in a quiet village a few km from Otranto, a very good base to explore southern Puglia and Otranto.

This would be the best Hotel Resort we have stay at. Well located to explore local towns returning to a beautiful swimming pool facility in the afternoons. Staff are very friendly and professional. The Restaurant Food was impeccable and a credit to the Chiefs and Owners. We only ate off site once as their food was to die for 😊. Highly recommend Resort and we will definitely be back when next in the area.

We’d booked most of our trip to Puglia before turning our attention to our downtime after our tour with Puglialy (see separate review). All the coastal hotels and resorts in beautiful places like Polignano a Mare or Monopoli were either incredibly expensive or cramped or simply didn’t have the facilities we wanted. Coastal towns can also be completely swamped by day trippers. So it was a considerable relief and pleasure to find the 55 room Mulino a Vento. It’s a very beautiful, calm & elegant resort 10 minutes drive from Otranto. We arrived an hour or so before check in but our rooms were ready so we were delighted to get settled in before lunch at the pool side bar/restaurant. The lunch menu is small but very good and we had very pleasant lunches for our 8 day stay. We’d originally booked for 6 nights but the prospect of a 6am flight led us to stay for another 2 in favour of a more reasonable 12pm. We were very glad we did as 8 nights seemed about right. Enough time to settle in, get to know everyone and have a really nice relaxing time. Other guests came and went during our stay. Our next door neighbours were in residence when we arrived but left before us. Others stayed for a couple of nights and there was the odd group passing through that arrived late evening, had a wine tasting and/or a meal before rushing off early in the mornings. We thought the group of cyclists very enthusiastic and pleasant. The guests in June were mostly couples with a sprinkling of families. I imagine that balance changes during July and August. They were generally Dutch, Italian or German. The only other English speakers we saw were Australian, - something we noticed all over Puglia actually. We found that most people were considerate of other guests, though not all, especially around the pool. The rooms are set in bungalows in rows of 3 or 4 in the grounds surrounding the pool. They’re all a good size, beautifully and elegantly decorated in a rich cream colour that reflects the local limestone. We found the beds a bit firm but we slept very well every night so it didn’t really affect us terribly. There was a massive double wardrobe with loads of clothes hangers and a safe. Tea making facilities were provided but no milk or coffee so we didn’t bother using it. The windows had mosquito blinds on which are useful if you plan on keeping your windows open. We didn’t but I still got bitten several times, - probably at the restaurants. We had a wide veranda to linger on with a glass of wine, savouring the evening light or having a night cap. There’s a handy drying rail for wet clothes on the veranda. No Iron. The bathroom was recently refurbished to a very high standard with a really great shower and Biancamore products. There a daily service by a wonderful team who cheerfully greeted us with choruses of buongiornos every morning as the trundled the trollies out and again in the afternoon as they returned. The pool was a delight. It starts off very shallow at on

Everything was incredible, high quality facilities/amenities, wonderful staff. Beautiful pool and great gym/fitness space. Delicious restaurant dinner and breakfast was of very high quality. Highly recommend.

Mulino a venti is a great place to stay, the rooms are spacious and the pool and sunbirds are amazing. The staff is very friendly and will make sure you really enjoy your stay. The breakfast is superb. Make sure to get a car since the place is kind of remote. During our stay the guests were mostly elderly (50-65 yrs) or families with babies. The beds in the room could be better.

The structure is surrounded by greenery a few kilometers from the sea of Otranto. The Restaurant is very good. The staff is friendly, we arrived in late, but the resataurant waited befoure to close for prepar nthe dinner. TOP location