Mercure Villa Romanazzi Carducci

Liked: The room was a good size. Breakfast was good. The staff was helpful. The garden was beautiful. Parking is safe.

Liked: Excellent stay. Spacious room. Breakfast was great! Staff was on top of everything.

Disliked: Not necessarily walkable to historic center (25-30min). Saw the walking route from the Uber and it’s not the best.

Liked: Let me be candid, this hotel was a second choice because our favourite was already booked out due to a conference. I did my usual research, loved what I saw in the photos, and the pool was a bonus. I even went so far as to book the same hotel for a Christmas trip (I'm going to cancel it). The hotel is very conveniently situated to the city centre. It is about 1.5 km's from the shopping district and about 2 kms from Bari Vecchia. We like walking and so this was a pleasure. There is safe and secure paid parking for cars so this was also a plus. I wouldn't choose a hotel based on having a pool, but it is very nice, and I did take a swim one afternoon. There was no drink service at the pool, but I expect you could walk to the bar inside the hotel.

Disliked: First, the price was high for Bari and matched our favourite, but they are not even close in what they offer. The hotel reception and restaurant downstairs are well kept and maintained. Furniture on the patio appeared to be new. But the bedroom was a different story. The furniture is shabby, with peeling paint and generally out of date, but it gave a horrible first impression. The bed was great, though, and the room was clean. The bathroom was dated but absolutely fine. Very soon after arriving, we noticed that the lights and electricity weren't working. We discovered this affected the whole hotel, so we had to go down to reception and get a physical key. The impact was that the aircon didn't work for our two-day stay, and neither did the safe. These are important to us. In short, we won't be staying there again because nearly €500 for 2 days should definitely merit a better hotel.

Liked: It was a quick drive to the freeway, train station and car rental place

Disliked: The room was very basic. Uncomfortable and run down. The neighborhood was really bad. A male staff entered my daughter’s room without knocking early in the morning and scared her.

Liked: The breakfast was amazing!!! The amenities are excellent

Disliked: The room and the bed are not to comfortable

Liked: Pool

Disliked: Location

Liked: Room was big and bed so comfortable.

Liked: Pool (... but not sufficient sun beds for all guests) Parking lot.

Disliked: Location a bit too far by foot from the city centre (and the old city centre). Easy reachable by car (and sufficient public parkings at very reasonable cost in Bari)