Dimora San Giuseppe

The Dimora San Giuseppe is a thoughtfully converted one-floor apartment in the heart of Lecce, the narrow via Ludovic Maremonti being a little hard to find (and street parking even harder) although conveniently close to good restaurants and the Piazza Sant'Oronzo. The place has been carefully and stylishly finished, making clever use of space and generally well equipped, with great beds. There's a good breakfast served on the roof-top terrace. Host Christian may not be on hand around the clock, but when he is, he is more than helpful.

We loved the location & our room was beautiful- amazing shower that I would like at home! Right in the old town there are restaurants & bar at the door. Parking about 10 mins away & 25€ a day undercover. Breakfast on the terrace was one of the best. Thankyou to our wonderful hosts for a lovely stay.

Great location and beautifully appointed rooms. The bathroom was amazing. Nice breakfast. Christian went out of his way to meet us early, and was very welcoming. Nice restaurants and sights close by. Parking is a ways from the B and B, but several options available.

Poor customer service. Booked this hotel as part of the birthday trip. I book this hotel on the 3rd of January for 4 days in February starting from the 19th. However I was not aware that my friends already made another surprise booking I needed to cancel this one. I try to cancel it in the 12th however didn’t get any reply until the 15th and they wouldn’t take the booking fee charge of €160. Such a shame, I do understand if is closer to the date but months in advance I am cancelling and still cancellation fee applied. Yes maybe change €50 for the inconvenience but €160 it taking a piss. Will never even visit your place and put me off even from booking anywhere else in Italy. Don’t bother going to this hotel as all they want is easy money.

We could not imagine a better place to stay in Lecce. Our “Suite San Giuseppe” was one of the nicest hotel rooms we have ever stayed in. They only have 5 rooms and recently they renovated all of them. Great communication via WhatsApp. We drove in from Matera and arrived about 130p and parked briefly in front of the hotel to leave our luggage and then directed to nearby street parking. Be sure to download the EasyPark app as it is widely used in this area. We were fortunate to have nice weather and be able to enjoy their lovely breakfast on their terrace overlooking a park and the Chiesa Santa Chiara. One night we enjoyed dinner at Mamma Elvira right nearby ( must book ahead) Everyone at this hotel was so helpful and accommodating. Follow them on Instagram to see beautiful photos of the property. Highly recommend!

I'm writing this as a solo traveler, but I felt very unsafe at this hotel for many reasons. The location is great (right in the city center), but you must enter the hotel through a two-car garage and enter a very small elevator with a key card (once checked in). Staff does not stay there in the evening, so if your key card does not work (which happened to a couple staying there), you're standing in the dark in an alley. There are restaurants nearby, but I hadn't even sat down (outside) at a table waiting for my room to be ready when I was approached by a man selling trinkets and being very persistent. Once inside my room, I was given one towel, the TV didn't work, and I had to ask for the WIFI code. There were no instructions inside regarding how to turn the heat down in the room, so the room was very warm. The shower leaked, so there was water on the floor in the bathroom. The only positive was the staff person was very nice. I will also add the parking is in a new garage, but it's 10 minutes away (not that big of a deal) but getting into the garage and getting out was not for the faint of heart. The entry/exit was a spiral and ridiculously narrow. I had to get help from the parking attendant to drive my car out of the garage. Needless to say, the whole experience was horrible, and I left Southern Italy and came back to the US. I believe if the hotel had been a nice experience, my view of Lecce would have been very different than what it is now.