Best Hotels Near Grotta Palazzese Polignano

The Grotta Palazzese is one of the world's most extraordinary restaurants, set inside a limestone sea cave cut into the cliffs beneath Polignano's old town where the sea laps the cave floor below the dining tables and the open cavern frames the stars above. It has operated as a banqueting hall since the 18th century and today ranks among Italy's most sought-after dining reservations. Hotels near the Grotta Palazzese in the centre of Polignano allow guests to combine a dramatic seafood dinner in the cave with the pleasures of this uniquely beautiful Pugliese coastal town.

Our Picks — Polignano a Mare

Grotta Palazzese Beach Hotel — Old Town Clifftop
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★ 9.1 Superb

The most iconic hotel in Puglia — possibly in Italy — Grotta Palazzese has its celebrated restaurant set inside a vast sea cave in the limestone cliff, accessible only by a stone staircase cut from the rock face. The hotel rooms have terraces directly over the cove, and waking to the sound of the Adriatic surging into the cavern below is an unforgettable sensory experience.

  • Sea cave restaurant
  • Clifftop rooms
  • Most iconic
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Covo dei Saraceni — Old Town
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★ 9.0 Superb

A beautiful boutique hotel perched on the old town's cliff edge with rooms that have glass panels in the floor revealing the sea below. The roof terrace is one of the most dramatic in Italy, and the kitchen serves seafood crudo and Puglian grilled dishes with exceptional quality and local sourcing.

  • Glass-floor rooms
  • Cliff edge
  • Seafood
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Masseria Montenapoleone — Countryside
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★ 9.4 Exceptional

A stunning 18th-century masseria just inland from Polignano, with a pool surrounded by olive and almond trees, a full wellness programme, and a kitchen garden that supplies the extraordinary dinner table. The white-domed trullo suite is one of the most romantic rooms in the whole of Puglia.

  • Masseria luxury
  • Trullo suite
  • Kitchen garden
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Palazzo Viceconte — Old Town
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★ 9.2 Exceptional

A centuries-old palazzo in the labyrinthine old town converted into an intimate boutique with rooms that feel genuinely lived-in and historical. The stone-vaulted breakfast room, the terrace with Adriatic views, and the welcoming owners make it feel more like staying with Puglian friends than checking into a hotel.

  • Palazzo rooms
  • Old Town
  • Personal service
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La Baia di Polignano — Cala Paura Bay
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★ 8.7 Superb

Cala Paura Bay

La Baia di Polignano

A contemporary resort on the beautiful Cala Paura bay with direct access to the sea, a well-designed pool, and a beach restaurant specialising in the day's catch. The rooms are clean and modern, the staff are friendly, and the views from the sea-facing terraces are exceptional.

  • Bay resort
  • Sea access
  • Beach restaurant
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B&B Corte Altavilla — Old Town
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★ 9.2 Exceptional

An exceptional value guesthouse in a medieval building in the old town with rooms featuring original stone floors and vaulted ceilings, and a roof terrace with views of the castle and the sea. The owner's homemade sfogliatelle at breakfast are reason alone to stay here.

  • Value
  • Vaulted rooms
  • Homemade breakfast
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