Dimora Valmar — Hotel in Polignano a Mare

We stayed at DIMORA VALMAR in the piscina suite in the beginning of this September for 3 nights.||||The location:||||Location is perfect walking distance to all local attractions and easy to get to via maps walking and taxis etc. it’s central but far enough away to not be bothered by any of the noise generated by local activities ir the market less than 2 minutes walk away.||||The PISCINA SUITE:||||The suite was perfect very clean tidy and modern perfect for a romantic getaway with the main attraction being the underground private pool with fountain, jacuzzi and sound system. The bedroom is situated on top of the living room which we found to be very very cool, the suite came with free Prosecco and gifts upon arrival snacks etc which was a lovely touch and topped up daily along with fresh towels.||||The host:||||Our host was Isabella Mancini and she was abolsitely excellent helped us with all questions and was available 24/7 always smiling and willing to assist. Even helping us with transport when needed, we simply couldn’t have asked for a better host she was perfect and are very grateful to have met her.||||Local attractions:||||We spent an evening at the grotta pallasezze restaurant although very expensive very much worth it for the view it was mind blowing but definitely something in which you would only do once given it was around £450 for 2 persons have 3 courses each and a bottle of wine||||We also went on the pugliaamare boat cruise watched the sunset and went cave swimming which was excellent and priced just at £60 for 2 persons which was well worth the money.||||Overall:||||A great stay in a luxury apartment and will definitely be looking to come back in future. Until next time!!!||||Thank you so so much ||||Ben...

I really don’t like leaving negative reviews but I have to on this one. “Suites” would suggest a decorated room with a at least a touch of luxury. This place felt like a retro YMCA with a touch of nouveau comforts. The pictures shown on booking.com are deceptive. Our original room was on the top floor and the mattress was knackered. Isabelle saw me lying on it and when we complained about its severe dip, she said “your husband looked comfy” we complained a couple of hours later. We then had to switch rooms with my sister in law who travelled from Zimbabwe to enjoy this trip to Italy. That sorted the matter out somewhat. BUT……. Hold on….. the shower didn’t work. Guess what.!? Isabelle suggested she use the idiotic bathtub. Lo and behold that didn’t work either. As expected, her response was & to quote “I can’t do anything about it”

I can go on and on with the blah blah blah. Don’t waste your time with this place. She tried to deflect as much as she could and that’s just not acceptable for someone in the hospitality industry. It’s In the word. Hospitality. If the kitchen’s too hot get out it

We tried to spend at little time possible on the property as it was not a five star. More like a striving one star. Both booking .com and the property need to revise their status. It’s a...

Isabella made it easy for me to check in by WhatsApp Ing me with the code for the building and my room. Isabella also made a most beautiful breakfast that I thoroughly enjoyed both mornings on the rooftop. What drew me to this B&B was that it had a bathtub in the room with a Jacuzzi. So I thoroughly enjoyed that especially 17,000 steps traveling around Matera and AlberoBello, (amazing) which are must see when you’re here in Polignano a mare. Isabella got me a driver Michele who took me every place I wanted to go. This is an absolutely Wonderful town. I loved being here, restaurants and shops at every turn with this amazing view of the...