Forte Hotel

We loved the quiet location across the parking lot from the sea. The beach here is the best you will find with warm, shallow waters on a very clean, sandy beach. The nice town of Vieste is about 15 minutes walking distance along the sea promenade. There are lots of good restaurants located there.

I didn't like the idea of having to pay 5euros for a bathing cap in order to use the swimming pool. This feels like a charge to use the pool facility which amounts to 10euros for a couple in addition to the room cost. Not many people travel with a bathing cap and it's the first time we have come across such a requirement. If you advertise that you have a swimming pool, I believe it should be free.

the proximity to Vieste - a short walk. Private beach with excellent facilities. Safe in room at no charge. Overall friendliness of staff and cleanliness. Half board arrangement fine

no tea making facilities in room

My wife and I stayed at the Forte Hotel in Vieste for a week during a two-week holiday in Puglia, Italy. The hotel is located near the beach, with free umbrella and loungers plus free parking opposite the hotel. There was a supermarket about 100metres from the hotel. The reception staff were extremely helpful and quickly sorted out a few minor problems for us. Our room was clean and comfortable. The Wi-Fi was easy to connect to and reasonably fast, although it dropped out for a day after a severe thunderstorm. The hotel has a very nice outdoor swimming pool, although it was a tad too cold for us. The breakfasts had a reasonably good selection and the service was friendly and helpful. However, we never could understand the seating arrangements. Although it was available, we did not eat there for dinner.

The décor in our room was a tad old-fashioned and the room lacked some of the things we had expected from a 4-star hotel, notably a kettle with coffee/tea making kit and robes for the swimming pool. Regrettably, there were no English-speaking channels on the TV.