Palace Hotel San Michele

We stayed in overnight in this hotel from our visit to San Giovanni Rotondo, to Santuario di San Pio da Pietrelcina to be specific. We arrived in this hotel late in the evening. When we left the following morning on the way to Rome, it was only then that we found out that Palace Hotel San Michele is located in a place with breathtaking view. The hotel design is not modern. There are sitting areas in the foyers. The room has an air-conditioning, a comfortable bed and a clean bathroom with hot water. The entire T&B floor area is not tight but the enclosed shower is only around one square meter, or even less, but no problem... The breakfast...the venue, the food and service were all good.

The Palace Hotel was comfortable enough for 1 night, but not a place I would choose to linger. It is supposed to be a spa hotel, but access to the spa is charged at an extra 15 euros per person and even then you are only allowed a limited time. In addition, you have to rent a bathrobe, flip flops and a swim hat at additional cost. At the end of the long, hot walk, I would have loved a trip to the pool, but decided against it because the charges seemed mean for paying hotel guests. The shower was a “squeeze yourself in and out” style too. There is a restaurant in the hotel, but you have to place order everything in advance which again felt unwelcoming. The staff at breakfast were more concerned with moving the chairs around (loudly) for the next coach party rather than serving coffee. 1 night at the Palace Hotel was definitely enough for us. Not recommended – look for a better option in Monte Sant’Angelo.

This hotel is beautifully situated at the highest point of Monte SantʼAngelo. The view on the coastline of Puglia is truly gorgeous. You can feel that this hotel used to be very chic and full of grandeur, but nowadays it exudes faded glory. Everything feels a bit dated and the rooms could use a make-over. The shower for example is so very small, that I can't imagine how a bigger person could fit into it. The towels were more akin to bed sheets, very thin and not soft at all. The room was clean and the airco works very well. We were shocked to find that the little water bottles in the mini fridge were not complementary, but would cost us two euros. The wifi is very slow. We had dinner once in the restaurant of the hotel. The food was good, but not exceptional. The service should really be better though. Again: everything looked very chic, but the service wasn't attentive at all. For example: we ordered a bottle of sparkling wine and the waiter did not bring us a wine cooler for the bottle. They took away my cutlery after I finished the first course and just forgot to bring me new cutlery for my main dish. Since nobody noticed me signing for attention, I had to take cutlery from a table next to me to eat my food. We also used the wellness. At first glance everything looked very beautiful, but quickly we noticed that a lot of functionalities just didn't work and some of the small tiles in the swimming pool had come loose en just lay around on the bottom of the swimming pool. The breakfast buffet had lots of options to choose from. The system was not efficient however. You had to queue and ask the staff for what you wanted to eat. I noticed a big language barrier when the guests tried to communicate with the staff. Most of the staff could not speak English. The view from the breakfast room is excellent. The hotel has a lot of parking space and a beautiful swimming pool with a splendid view. The hotel also offers the possibility to visit a private beach, a twenty minutes drive from the hotel. I recommend visiting the beach, which is very nice.

Ottimo hotel a due passi dalle zone più belle di Monte Sant'Angelo, vista mozzafiato. Camere pulite, parcheggio privato e personale disponibile e cortese. E cosa che non si trova ovunque in zona, accettano i nostri amici a quattro zampe. Consigliato

Una bella struttura a due passi dal santuario di San Michele Arcangelo.Una bella vista panoramica,personale qualificato e molto professionale,devo fare I complimenti alle signore della SPA.sig.ra Pina e Veronica,a tutto lo staff reception inclusa Michela,che mi ha soccorso in quanto sono caduto.Continuate così un arrivederci alla prossima.