Palace Hotel San Michele

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.

We stayed in a suite--sitting area with sofa and chair between door and bedroom area. Nicely appointed. We did not use the swimming pool or spa. There is a pleasant bar with outdoor tables on a patio with a view down to the Adriatic. Breakfast tables are on the same patio. The hotel restaurant was a great deal--25 Euros for pasta, main, contorno, and dessert. Pretty sure that it's the best option in Monte Sant'Angelo, a delightful place to stay in the Gargano.

Room was spacious and air conditioning worked well. Hotel was a little dated and towels were like tablecloths. Pool was nice and access to beach chairs and umbrella was a bonus.

Hotel was brilliant and location brilliant only downside was we wanted to stay one more night and they gave us price and next morning they put price up and they weren’t helpful so we left bit disappointed but nice place

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.

Average for "distingue" mass tourism. Salubrious location, ill equipped staff wise, average mass tourism dinner and breakfast, overpriced for the "itinerant vagrant". Last minute respite, good walk on the hill, stupedous views, early morning departure. A "force majeur" station on a majestic hill near Bari. Worth paying a visit having prearranged your stay.

Staff was friendly and helpful. Our room was nice and roomy and the bed comfortable and A/C worked well. Price of room was a bit high though, especially since there were no amenities like soap or shampoo or regular towels in the bathroom. (The towels that were available looked more like linens.) The faucet was leaking but the bathroom was far enough from where we slept that the dripping didn't bother us. We didn't want to come off as complaining Americans so we didn't report any of these things to the front desk. It would have been nice -- since the price of the room was so high -- to have a coffee maker in the room for coffee in the AM. The breakfast that came with booking the room was awesome though. Location is nice - close to the castle and sanctuary and the charming town. We didn't stay long enough to take advantage of the spa and were surprised that we would be charged for towels to go to the pool with so we didn't go. 🙁Again, for the price we paid, shouldn't bathroom and pool towels be included? We think so. We slept good the first night; the second night, there seemed to be lots of activity in the early hours of AM (Monday night) and we kept hearing sounds like our door clicking (maybe from air moving through area in hallway?). Air-conditioning was of utmost importance since we visited in August and our room met the expectations where this was concerned. We were shown how to use the TV when we first checked in but couldn't manage to get it to work afterward.

A beautiful and old world charming hotel in a fantastic setting. Monte Santangelo is filled with history, amazing food and culture, and is genuinely off the tourist trail. A hidden gem for anyone seeking a peaceful holiday in Puglia!