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Residence San Giovanni Vecchio

Find your haven amidst ancient landscapes. Indulge in fine dining and drinks while taking in breathtaking views from above.

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Perched near the stunning Sassi and Park of the Rupestrian Churches, Residence San Giovanni Vecchio offers an inviting retreat. Unwind on the rooftop terrace or in the garden, then savor a drink at the bar or enjoy a meal at its restaurant, all while staying connected with in-room WiFi.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Laundry room

Room options

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Comfort Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Superior Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Junior Suite (Acqua)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

Located in Matera, Residence San Giovanni Vecchio is near a metro station. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Alta Murgia National Park and Ginosa Ravine, while Museo della Scultura Contemporanea and La Raccolta delle Acque are cultural highlights.
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Via San Giovanni Vecchio 77, Matera, MT, 75100

What's nearby

  • Sassi di Matera, Italy
    Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches
    1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Cathedral of Matera
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • San Giovanni Battista Church
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Palombaro Lungo
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Casa Grotto di Vico Solitario
    7 min walk - 0.6 km

Getting around

  • Matera Centrale Railway Station
    14 min walk
  • Ferrandina Scalo Matera Station
    29 min drive
  • Karol Wojtyla Airport (BRI)
    66 min drive

Restaurants

  • Osteria Al Casale
    3 min walk
  • Le Botteghe
    2 min walk
  • Monkey Drink House
    4 min walk
  • Osteria Pico
    2 min walk
  • San Biagio Caffè
    5 min walk

About this property

Residence San Giovanni Vecchio

  • Upscale bed & breakfast near Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches
  • Near Viewpoint of Matera and the Sassi, Residence San Giovanni Vecchio provides a rooftop terrace, a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services. In addition to a bar and a restaurant, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
  • Additional perks include:
    • Valet parking (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and smoke-free property
    • A front desk safe, multilingual staff and luggage storage
    • Tour/ticket information
  • Room features
  • All guest rooms at Residence San Giovanni Vecchio feature perks, such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities, such as free WiFi and safes.
  • Extra amenities include:
    • Sofa beds, rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) and cots/infant beds (surcharge)
    • Bathrooms with showers and bidets
    • LCD TVs with satellite channels
    • Fridges, coffee/tea makers and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) on request
  • Valet parking on site (EUR 20 per night)
  • Limited on-site valet parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room sofa bed
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 20.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 5.0 per night

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 14 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 50 per vehicle (one way)
  • Valet parking fee: EUR 20 per night
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 5.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Frequently asked questions

Is Residence San Giovanni Vecchio pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Residence San Giovanni Vecchio?

Valet parking is available for EUR 20 per night.

What time is check-in at Residence San Giovanni Vecchio?

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: 7 PM.

What time is check-out at Residence San Giovanni Vecchio?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Does Residence San Giovanni Vecchio provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of EUR 50 per vehicle applies.

Where is Residence San Giovanni Vecchio located?

Situated in Matera, this bed & breakfast is steps away from Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches, Casa Grotta 'Once Upon a Time...' and Cathedral of Matera. San Giovanni Battista Church and Rock Churches of San Nicola dei Greci and Madonna delle Virtù are just steps away. Matera Centrale Railway Station is 14 minutes by foot.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Residence San Giovanni Vecchio Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.4

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

9.2

Staff & service

9.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 50 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 50 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 50 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 50 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 50 reviews

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Francesca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Personale gentile camera pulita
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Bo

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Fantastiskt läge men behöver fräschas upp.

Positivt: Fantastiskt läge och trevligt rum, snyggt och modernt. Negativt: Vi hade bokat boende inkl. parkering och betalade extra för parkering i bokningen men fick betala både parkering och transfer separat (40€) till garage och transfer och inte till boendet. Det stod att frukost serverades i en separat Restaurant och frukost hade bra recensioner. Restaurangen för frukost låg tvärs över gatan och detta stod också i välkomstmailet men istället var frukosten mycket "torftig" och serverades på boendet vid receptionen. Det var stopp i handfatet och det rann vatten på golvet i badrummet. Vi fick aldrig tillfälle att säga detta till värden då han inte var där efter incheckningen.
Sassi
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alojamiento perfecto: habitaciones muy bien cuidadas y restauradas con mucho gusto. Servicio perfecto, la mejor atención recibida en un tour de 10 días por Puglia&Amalfi. Finalmente encontramos a alguien que hablaba almenos inglés como dios manda. Repetiría sin dudas y recomendaría a ciegas
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in one of the cave rooms for 2 nights. Loved this place.! Location is perfect! Everything is within walking distance. Also there is a rooftop patio where you can enjoy a glass of wine while admiring the sunset and Matera. Francisco makes this place extra special. His enthusiasm for Matera is infectious. When we checked in, he not only gave us a map of Matera but also gave us suggestions on where to eat and what to visit. My only advise is to check your email for directions ( which Francisco will email ) on how to get to the hotel. There is a bus that will take you from the parking lot to the front of the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Francesco, the manager was delightful, helpful and very friendly. The bedroom was clean and comfortable. Not luxurious but very acceptable.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Struttura caratteristica nel centro di Matera (noi abbiamo dormito nella junior suite Acqua, ricavata in un’antIca cisterna), personale gentile e disponibile
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Oliveira

Disliked: Amenities
Não se trata de um hotel e fomos colocados um quarto do lodo externo do estabelecimento gerando desconforto/ insegurança Porém a pessoa que nos recebeu foi extremamente gentil e o café da manhã é muito bom, servido no Restaurantes Oi Mari em frente ao estabelecimento
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommended

Absolutely amazing. Francisco is a great host and the junior suite is pretty cool - to sleep one night in a real cave. Highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Francesca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Residence molto bello, nel cuore di Matera

Abbiamo preso due camere in questo residence. Stanze molto carine, letti comodi. Il residence si trova nel cuore di Matera, però nella parte bassa della città. Noi avevamo una conferenza alle Monacelle (vicino al Duomo) e andare su e giu per i gradini della città non era l'ideale. Comunque il residence è molto carino, la colazione molto buona e il personale davvero squisito. Ci tornerei.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location in Matera. Francesco was incredibly helpful (and his English was quite good) in where to visit and when, and places to eat, and just general info for getting around.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Struttura accogliente e molto ordinata e pulita. Colazione e in generale servizi molto attenti a far si che il soggiorno fosse molto bello
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tutto molto positivo, tranne il divano letto ed i cuscini!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Giovanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Matera stupenda

Il residence si trova in ottima posizione x raggiungere qualsiasi punto dei Sassi. Noi abbiamo alloggiato nella stanza Luna, molto carina e ristrutturata molto bene. Bello il soppalco con il letto! Chiaramente chi ha problemi deve tener conto della scala da fare! Ottima colazione consumata presso ristorante Oi Mari. L'ultimo giorno x ferie del Ristorante ci hanno offerto di fare colazione Ai Maestri, sempre lì in zona. Devo dire colazione stupenda!! Attenzione particolare dei titolari, anche se non avevamo alloggiato presso di loro! Matera è stupenda. Torneremmo volentieri in questa struttura!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

José

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel muito bem localizado.

Além da localização, o restaurante em frente é muito bom e é onde é servido um excelente café da manhã.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Dean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent petit hotel, très belle chambre superbement rénové au coeur de Matera. Définitivement à recommander.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

mauri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

centralissimo

ottima posizione unico neo poca disponibilità guardaroba
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

JDion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La localisation au coeur même des sassi dans le centro storico de Matera est parfaite. La courtoisie du personnel est appréciable et la voiture a été prise en charge par un employé du stationnement ce qui valait bien les 20 euros. La chambre, impeccablement propre, laisse le visiteur un peu coincé et le trajet vers le lit à l'étage exige une certaine prudence. Mais après tout, nous sommes en pays de troglodytes. L'apéro dégusté sur la terrasse en plein coeur de ce décor d'un autre âge est une expérience inoubliable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

フロントの人がとても親切

２連泊しましたが、服を掛ける場所はあっても仕舞う場所はありません。 それがちょっと不便だった点。 大晦日に宿泊したのでスパークリングワインのサービスがありました。 フロントの人がとても親切で、何か質問がないかといろいろと気遣ってくれました。 おかげで、鉄道の不安や疑問も解決でき、スーパーの場所も教えていただけて、大助かりでした。 食事は元旦だったので９時から、翌日は８時からでしたが、早朝出発だと言うと前日に持って来てくれました。 朝食会場はパン数種類とチーズ、ハム、卵焼き、フルーツとヨーグルト、シリアルぐらいしかありませんが、このクラスならそんなものでしょう。
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

la camera che non ti aspetti

Non si può visitare Matera senza dormire nei sassi,se poi ti capita la camera in una ex cisterna l'esperienza è ancora più unica! Residence molto caratteristico,in ottima posizione e proprietaria gentilissima
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Maria Elisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nos gustó, pero nos hubiera encantado alguna habitación de las grutas. Muchas gracias
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christine D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best of Historic and Modern in Matera

Mariangela was extremely helpful in guiding us to sights of interest, answering our questions, making dinner reservations, and generally providing assistance. She speaks excellent English. The hotel had enough cave ambience to be appropriate to the historic town of Matera while having modern amenities that travelers value.
Verified

8/10 Good

Daniel ca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good location in Matera (in Bassi, the old town)

service: really good support from staff. Helped me finding a nice spot to parking (giving me a ride). Parking: free , on the street, 10 min walk, but safe. Paid a little bit more far away (20 min walk, maybe). breakfast: excellent, in the restaurant OiMari room: a little bit small for 4 people, but since we were a family worked fine. bathroom: nice location: excellent, right in the middle of Bassi, the old town. Close buy restaurants and cafes Wifi: weak signal (room Aria) price: I bit expensive but the installations and locations are worth.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Naveen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

Ok. Careful regarding parking.

This is NOT a hotel. This is more of a residence given away for renting purpose. There is no front desk(physically present). I reached there around 11pm and there was no one to answer my calls inspite of me calling around few hours earlier to let them know my arrival time. I got into my room after almost 40 mins of wait. Secondly parking is a nightmare since Sassi regulations wont allow you to park your car overnight. So you need to park on the streets above and walk downstairs (good luck if you have luggage!). I wish the hotel warned me about these things. The hotel link says free parking, but doesnt warn about these details. The condition of the room was ok. The only good point about this hotel was the location.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hiroko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

サッシのメイン通りからすぐのホテル

ナポリのホテルに大きな荷物を置いたまま、１泊用の小さいバッグだけ持ち、バスでマテーラ入りしました。 到着したバス停にはタクシーは見当たらず、電車の駅も近いがほとんど来ず、定期バスはどこへ行くかわからず、10分ほど歩いたあたりでタクシーを見つけ乗せてもらい、８ユーロでホテル前まで到着。翌日の送りも即予約しました。 タクシーでなければホテルをなかなか見つけられなかったと思います。 ホテル自体はサッシを改造し、大変素晴らしい設備でした。散策するにも便利な場所です。スタッフもとても親切、英語が上手です。また行きたいです。
Verified

4/10 Poor

carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Venice in need of street signs....

Nice character hotel, good location, tad hard to find, due to poor or no street signs.

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