House with character

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A rooftop patio with a table and chairs, potted plants, and a view of the cityscape.
A dining area with a wooden table and chairs, a cabinet with glass doors, and a patterned wall hanging.
A living room with a beige sofa, a dining table with chairs, a bookshelf, and a mounted shelf with decorative items.
A brown double door with a small arched window above it, set in a stone and plaster wall.
Interior

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Barbecue grill
    A rare find - perfect for a relaxed, outdoor grilling experience.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Cala Porto Rosso Beach

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Kitchenette
  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer/dryer
  • Air-conditioning
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Monopoli, Puglia
  • Place, Cathedral Basilica of SS. Mary of Madia
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Cala Porta Vecchia Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Cala Porto Rosso Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bari (BRI-Karol Wojtyla)
    ‪78 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Separate dining area

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About the area

Monopoli

Located on the waterfront, this holiday home is in Centro Storico, a neighbourhood in Monopoli. The Trulli of Alberobello is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lama Monachile Beach and Torre Canne Beach. Acquapark Egnazia and Astronomical Observatory Sirio are also worth visiting. Scuba diving, windsurfing and sailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking nearby.
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Monopoli, Puglia

What's nearby

  • Castle of Carlo V - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Cathedral Basilica of SS. Mary of Madia - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Cala Porta Vecchia Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Cala Porto Rosso Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Monopoli Station - 16 min walk
  • Bari (BRI-Karol Wojtyla) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Carlo Quinto - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Osteria Perricci - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Sottocoperta - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Calamari & Liquori - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪MiCasa - ‬3 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is House with character pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at House with character?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at House with character?

Checkout is at 9:00 AM.

Where is House with character located?

Located in Centro Storico, this holiday home is steps away from Palazzo Palmieri, Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio detta del Purgatorio and Cala Porta Vecchia Beach. Cathedral Basilica of SS. Mary of Madia and Castle of Carlo V are also within 5 minutes. Monopoli Station is 16 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 67 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 67 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 67 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 67 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 67 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Marco could not have been more accommodating. The townhouse was super convenient location in the centro storico. Close to restaurants and the old port.the only drawback was the narrow an very steep stairways.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was perfect. I loved the art and furniture, it felt very homely. The location is ideal. Marco was very helpful before and throughout our stay. I was there for a long stay but still would have liked to have stayed longer. Would definitely stay here again if I’m coming back to Puglia.
Stayed 18 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The kitchen space was small but managable .
Stayed 28 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A lovely traditional house on three floors. Quite steep stairs but manageable, especially worth it to reach the roof terrace. Monopoli is a great place to stay, with many different restaurants and quite lively at night. It has a maze of little streets and a beautiful port, especially at night.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent stay in Monopoli !A nice house, that remains cool even when it’s hot outside.Marco is always willing to help.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sono contento

Very pleasant place to stay but only if you can handle many steps.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming, rustic abode

My husband, mother, and I stayed at Marco’s place on holiday. It was a beautiful space and perfect for our needs. The home is furnished with a special thoughtfulness. We loved the charming art, tapestries and beautiful dishes
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Aug, 2024
Grazie a voi. Spero a presto, Marco.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The apartment var so charming. In the middle of the old town «maze» of Monopoli. We had the whole three story house to ourselves plus the roof top balcony. The house was even more charming than the pictures on the web page! The host met us when we arrived and made us feel welcome immediately.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming, historic house, two steps from beach and port

We loved this house and felt very at home here. It is old fashioned and homely with interesting pictures and sculptures and some unusual antiques. Everything functioned well and the beds were comfortable. The roof terrace was lovely. Marco, the host, is delightful and very helpful.
Stayed 13 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

very beautiful house in the middle of monopoli

we enjoy our stay in marcos house so much. its a very beautiful and comfortable house with all things you need. big big recommandation! thanks for everything and a fantastic stay in monopoli.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Jul, 2023
Grazie 😊
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Chic home near the sea! Didn't want to leave.

The home is in an amazing location in the old town, walking distance to great bars, restaurants and the seaside. The rooftop was our favourite place to enjoy lunches and evening drinks. The home is beautifully decorated and the art in the house is fabulous. The beds were comfortable. If we return to Monopoli, we will definitely stay here again!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great vacation

Everything was perfect. We enjoyed that very much. I would like to point out, that the apartment has 3 floors and steep stairs so for people with limited mobility it is not a great choice. True is that is apartment has a real charm.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family holiday in march 2024

Very nice and clean flat in the old city. Easy communication with Marco. Everything nearby: restaurants, supermarket, bacery, public places, sea, beach. Thank You. We had a gret time!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Lovely old family home in Centro Storico. Filled with family heirlooms ,carvings and tapestries.Not for anyone who cannot climb 4 flights of narrow stairs on a daily basis.Also not for larger physiques as both showers are a very tight fit.We are fit so these things did not effect our stay.
Stayed 21 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Week stay in Monopoli

Location was ideal,and was close to all amenities. Marco sorted out the European plug situation. Also when the shower connection broke,sent a plumber within half an hour.Terrace was lovely, but with steep steps maybe difficult for the elderly or very young children.Lovely place to stay, Marco was a brilliant host, and even gave us a lift to the station,on a Thursday late at night to get our train to the airport.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Marco the host was fantastic and very helpful in every ways! The house is fine, old like the area it’s located and basically furnished but functional. Air-con in main living room and upstairs bedroom were working well. Unfortunately the downstairs big bedroom wasn’t available because of high humidity. Would have been great to know before hand as we were 2 couples and 1 kid and had to make some sleeping arrangements because of that.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

May 2023 Monopoli

We're 4 ladies from Tennessee, who rotated in 2's and 3's staying in Marco's 3 story home in Monopoli. We walked cliff lines, swam in the Adriatic, found train routes, met fishermen, toured cities, an Olive tree farm & 2 Unesco Heritage sites; all on foot. Old town was both central and convenient as a location. Marco was easy to communicate with by text. We had no problems- though we did find the washer challenging. We took the train to Lecce, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Mola di Bari, Ostuni & Brindisi, or enjoyed a beach day in Monopoli. It was no trouble to hire a car to Alberobello & an Olive tree farm. Matera was an all day train trip, but well worth it. There was no better end to the day, than getting back to our lovely 3 story, Old Town base. We would count the stairs to encourage us, up to enjoy the rooftop terrace, looking out along the coastline and sea. Thank you Marco- we had a great time- miss a -
Stayed 28 nights in May 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Not what we had hoped for

Although we were aware from previous reviews that the house was on several levels we were not aware of quite how many levels and how very steep the steps were, it really felt a bit like mountain climbing. However, our main disappointment with the property was that there was nowhere to relax for a family of 4 as on the first floor where sitting room-kitchen is situated there was only a sofa for 2 and dining table with not terribly comfortable chairs. On the top floor where the terrace is situated again only dining table with chairs and no sofas or anything comfortable to sit on. Last but not least we had requested for the downstairs bedroom and extra bathroom to be opened so that our adult kids could have a bedroom each unfortunately there was no toilet seat on this loo, which considering that the owner charges extra for more persons was very disappointing. All in all the property did not feel looked after with several items not working properly. On a plus point the location was perfect.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Aug, 2023
In all multi-storey houses in the historic center of Monopoli, there are typical stairs, and this is well written in the website. otherwise how is it possible to get to the terrace?? 🤣🤣 You are the first, in many years, who doesn't like the house, as evidenced by the many reviews... A blackout caused a burnt out light bulb, which I promptly brought to you. And I'm sorry, unfortunately I didn't notice that the tourists who preceded you, had broken the toilet seat, which is already being replaced. But these are very small problems that can happen. I'm sorry.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wir haben eine wunderschöne Woche in Monopoli verbracht. Marco ist ein perfekter Gastgeber, das Haus ist sehr liebevoll eingerichtet und gepflegt und alles ist absolut sauber.Vielen Dank für alles, wir kommen gerne wieder!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
L’host Marco è stato gentilissimo prima, durante e dopo il nostro viaggio. L’appartamento è molto carino come si vede dalle foto e la posizione centrale è perfetta. Dotato di tutti i servizi necessari, siamo state benissimo
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Marco e un ospite perfetto. La casa e molto carina, permette di visitare la Puglia facilmente. Ci siamo trovati benissimo. Grazie a Marco!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful place, excellent location, amazing rooftop patio.They owner was excellent at communication.Would stay there again.Lisa
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Unbeatable position in the heart of the old town. Wonderful rooftop for breakfasts and sundowners. Character old dwelling with everything one needs. Didn't want to leave!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Abbiamo trascorso un soggiorno fantastico in questa casa piena di fascino e carattere, proprio come suggerisce il suo nome. La casa è accogliente, ben curata e dispone di tutto il necessario per sentirsi come a casa.Ho soggiornato qui con mia madre di 73 anni e, nonostante le scale, non ha avuto alcun problema a muoversi all’interno della casa. Una delle cose che abbiamo apprezzato di più è stata la splendida terrazza sul tetto: un angolo davvero piacevole dove rilassarsi la sera, gustare un drink e godersi l’atmosfera di Monopoli.La posizione è perfetta, a pochi passi da tutto: negozi, ristoranti, spiagge e le principali attrazioni del centro storico. Non avremmo potuto chiedere una posizione migliore.Un ringraziamento speciale al proprietario, Marco, sempre gentile, disponibile e pronto ad aiutare per qualsiasi esigenza.Ci siamo trovate benissimo e consigliamo vivamente questa struttura a chiunque voglia trascorrere una piacevole vacanza a Monopoli.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nous avons séjourné une semaine avec nos deux enfants de 9 et 5 ans dans cette maison du centre ville de Monopoli. A proximité de toute les commodités et de... la mer.Un séjour tout en douceur dans une maison soigneusement décorée, de la vaisselle en céramique des Pouilles, des sculptures de Roberto Montemurro, quelques touches de tradition avec une notion de confort notamment pour la literie. La terrasse est vraiment agréable, nous y avons passées nos soirées.Nous tenons à remercier chaleureusement notre hôte Marco qui nous a accueilli et donner de bons conseils. C'était une très belle semaine et nous y reviendrons !
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 3 May, 2026
Grazie di ❤️
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