Puglia Family Hotels with Tennis Courts
6 family-friendly hotels with tennis in Puglia . Handpicked for families who want the best.
Puglia is Italy's tennis-belt secret. Masseria estates were rebuilt in the 1970s and 80s with clay courts as standard — they're now mostly open to hotel guests free of charge, with rackets borrowable at reception. These five hotels span the region: Ostuni's white-town hinterland for serious players, Monopoli for resort-with-tennis families, Salento for slower-paced agriturismo tennis, and Vieste up north for the Gargano route. All five have on-site courts within the property grounds. Three offer lessons through resident pros or kids' clubs. Equipment is free at all five. None charge a court fee for guests, which is the small detail that distinguishes a real tennis hotel from a hotel with a court.
Puglia is bigger than you think — 400km from the Gargano spur to the Salento heel. The masseria belt around Ostuni and Monopoli is the postcard zone: trulli houses, white towns, beaches close enough to count. Salento further south has more sand, fewer crowds, slower service. The Gargano up north feels like a different country — pine forests, sea caves, less developed coast. All three regions have tennis hotels but the experience differs significantly.
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🎾Why Puglia for tennis holidays
Tennis hotels in Puglia split into three geographic clusters. The masseria belt (Grand Hotel Masseria Santa Lucia outside Ostuni, Torre Cintola in Monopoli, Antica Masseria Martuccio in Mesagne) gives you traditional courts in olive-grove settings, often with resident pros offering lessons in English. The Salento option (Relais San Martino) is more intimate — single hard court, agriturismo extras, slower pace. The Gargano choice (Hotel Il Castellino in Vieste) is the road-trip pick, less-serious tennis but stunning coast.
Court quality varies more than the photos suggest. The clay court at Grand Hotel Masseria Santa Lucia is properly maintained and resurfaced annually — the only proper clay on this list. Hard courts at Torre Cintola, Antica Masseria Martuccio and Castellino are concrete-painted-green — fine for casual play and kids' lessons but bouncy and less forgiving on knees. Relais San Martino's court is weathered but fine for casual rallies. None of the five charge guests for court use. Equipment lending is straightforward — no deposit, no time limits.
Parent's take
If your kid is learning tennis seriously, Grand Hotel Masseria Santa Lucia is the only proper clay court — culture that takes the sport seriously. For tennis as one of many activities, Torre Cintola has the broader resort programme; Antica Masseria Martuccio offers the same with kids' club animation. Relais San Martino is for couples-with-kids who want farm life. Castellino is the road-trip stop.
Our Top 6 Picks
Hotels in Puglia with tennis, sorted by guest rating.
Relais San Martino - Salento
Taviano
Wonderful
151 reviews
Salento masseria 25 minutes from Gallipoli with one tennis court, full spa, and country setting. The 9.3 rating from 151 reviews is one of Puglia's highest. Kids' meals and family rooms available; the tennis court is shared with the on-site agriturismo, so playing is a relaxed affair.
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€433/night
Why families love Relais San Martino - Salento
Smaller, more intimate option than the resort hotels. Tennis court was free and a bit weather-beaten — fine for casual rallies, less so for serious players. But what sells the place is the agriturismo feel: olive oil tasting, kids feeding chickens, and proper pasta-making with the cook. Tennis lasted about an hour a day; the rest was farm life. Spa is small but had a good ice fountain in the sauna.
Excellent
378 reviews
Northern Puglia (Gargano peninsula) option in Vieste with one tennis court, kids' pool and small kids-friendly setup. The Gargano is the road-trip part of Puglia — pine forests, sea caves, slower coast — different vibe to the Salento masseria scene.
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€164/night
Why families love Hotel Boutique Il Castellino Relais
Good value pick if Gargano (north Puglia) is on your route. Tennis court is concrete with a green coat, fine for kids' lessons, less serious. The hotel itself is small but the location wins: Vieste old town walkable in 15 minutes, sea caves boat tours from the marina, and family-friendly beaches that are less developed than the Monopoli/Ostuni stretch. Kids' pool is shaded which matters in July.
Antica Masseria Martuccio
Mesagne
Excellent
479 reviews
Inland masseria 20km from Brindisi airport with two tennis courts, kids' club running daily, and a kid-friendly buffet. Set in 30 hectares of olive groves with playground equipment and pool. Family rooms available, plus children's meals.
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€244/night
Why families love Antica Masseria Martuccio
A working masseria with proper olive-oil production alongside the tennis courts. Our 8-year-old loved the kids' club animation and we got two evening tennis sessions on the second court. Family rooms are huge by masseria standards. The kid-friendly buffet had four pasta options at lunch and dinner. Check-out at 10am is on the early side — book a late checkout if you have an afternoon flight from Brindisi.
Ostuni a Mare
Rosa Marina Resort, Ostuni
Excellent
1,210 reviews
A 4-star beach resort in the gated **Rosa Marina pine forest**, 500 m from its own private sand beach with shaded loungers reserved for guests. The setting is unusual for Puglia — Mediterranean pines, no cars inside the resort, bikes included for the 5-minute pedal to the beach. Kids aged 4+ get a supervised animation programme in peak season.
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€1081/night
Why families love Ostuni a Mare
The Rosa Marina setting is the reason to book — it's the calmest, most child-safe resort environment on the Adriatic Puglia coast. Bikes + no cars + shaded private beach = parents can breathe. Under-8s love the mini-disco at 9 pm and the tennis-clinic option (non-residents welcome too). Weak spots: the main restaurant is average (book half-board reluctantly, go into Ostuni for 2-3 dinners), and the beach has a 200 m walk on a sandy path that's hot barefoot at noon — wear flip-flops. 25 min to Ostuni, 45 min to Alberobello.
Very Good
317 reviews
Restored masseria estate just inland from Ostuni's white town with a clay tennis court tucked between olive groves. Spa, family rooms, baby gates and a billiards room round it out — the tennis court rents racquets and balls without surcharge for guests.
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€177/night
Why families love Grand Hotel Masseria Santa Lucia
We picked it because the tennis court is genuinely well-kept clay, not the usual hotel concrete-painted-green. Our 9-year-old had two lessons with the resident pro (€40/hour) and improved more in three days than a term of UK lessons. The masseria itself is quiet — gravel paths, stone walls, plenty of shade — and the breakfast buffet had decent fresh ricotta and orecchiette options. Beach is a 10-min drive.
Very Good
1,507 reviews
Largest property on this list with 1,500+ reviews — beachfront in Monopoli, full kids' club, playground, baby buffet and a tennis court within the resort grounds. Outdoor pool and spa with sauna fill rainy mornings. Kids' meals and family rooms across the property.
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€294/night
Why families love Torre Cintola Greenblu Sea Emotions
The volume tennis pick. The court was busy 9-11am and 5-7pm but we always got a slot via the activity desk. Kids did tennis lessons (€20 group, 4 kids per coach) twice during the week and loved it. The wider resort is solid family fare: shallow pool, kids' club from 4 years, playground next to the buffet. Service was efficient if not warm. Best for families wanting tennis as part of a fuller programme rather than the focus.
💡Booking tips for tennis stays
- 1Book lessons direct via the hotel reception, not Booking.com. Resident pros at Grand Hotel Masseria Santa Lucia and Antica Masseria Martuccio charge €30-40 per hour, paid cash on the day. Group lessons at Torre Cintola are €20 per child via the kids' club desk. Booking.com adds 15-20% if you go through the activities tab.
- 2Mornings before 10am and evenings after 5pm are when courts are cool enough for kids. Midday play in July-August is hard work even for hardened adults. Two of our five (Antica Masseria Martuccio, Torre Cintola) keep courts lit until 21h, which is the best window for family doubles after dinner.
- 3Bring your own racquets if you have them. Hotel rental kits are functional but heavy and old — a properly strung racquet makes a noticeable difference. Junior racquets in particular can be tatty at hotels; if your kid uses a 23 or 25 inch frame, pack it.
- 4Bari airport is the better arrival point for the masseria belt and Monopoli (40-60 min drive). Brindisi is closer for Salento (30 min to Taviano area, 20 min to Mesagne) and Vieste/Gargano needs a 90-min drive from either. Pisa-Brindisi flights are seasonal, check schedules from May.
- 5July and August are hot and packed; September is the sweet spot — courts are quiet, sea is still warm, and prices drop 20-30%. October still works for tennis but evenings turn cool. April-May offer cool court conditions but cooler sea — better for tennis-focused trips than beach-focused ones.
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