Villa Magnolia Hotel

Contada Argentieri, 72012 Brindisi Province of Brindisi

It’s impossible not to get excited as you arrive at this 18th-century villa with its beautiful pastel pink frontage. Inside are four elegant ensuite bedrooms with period furniture and an equally understated but comfortable living room. Not that you’ll want to stay inside; you’ll want to swim in the pool with Romanesque columns; soak in the sunken jacuzzi; cook something up in the shaded patio kitchen (owners Lesley and Ron have a lavish garden of produce and often host cookery lessons) or take in the incredible flora that makes this quite the Puglian paradise. It’s also adults only. Doubles from £92.