The best way to experience Ostuni as an urban destination is to stay in its centro storico, the historic centre in and around Piazza della Libertà. We wouldn’t go further south than Parco Rimembranze. To the east we suggest no further than 2 streets away from Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi. Heading west anywhere from Paragon 700 towards the piazza. Try to stay within the boundaries shown below.
If you choose an apartment in the circular area, be sure to check the parking arrangements. This area is a controlled ZTL, a zone where traffic is limited to residents with permits. Drive into it during certain hours, even accidentally, and an automatic fine will follow.
If you are visiting between May to September you will definitely want an apartment with air conditioning, mosquito screens, and most importantly, a roof terrace. Irrespective of how beautiful and authentic the interior, without a terrace you be selling yourself short of the essential Ostuni experience: morning coffee on the terrace, aperitivi as the sun sets.
Our favourite is, of course, apartment q/40. Gay owned and run, it is spacious and has 3 separate terraces, including a sun deck on the top terrace. It is now booking for 2023. The owners tell us they will be launching it on third party booking websites in 2023, but for the moment discounted direct bookings are available direct from their Puglia Prime website.
We haven’t received any payment or incentive to promote apartment q/40 but we have used the apartment to stay in and to arrange photoshoots for our own guides for no charge. Some of those photos are featured in this post.
