Hotel Villa Fontana

Location.Hotel Villafontana is a modern hotel situated one kilometre from the Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in San Giovanni Rotondo, 15 kilometres from Gargano's National Park. Bari International Airport is 150 kilometres away, and takes around 90 minutes to reach by car.

Hotel Features.Guests can buy religious articles in the onsite shop and order snacks and drinks from the all-hours room service menu, and multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can arrange excursions to local religious and cultural attractions, as well as trips further afield. A lift connects the three floors, and free parking is available for those arriving by car.

The hotel restaurant serves international and local specialties in a modern setting.

Guestrooms.The 108 air-conditioned guestrooms are located on three floors. All include televisions, direct-dial phones, minibars, hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. The half-board room rate incorporates buffet breakfast and dinner each day.

Expert Tip.San Giovanni Rotondo was the home of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, who acquired fame as a miracle worker before his death September 1968. The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, located four kilometres from the hotel, was built in devotion to him. The city is also renowned for his important hospital and medical research centre, Casa Solievo della Sofferenza (Home for the Relief of the Suffering).