Hotel Caveoso - Matera

Great location - right in the Sassi. Mattera is an amazing place to visit and this hotel is certainly a great place to see it from.

We were here 4 nights and it was quite a lovely experience staying at Hotel Caveoso and in the Sassi. I can highly recommend staying here! As others mentioned, the rooms are humid, but that is the nature of the stone - all part of the experience! Do note that you can only get internet access outside of your room, close to the reception area - nothing penetrates the stone, even cell phone access. You will love it here!

We wish that we could have stayed more than the one night here, but time would not allow us to. It was an unusual experience in very beautiful surroundings.

The room, which was inside a traditional cave-house, was too humid (89%), since the air-conditioning did not work and the two small air-dryer supplied were not enough to reduce the humidity of such a wide room.

The hotel is a dream. Built as a cave. Humidity is a big challenge, but you forget it all as you are in a spectacular place. The sorroundings are incredible as the city has its history starting in the paleolitic. Eat some mozzarella and wine in a a quiet piazza in front of a church in a summer evening. You won't forget it.

Very nice hotel, clean, large rooms, excellent. Position A1

First time in Matera, and staying in the Caveoso Hotel greatly contributed to making it a perfect stay. Nice place, well located into one of the most beautiful area of the Sassi, just below the Monterone rock and the Mona de Idris church. Having a parking for free on the St Pietro piazza is a must in such a place. Our daughter enjoyed the staff friendlyness and their patience to support her 4-year old energy. Being off season, we couldn't have dinner in the hotel, and that's the only regret when our day was tiring.

Beautiful hotel with great view in beautiful town (warning: whole thing is on a hill, so there's lots of climbing and descent, most of which has to be on foot because of limited access). Staff extremely friendly -- even noticed from my passport that it was my birthday and gave us a bottle of prosecco on the house. It's a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for.

We stayed in Matera for one night. The hotel was very nice, clean, spacious, with a fridge, statellite TV, comfortable beds, nice shower/tub and a balcony overlooking the church on the top of the hill. Our room had a window opening to the balcony, and the ceiling was curved in a rocky arch. Some rooms appeared to be totally into the cave wall. The breakfast area we ate in was actually in a cave. Fresh fruit, cafe, yoghurt and pastries were the order of the day. Matera is a very unique city with many buildings carved out of the rocky walls that rise above a very deep central ravine. Incredible place to visit.

The proprietors & staff members were the most wonderful people! I would definitely recommend Hotel Caveoso. However, remember to bring slippers to wear on your feet if your accommodations are a large cave room, like ours was, for the floors were a little dusty in parts. You could not see it, only feel it.. but it is a cave, which is what I was seeking, so that is to be expected (!). Also, great breakfast (included) & breakfast room. Too bad this website will not accept my photos. Have several great ones!

A unique experience with the rooms built into the rock. Our room was an external room with windows. Some other rooms built further into the rock offered a more cavelike experience, but could be a bit musty. Good breakfast. Amazing surroundings right in the heart of the Sassi Caveoso.

This place is in one of the areas in town with the caves. Unique and brilliant area. The place can be difficult to reach though as you have to navigate the steep streets through Matera to get here. We stayed in a room that was actually a cave - but then with the luxuries of a proper hotel room. The staff were friendly and competent. I can recommend this place to anyone.

Matera is fascinating out of season. The sassi are delightful, and the countryside beautiful, while modern Matera is a busy and sophisticated contrast to the grim relics. We gave it a day; it deserves well more.

Wonderful suite like a honeymoon!!!

The hotel is in a beautiful location and excellently converted. The staff were outstandingly helpful when our hire car was unfortunately stolen. The food was very good and the sassi area is full of little restaurants and bars.

Nice hotel!I loved it.

Beautiful hotel, clean and spacious room, lovely views out over ancient Matera from the hotel. A unique place to visit, unlike anywhere else in the world. Highly recommend both the town and the hotel!

Albergo incantevole, suggestivo prezzo adeguato. disponibilità personale lodevole, gentilezza e pulizia. da consigliare vivamente

Beautiful and quiet small hotel in the heart of the sasso Caveoso. Wonderfully located, it allows you to visit Matera on foot and relax yourself when you get back from the ups and downs in town to your caveosa room.

This is the second stay at Caveoso and fully satisfied as same as the first stay I had one year ago. I stayed room at second floor of a small annex building located between reception and church, and the room was less humid than the room with cave. Air conditioning works perfect. Short distance to Sassi is the first priority in my reason to stay the hotel. Fully satisfied.

Great location and view.

I found the staff unfriendly and unhelpful but that may be due to my lack of Italian. (They were nicer to my husband who is fluent.) Nevertheless, for the price I found the hotel a bit unwelcoming.

Very nice room with bathtub, minibar, LAN, free parking on the Piazza Caveoso and good view of old Matera.

Very nice hotel. If you have heavy luggage you should call to to get help to carry as the hotel is a bit of a walk from the square where one can park. Nice breakfast. Great location. Would definitely recommend.

Matera is a dream. The old cave/houses are spread along zig-zag paths & staircases on the upper part of the side of a steep ravine. Caveoso is at the lowest level, very close to a large piazza with plenty of parking space. Rooms are part cave & part masonry vault. Hosts very welcoming & super view from our room. Abundant breakfast & outstanding capuccino. Free internet in room, just ask for a patch cable. Excellent restaurants all round. Easy walk up the stairs or along the road through the old houses to the 19th century town centre at the top which has lots of good shops & fills up with anyone who's anyone for the evening passeggiata.

Great experience

The caveoso hotel was the most enjoyable of the 5 hotels that we stayed in during this most recent trip to Italy. When I go back to Metera I plan to stay at the Caveoso.

Very unique property, located in the ancient sassi of Matera. Our room was built onto front of the actual sassi long ago and had domed ceiling, tile floors, and outstanding view of the sassi. Very nice property, quiet, good breakfast. Only major shortcoming we experienced: VERY hard to find! Sassi area is huge and mazelike, we arrived at night and had terrible time finding it, had to go on foot, asked numerous townspeople for directions before finally stumbling into owner who had come out looking for us! I would strongly recommend arriving in daytime with explicit directions. Loved it once we found it, never have stayed anywhere like it.

We were surprised to find we had an absolutely lovely suite waiting for us with authentic views. Guiseppe at the front desk was extremely helpful setting up tours and he makes a wonderful cappacino at breakfast. Breakfast was great and even included items indigenous to Matera. Piero, the other staff member, took time to assist me in my family history quest. 2 outside sitting areas lend a feel of comfort and serenity for quiet reading with a bottle of wine or just to sit and chat with other guests. Such modern conveniences in such ancient surroundings! Perfect!

This tucked away gem of a hotel was wonderful. We wish we could have stayed longer. Call when you get near Matera for detailed directions on how to find Caveoso. It is tricky, but a local man was delightfully helpful when we asked for assistance. Parking in the square was not a problem in late September.

The room promised was in a characteristic cavern, the room given wasn't.

One of the best experiences ever!!! Highly recommendable

Siamo rimasti a Matera per 2 sole notti... peccato! una fantastica cittadina tutta da scoprire... ogni anglo ti stupisce e ti fa sognare!! l'accoglienza all'hotel è quella "calda" e tipica del Sud. Ottima la camera e il panorama che potevamo ammirare dal terrazino!

Absolute wonderful location (In the core of Sassi). Staff kind and helpful. Recommended for mid-budget travellers. Other options are available for low-budget ones (many bed and breakfasts in the area)

When I checked in the hotel, I was so gratefull because I was able to stay a room with small caves which I desired for. The true Matera room! In the room, there were three de-humidifier. I realized shortly, the equipment is required because the room is very humid without them. The hotel also has rooms without cave, it could be more dry and comfortable. Even though the high humidity, I had no intention to request to change the beautiful room with small caves.

Hotel molto carino anche se non ben segnalato da cartellonistica, il personale è molto disponibile anche se un'po disorganizzato,consigliato

We hated to leave -- we look forward to going back again next year. Breakfast was very good and the people are lovely.

Absoltely the best experience. The hotel staff was more than perfect and really did everything in their power to make our stay memorable. The pictures do not do the hotel justice. The views & rooms are breathtaking. Highly recommend this beautiful hotel as well as the city of Matera.