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Riva del Sole

4.0 star property

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Private beach, beach bar
Lunch and dinner served
Private beach, beach bar
Comfort Double or Twin Room
Point of interest

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Strada Statale 16 km 787 and 225, Giovinazzo, BA, 70054
  • Place, Fiera del Levante
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Place, Bari Harbor
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Place, Piazza Aldo Moro
    ‪23 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bari (BRI-Karol Wojtyla)
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

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Comfort Double or Twin Room

Comfort Double or Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, memory-foam beds, desk, free WiFi

Comfort Triple Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double or Twin Room

Standard Double or Twin Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, memory-foam beds, desk, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Giovinazzo

Located in Giovinazzo, Riva del Sole is within a 15-minute drive of Fiera del Levante and Bari Harbor. .This beach hotel is 10.4 mi (16.7 km) from Bari Cathedral and 10.7 mi (17.2 km) from University of Bari.

What's nearby

  • Fiera del Levante - 20 min drive - 14.7 km
  • Bari Harbor - 21 min drive - 15.8 km
  • Basilica of San Nicola - 23 min drive - 18.7 km
  • Bari Cathedral - 23 min drive - 18.4 km
  • Piazza Aldo Moro - 23 min drive - 18.0 km

Getting around

  • Giovinazzo Station - 8 min drive
  • Karol Wojtyla Airport (BRI) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪La Tana dell'Artista - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Porto Franco - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Maresia - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Il Marcopolo - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Ristorante Beluga - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Riva del Sole

Beach hotel with a private beach and a fitness center
Riva del Sole offers 87 accommodations with hair dryers. Beds feature memory foam mattresses. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers and bidets.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

A private beach and an outdoor tennis court are featured at the hotel. A children's pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Stay in one of 87 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a memory foam bed. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature bidets and hair dryers.
Head down to the water and enjoy a day at the private beach, or take advantage of other recreational amenities including an outdoor tennis court and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant, Le Terrazze sul Mare, for lunch or dinner, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Need to unwind? Take a break at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar for a tasty beverage.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Giovinazzo? This hotel has 9688 square feet (900 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge.
Le Terrazze sul Mare - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Eolo - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Eolo
  • Le Terrazze sul Mare

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Gym
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 9,688 square feet of conference space
  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Memory foam mattress

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 25 per day

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.00 per person, per night, up to 3 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 14 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 25 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a security system and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation
The seasonal pool will be open from June 01 to September 15

National rating

This property has received its official star rating from the local rating authority.

Property is also known as

Riva Sole
Riva Sole Giovinazzo
Riva Sole Hotel Giovinazzo
Grand Hotel Giovinazzo
Grand Hotel Riva Del Sole Giovinazzo, Province Of Bari, Italy
Riva Sole Hotel
Riva del Sole Hotel
Riva del Sole Giovinazzo
Riva del Sole Hotel Giovinazzo

Riva del Sole Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 180 out of 464 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 178 out of 464 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 73 out of 464 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 464 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 464 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nimisha

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Brian

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
The beach is not nice. Huge rocks, not easy to swim. Hard to get into pool. Only 1 small opening to get in. Inconvenient. Restaurant is mediocre. I had lobster pasta with tomato sauce and had to dig lobster out. The tail was non-existent, so pratically missing, and little meat. Got sauce all over my hands. Very messy. Room is small and my bathroom shower mat was wet before i even used it. For the price of $250 Canadian, this was a rip off.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

al

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Monica

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Okay but very basic.

Very basic. Pool doesn’t look like photo. Has ropes around the perimeter and your not allowed in the pool without a swimming hat! Towels have to be paid for as well as deposit left. Looked very abandoned and run down.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kellye

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property, but it is helpful to have a car. Taxis are very expensive. Bus to Bari is a doable option. David was helpful at the pool and reception bar. Breakfast is well managed —and tasty. Cleaning staff was helpful and kind. Antonio in animation was EXTREMELY helpful with kids!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Katherine

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mirella, Edmonton

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was great. Close to eve we needed and with great amenities!! Would absolutely recommend !!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Giampiero

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice views and on the ocean but pool wasn't open advertised things to do could not be done like bike rental none there breakfast was great and bartender was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Constance

It was very nice clean and the staff were friendly
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

EDUARDO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Gloria

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gs

The room are bigger and the breakfast was good and variety. They have restaurant and the food was delicious
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is beautiful and staff was super friendly. Everything was clean and property kept up. Breakfast had a good variety nothing fancy but a little bit of everything. Only downfall is location is away from city center so catching a cab a little pricey.... I would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa Maria Berta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good sized room and bathroom and very clean. Next to the beach with a nice pool. Conveniently located close to the aimport and a 25 min drive to old Bari. The staff was friendly and helpful and we were each offered a generous breakfast to go for our early departure. Definitely a 👍
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Older style resort, very large, Sept was off season, so very few guests.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Antony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The ocean access is great but the facilities are old and worn out. It’s a resort so they will try to squeeze out every cent out of you. Only one receptionist was polite (a bald man with tattoos) and professional. The rest were rude and dismissive, they wouldn’t even look up or make eye contact. I asked for some food at the bar and the barista got offended that she got it wrong and blamed me for it, then spoke to me like I was stupid as if I couldn’t properly communicate in English. Mistakes happen, but one has to know to be gracious to accept them.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness
The room was modernized and very clean. The daily breakfast was well organized with a good selection. The hotel felt overly subdued in that there were no live entertainment. We did not see any staff or people out by the pool or at the beach. While we understand that it’s off season, it would be nice to have coffee and bar service in the middle part of the day. The hotel needs new carpet and landscaping. A lot of dead vegetation and shrubs.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel, welcoming staff, linked to a private beach where there is a bar/restaurant. Very nice swimming pool and outside areas.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Fausto

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Among all the staff only 2 people gave us good service, the reception Rosella and Ana Maria, the rest of the staff doesn't speak English and doesn't bother to try communicating as I could speak some Italian but big difference on treatment if you are Italian.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All very good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

marcos Andre

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This is a Beach Club with accomodation. The property facilities are just below ok. A very fast renovation (carpets and some walls) would make this a fantastic property for all. But what's nice and breathtaking is the beach. Not a Caribbean beach but a clear and clean water with a perfect temperature. Bare in mind that the day you are checking out they won't allow you to go to the beach. And you can only use it after checking in. So you will lose a day of beach club access. And beach club staff clearly differentiate residents (there are some houses around) from hotel visitors. Although they send you at the end of the beach it is not necessarily a bad location (a bit far from the bar but 3 minutes walking slow). Breakfast is perfect. Great Italian and international dishes with lots of great Italian coffee. In conclusion, we liked it. You will enjoy it as it is a great experience for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Marisa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024