Sextantio Albergo Diffuso, Santo Stefano di Sessanio

This hotel is in an old Medieval town fron the 1500's. There is some restoration going on in the town, but it doesn't interfere with any plans. The room is an old wall house. It has stone walls, floors and fireplaces. I chose the room with a small terrace, and a living room. The bedroom and bathroom are upstairs. There is a large soaking tub, in the bathroom, but no shower. Be prepared to use the rinsing pot provided. It brings you back to the day. There is an excellent hair dryer. Not much in amenities, so bring your own, but hey it's the 1500's! The restaurant serves a great breakfast and dinner was outstanding. I loved the whole Medieval neighborhood. I chose a guide, but you can easily walk the town and discover it yourself, but the guide holds the key to the tower, which is the only way in and up to the top for the beautiful view.

I was looking for a surprise trip to offer to my beloved and Sextantio came into my mind. We had the room with the chimney and bath - it was incredibly romantic with candles and warm cosy atmosphere. Bed was absolutely extra comfortable - bathroom too and the experience is 100% unique. Breakfast is incredible- local and organic food (sweet and salty) - also the canteen is really beautiful. All the staff is nice, welcoming and helpful. Rooms are spread around the village and every one is unique. The architecture and way how the architect restore it is something stunning and I really appreciated it. From the village there are path for nice, relaxing trekking. We appreciated all the outdoor. The way to Rocca Calascio was one of the best experience of my life and I loved also the rest of the area and do not miss Campo Imperatore highlands. Come, become a Sextantio fellow and enjoy your one in life best experience ! Super recommended

Want to step back in time a live like a local of one century ago in a Medieval setting? This is the place. We've been there in January with my kids and we enjoyed every minute. The rooms restored in the most authentic way possible, the delicious local and traditional food, the activities connected with the soul and the roots of that land, the accommodating and very polite staff. Can't wait to go back in summer. Bravo!

Amazing experience! We had a bedroom with a chimney and an hot tub.|Very romantic and old fashion memories. Breakfast super with local products and very kind hosts.|From the hotel you can reach very easily by walk Rocca Calascio and you can have stunning views.

We had the most beautiful experience here. What an adventure - everything was so beautifully maintained, well-kept and special. We loved our stay. Perfect night.

I loved this hotel which has rooms spread out throughout the village. It’s a fantastic restoration project and staying there is like going back in time. Rooms are lit by candles (although there are some electric lights too,) beds are the old fashioned high type with a metal frame and hard mattress- but we actually found it very comfortable. Each room has a fireplace which you are welcome to light, although when we went it was too warm, but a lovely, cosy touch if you’re here during colder months. All very sustainable with not a piece of plastic in sight!! Rustic bar of beeswax soap and a wonderful oil-based shower gel / shampoo. Breakfast served in the restaurant, about 5 minutes walk from our room, was an amazing spread of local cured meats, cheese, fresh ricotta, honey, organic jams and wonderful sweet pastries. We had dinner there as well one night which was good too. Staff were all very welcoming, helpful and professional. |This hotel is not for everyone, but I loved the experience - it felt like a film set!! |I definitely want to try their other hotel in Matera.

This is not what we thought. We expected a great hotel, nestled at the foot of a beautiful national park. We got a cave dwelling in some scruffy sagebrush covered foothills. In the middle of a construction zone. With a cracked-in-half toilet seat.||||Positives: The staff is nice, service is good. The food in the one and only restaurant in town is quite good for both dinner and breakfast. The bed was comfortable.||||Negatives: There are nice mountains to the north of Santo Stefano— we saw them driving over from the Abruzzo coast. But you’d not know that from this location. The views from town are uninspired. The hiking looks fairly lame…no one is going to confuse this with the Dolomites.||||Our room was like a cave. Dark, claustrophobic, one small slot of a window. The door didn’t fit the door frame, so noise from everywhere came right through. Speaking of noise, the ‘bathroom’ was defined as the toilet/bidet/shower/ hiding behind a half wall, open at both ends. So everyone hears everything. ||||The shower curtain didn’t reach the floor, so water splashed out all over the ‘bathroom’, and our toilet seat was broken in half. Charming. And you risk a concussion every time you brush your teeth and go to rinse and spit in the sink, which is under a concrete shelf.||||If you need to find something in the room, even with every light on, make sure you have a flashlight.||||The ‘town’ is the hotel, essentially. The staff member who checked us in and showed us to our room told us they were trying to attract more people to move there, make the town more like Pienza. Having stayed there, we’re not surprised to learn that this project is going, um, slowly. There is no reason to come to this town. Like, at all. ||||Oh, and adding to all this charm were the not one, but two enormous construction cranes looming over everything. Which was enhanced also by all the scaffolding around (watch your head).||||No one is getting this place confused with Pienza. ||||Conclusion: A nice idea, and we like their optimism, but ultimately a failed project. If you want a mountain experience, try Cortina. If you want charm, try basically anywhere in Tuscany. It’s not hard in those two areas to find great views, nice rooms, and toilet seats in one piece. There’s a reason you never hear about Abruzzo as a tourist destination,

This is a great experience, must do if you are in the area, excellent for couples. The rooms are elegantly restored, keeping original materials for the most part, mixing it with luxurious furniture.