Masseria Ancella

Fair
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The property is beautiful with large rooms and has an amazing restaurant with exceptional staff. It is in a very great region of Italy close to beaches, masserias, cool towns to visit and great food.
  : Everything about this place is not what it seems. It looks like a masseria, but it is not a masseria. Its not a relaxing olive grove but it is right along the busy road. The rooms are charming and spacious, but they are extremely dark and laid out strangely. If the rooms face the road with an amazing view, the noise is intolerable from the traffic. If theyre facing away from the road its white but your view is poor. Beds are comfortable but AC is weak, toilets are sometimes are not really in their own room, tubs and showers leak onto the floor or dont drain well...just lots of little things that add up after the rest of the story....The property has an amazing yard with pool area, but its so often populated with events for locals (birthday parties, family gatherings) that you are often pushed out of the relaxing pool area by lots of people, loud music, DJs on the microphone, kids running around...) this can happen with the restaurant too, which is sometimes open but will close in a heartbeat for one of these events. These events will often go until after midnight as well, so again not very relaxing.The staff is friendly but not terribly helpful in welcoming you to the area with local knowledge, olive oil tours. Breakfast service was fine.The one shining aspect of this place is the restaurant and the servers there. This was a really amazing place to eat and such friendly and attentive service that we did eat here twice, before we were told it was closed the third night (another event). When we went to another local restaurant the food and service was also so amazing its hard to know if its just standard in this area. (The area is really amazing so Id recommend staying outside Ostia anytime)This place isnt really a hotel or a masseria. Its a restaurant and event menu that seems to cater mainly to locals. If I could book again Id pay more for elsewhere for the true masseria experience and come here one night for dinner.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : the location, ambience, and food in the restaurant were all excellent. The style and authenticity of the Masseria (old farm). The staff could not have been more helpful. I stayed late on the day of my departure (Monday) to find I was the only guest. Staff were very accommodating, making me a salad lunch specially.
  : only very minor points - no kettle or facilities for hot drinks in the bedroom. And on my first night (Friday) there was a reception on with really loud techno music that overflowed a lot into the restaurant. In spite of this, the restaurant staff looked after me extremely well.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Our suite was amazing. The amenities are fantastic.
  : Location is very close to a passing road. You can hear the traffic when around the pool and waking up in the morning... The staff wasn't great.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Staff was great
  : Pool/property look bigger on the pictures

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Very good stay at the Masseria Ancella! Great place to relax! Very clean and good service! The private jacuzzi is a nice touch! You need a car if you stay there!

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The venue was not managed in a way to give value to it.
  : While I was having breakfast in the gardeners were cutting the grass, the smell of gasoline was horrible. I have talked to the owner about it and she just reply that they had to complete their job because the were going to be busy after that. The breakfast was up to 10am and i was still having breakfast at 10.30am. She was not having any understanding of providing good experience for her guests. I will never come back to this place.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Very relaxing venue with clean and comfortable rooms, surrounded by a wonderful greenery
  : would have enjoyed some more two-ways communication in the days leading to the actual stay