Kalidria Hotel and Thalasso Spa *****

EXTRAS TO BE PAID ON SITE
- Set Baby Care: mandatory supplement for children 0-2 years old, 16 euros per day.
- Tourist tax: € 2,50 per person per day.
- Smart Card: € 10,00 per stay.

LOCATION

The Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso Spa is located in Castellaneta Marina, embedded in a pine trees forest, about 2 km away from the sea. Distances from the airports: Brindisi about 104 km and Bari about 75 km.

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Hotel
At the Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso Spa you will benefit from the Mediterranean sea water and the expertise of staff at the exclusive wellness centre. On an area of 3.500 sqm clients will have the chance to find the physical activity and wellness treatments which best fit with their needs.
The hotel is characterised by its beautiful contemporary design, which is the balance between avant-garde and bio-architecture, as the hotel is embedded in the surrounding nature as if they were only one thing.
This 5 star hotel is a peculiar and precious place in which to spend your holidays. It has a private beach with sun beds and sun shades as well as an outdoor swimming pool with sea water, which is heated during winter.

Rooms
The hotel has 109 comfortable rooms, including 9 suites and the Albachiara Suite, all with private furnished terraces with beautiful views of the pine forest, and 5 Ecolodge Suites, nestled in the pine forest.

Dog Room:At the Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso SPA it is possible to bring your own small dog (maximum 10 kg and only if provided with health certification) with a supplement. It will stay on the terrace of the Classic or Superior room, equipped with a kennel and food bowls. Limited availability, to be booked.

Wellness Centre

The exclusive 3,500-square-metre Ethra Thalasso SPA is one of the most impressive thalassotherapy centres in Italy. It offers a rich proposal of thalassotherapy treatments, aesthetics, massages, wellness, relaxation and remise en forme, an outdoor seawater pool, an indoor pool with Aquatonic Marine path, a Thalasso Oasis with outdoor whirlpools, Turkish bath, sauna, whirlpools, solarium cabin, gym with Technogym equipment (services available at an extra charge).

Beach

The Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso SPA offers a wide, private, sandy beach on a 5-km-long coastline of rare beauty, amidst dunes and Mediterranean maquis. 

The beach has all the facilities to enjoy comfort and relaxation: large umbrellas well spaced out for privacy, comfortable sun loungers. A few steps from the beach is the à la carte Mediterraneo restaurant (for a fee) and the beach bar. Bathing is safe for children (in shallow water).

The Nautical Club on the beach offers canoes, pedal boats and paddle surfing.

The beach can be reached by a convenient shuttle bus.

Restaurant

The Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso SPA offers rich, varied and quality cuisine.

Your stay, on a Half Board basis, includes a buffet breakfast and dinner with table service at the Kalidria central restaurant. Tables are available in a shaded area outside the central restaurant (bookable directly at the hotel, subject to availability). Suite guests may request an assigned table in the outdoor area for the duration of their stay.

For lunch, the Mediterraneo restaurant, by the sea, and the Sea box, for those who prefer to dine under their own umbrella, are available for a fee and upon reservation.

Reservations for the Sea Box and other resort restaurants must be made for the entire room and not for individual members. 

The Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso SPA has two bars, one in the Piazzetta and one on the beach.

The Smart Card must be used for paying drinks.

Food intolerances: Bluserena pays special attention to the Guests' wellbeing both in the offer and in the correct information on allergens for each dish offered. Due to the size and organisation of the kitchens it is not possible to offer customisation of the dishes to suit individual allergies, but in all the central restaurants a basic assortment of gluten-free, lactose-free and egg-free food is guaranteed (although it must be emphasised that it is not possible to guarantee, due to the structural characteristics of the kitchens, the absolute absence of contamination for any type of intolerance, except for packaged products).

Family

The Bluserena world of children and young people is unique and offers a great variety of services: the clubs, where children and young people can be looked after by qualified staff; the large playground; the Blu Baby Park for the little ones from 0 to 6 years old; the swimming pools with water slides, the Acqua Parks with water games; spaces dedicated to children; the presence in the resort of the mascot Serenella.

Blu Baby Park: a tailor-made playground for children from 0 to 6 years old to play in complete freedom and safety. Children, accompanied by their parents, will be able to play on slides, castles and swings, race on pedal karts on a real track, and much more. Guests of the Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso SPA can use the Blu Baby Park at the adjacent Valentino Resort and Calanè Resort.

At the Baby Daycare, Serenino Club, SereninoPiù Club, SerenUp and SerenHappy, children and teens will be entrusted to a highly qualified entertainment staff, who will offer a rich programme of games, sports, leisure and recreational activities. All services are designed, structured and segmented according to age groups: 

• Baby Daycare: 12 - 36 months
• Serenino Club: 3 - 5 years
• SereninoPiù Club: 6 - 10 years
• SerenUp: 11 - 14 years
• SerenHappy: 14 - 17 years

Baby Kitchen: dedicated to parents (with tables, chairs and highchairs) for the feeding of babies 0-3 years old, with assistance and availability of basic products during main mealtimes: vegetable and meat broths, vegetable puree, noodles, meat slices, fish fillets, boiled ham, dairy products, fresh fruit, fresh milk, soya milk, rice milk, lactose-free milk, yoghurt, jams, tea and camomile tea, biscuits. Homogenised baby food, cheese and milk for infants, both liquid and powdered, are not available. It will also be possible to heat milk and baby food, sterilise, blend, homogenise. It is accessible from 06:00 to 00:00, during closing times you can contact the reception desk.

Baby Daycare - Nursery from 12 to 36 months

A relaxing holiday for mums and dads, while the little ones will be "cradled" by the safe arms of qualified and carefully selected nursery staff in a dedicated, equipped and air-conditioned space. The welcoming and safe Baby Daycare area - at the adjacent Calanè Resort - is child-sized, air-conditioned and offers a real programme of games and activities tailored to the little ones. The girls on staff will be playmates, delight the children with snacks and snacks, and provide naptime and nappy changes. Group outings in buggies are also planned. Parents will be provided with bibs, bottles, dummies, non-slip socks, sunscreen and nappies. Parents can participate in some of their baby's activities. The service is available, for a fee, every day except Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. from 15.07 to 07.09.2024. It is also possible to book Baby Daycare for the morning or afternoon only.

Serenino Club - Mini Club for children from 3 to 5 years of age

Qualified assistance, exclusive, safe, colourful and child-friendly environments, for a holiday with lots of sea, games, sports and creative workshops.

SereninoPiù Club - Mini Club for children from 6 to 10 years old

All the activities at the SereninoPiù Club are designed for the enjoyment of older children and, in addition to the Serenino, offers numerous activities in the name of creativity.

SerenUp - Teeny Club for 11 to 14 year olds

Sea, sport, music, challenges, workshops, for a holiday full of new stimuli and excitement, together with lots of new friends, parties and games.

SerenHappy - Junior Club for 14-17 year olds

In addition to sea and sport, the SerenHappy juniors have a programme full of activities.

Medical care: at Ethra Reserve the doctor is resident and on call 24 hours a day. Medical practice at the adjacent Valentino Resort, open at set times, morning and afternoon, with free examinations. Visits are charged at other times and outside the medical office.

Sport

Rich programme with instructors both in the fitness area and outdoors: Yoga, Zumba, Tai chi Stretch (new 2024), Acquagym, Nordic Walking, Latin fitness (new 2024), to the rhythm of Latin American dances such as salsa, merengue and baciata. General toning and core training are planned to increase the intensity of the course. Dance and aerobic gymnastics come together in an intense experience to the rhythm of hip-hop, samba and salsa. Jump fitness, the trampoline that helps burn calories to the rhythm of music. In the resort's modern indoor fitness area, with the assistance of qualified instructors at scheduled times, equipped with isotonic machines, dumbbells, walking mat, spinning bike, balance board and strength development rope. Large gym equipped by Technogym, offering targeted services and small classes of fitness activities both outdoors (from yoga to Pilates) and in the gym with personal trainers.

Services & Activities

Guests at the Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso SPA can freely use the services offered by Ethra Reserve:

Entertainment and shows: a large team of professional entertainers offers new and quality shows every evening, from musicals to cabaret, from comedy to variety shows and theme parties.

Sports and sporting activities: use of tennis and five-a-side football pitches, bowls, archery and shooting range, table tennis; Boating club on the beach, with canoes, pedalos and paddle surfing.

Nursery and Club for children and young people: young guests can take part in the many fun activities of the Mini, Teen and Young Club, and have access to the large playground, the Acqua Park, a colourful and fun area with water games, and the baby beach, a safe beach area dedicated to the little ones. For little ones from 12 to 36 months, Baby Daycare is available.

Baby Kitchen: an equipped area dedicated to baby food for the little ones.

24-hour medical assistance