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About the Hotel
Hi Hotel Bari stands on Via Don Guanella 15, a well-connected address between the central railway station and the Murat district's grid of broad shopping boulevards. Built in 2005, the property features a full-service spa, a seasonal outdoor pool with loungers and umbrellas, a 24-hour fitness centre, restaurant, bar, and free buffet breakfast each morning. Bicycle rentals are available at the hotel, and the concierge handles tour and city logistics.
Bari Vecchia, the whitewashed labyrinth of the old quarter, is a short ride away. The Basilica di San Nicola — built from 1087 to house the relics of Saint Nicholas brought from Myra — anchors the quarter alongside the Norman-Swabian Castello Svevo, whose thick towers rise above the Adriatic. Nonnas still roll orecchiette pasta by hand in the alleys of Arco Basso, and the Teatro Petruzzelli, one of Italy's largest opera houses, faces the Lungomare promenade. The port offers ferry crossings to Croatia and Albania.