L'Arturo B&B

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The location is amazing and the terrasse view is great! Also the breakfast is very good!We really enjoyed our stay there! Highly recommand!
  : The room had a bit of a musty smell.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Monica was very helpful and a great host. The location of this place is great, right in the middle of the city and close to the parking lot. Delicious breakfast is served. Room was spacious with all modern things but yet it maintains the architecture and design of Matera.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Location excellent right in the cente of things. Room very spacious and comfortable.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : Once you've got the hang of Matera and worked out where you are on all the different maps (north is never in the same direction!) this property is very easy to find. Head to the via Duomo and find the arch into the Sasso Caveoso, go down the steps and turn right. Number 9 Tre Corone is the first door on the left. There are steps down to the property but the room I had was cave-like in the rock face. Very spacious, including a fridge, coffee machine, kettle, comfortable large double bed, easily adjustable shower in large separate bathroom. Maybe a good idea to bring slippers for the tiled floor! Very friendly and helpful host, no problems communicating with her in English. Plentiful breakfast including corn flakes, yoghurt, meats and cheese, cakes, fresh fruit (clementines, plums and pears) and toast with selection of spreads. Excellent location right in the centre of Matera. The rail and bus stations are less than 15 minutes walk away, mostly level pedestrianised with just a gentle incline at the stations end and the steps already mentioned at the property end.
  : Public transport is confusing. There are buses from the airport which seem to be reliable but not all of them terminate at Matera (despite the timetable suggesting they do!) so make sure you do get off at the right stop (I didn't and ended up in somewhere called Policoro!). The train service involves changing stations in Bari and changing trains at Altamura which could take around three hours as they run roughly hourly. The timetable seems to suggest a daily service but on Sunday the station was locked and no train came so maybe it only operates on weekdays. There are a lot of steps in Matera although some routes are possible avoiding them!