G7 Summit 2025 Hotel Kananaskis: Venue & Safety

The 2025 G7 summit was held at Borgo Egnazia, a five‑star resort in Puglia that reimagines a traditional Apulian village. This article draws on verified data from travel publishers, news outlets, and official reports to explain what the venue offers, how rates compare across room types, and how security affected access.

Last checked: 2026-08-30

Summit name: 51st G7 summit (57th annual meeting) · Host location: Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada · Dates: June 16–17, 2025 · Confirmed open hotels: Stoney Nakoda Resort & Casino; Mount Engadine Lodge

How Borgo Egnazia became the G7 venue

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni selected Borgo Egnazia to showcase the rural beauty and “peasant‑chic” glamour of Puglia to foreign leaders, according to The Telegraph. The resort, converted around 2010 from a purpose‑built village, sits on 16 hectares of olive groves between the Adriatic and the Itria valley (Corriere della Sera). The design imitates a historic Apulian hamlet, with limestone passageways leading to a central piazza (The Independent).

Celebrity stays — Madonna, the Beckhams, the Timberlake‑Biel wedding — are frequently cited in coverage to signal the resort’s status (BBC News). But the G7 gave Borgo Egnazia a geopolitical stage that no marketing campaign could match.

What room types cost — and how they compare

Travel + Leisure’s post‑summit review provides the most comprehensive pricing snapshot. Standard doubles in La Corte range from €420 to €2,500 per night. Caseta townhouses — one‑ or two‑room units in Il Borgo — run €790 to €5,000. Private villas with pools and multiple bedrooms span €1,250 to €10,500. A detailed post‑summit review in The Times (travel section) notes that standard double rates outside peak periods start around £370 B&B, though upper‑end rooms often exceeded £2,000 per night.

Italian media gave higher estimates for the summit window. InItalia/Virgilio reported that a Corte Magnifica suite could cost around €2,000 per night and a Casa Patronale villa reached €20,000. German travel outlet Reisereporter said a two‑person stay in the cheapest room averaged roughly €1,500 per night, underlining that “the experience is correspondingly expensive.”

Security measures and their impact

German news site t‑online reported that the resort was closed to regular guests for approximately ten days, with a “red zone” established around Borgo Egnazia. The media centre was set up in Bari, 80 km from the venue, meaning journalists faced daily commutes — a detail confirmed by The Straits Times.

On the first evening, leaders attended a formal dinner in Brindisi rather than dining at the resort, breaking the routine of an otherwise cloistered summit (The Straits Times). A European diplomat quoted by Deutsche Welle described Italy’s organisation as having “an extremely flexible timetable but exceptionally good food.”

“Italy’s organisation at Borgo Egnazia had an extremely flexible timetable but exceptionally good food.”

European diplomat, quoted by Deutsche Welle

The contrast: leaders’ luxury vs staff accommodation

While G7 leaders stayed in the palatial resort, many support staff and security personnel were housed on a large ship moored off Brindisi. BBC News reported that Italian unions denounced conditions on the vessel as “inhuman,” comparing them to ancient slave ships, with leaks and broken air conditioning. The same report noted that the ship was impounded and under a fraud investigation, and the charter had reportedly cost the Italian government around €6 million.

Location, getting there, and alternatives

Borgo Egnazia lies near Savelletri in the municipality of Fasano, in the heart of Puglia. The nearest major airport is Bari (BRI), approximately 80 km away; Brindisi airport is about 65 km distant. The resort is set between the Adriatic coast and the Itria Valley, an area known for trulli houses, olive groves, and whitewashed hill towns.

For travellers who want a similar aesthetic without summit‑era prices, alternatives in Puglia include Masseria properties — restored farmhouses that offer rustic stone architecture, local cuisine, and a quieter atmosphere. However, none rival Borgo Egnazia’s scale or celebrity pedigree.

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