One step away from the Park Gran Sasso and the Laga mountains

I traveled solo to this place. The owner was very nice. He speaks italian only, but was able to understand my very poor mixture of english and italian. The place is a mother-daughter style, with a separate door for an apartment upstairs which I didn't need or use while I was there, but for a family this is a nice feature so people staying in this part can come and go more easily without interrupting the rest of the home. The bed I used was comfortable, and all linens and towels were fresh and clean. The kitchen had everything I needed, the stove top worked well, but I couldn't figure out how to use the oven, so instructions for this might help. The bathroom was clean, and the toilet and shower worked very well. Having internet was also very helpful while traveling without international calling or data packages. While this location is close to Gran Sasso, if planning to go there you will still need to drive back toward L'Aquila, so this is a little further than I would choose to stay from the park in the future. Barete is going through some development and improvements so in the future it may be much nicer and have more resources, but for now it's very simple, quiet, and off the beaten track if that's attractive. Overall it was a nice place to stay.