We stayed at Irene's b&b in Pigneto for 3 nights in August 2013. Unfortunately we didn't get to meet the host (Irene) as she was away at the time we were visiting. But Irene was very helpful and informative about transport and getting to her place by email prior to our arrival. Her husband (who checked us in and does not speak English), called Irene for us on check in and check out so Irene could speak with us, which was helpful! Irene also organised her husband to take us to the airport when leaving at 430am at a reasonable price, thank you Toto for driving us so early!
The studio:
It was comfortable and had everything we needed. But unfortunately we couldn't use the double bed in the loft to sleep on as the guests before us had left the window open in a storm and it was all wet. It was arranged for us to sleep on the sofa bed and it was fine, but with all our luggage and the bed open, it was quite cramped.
The location:
We caught buses 810 and 81 to the main attractions. Be aware that the 810 bus service finishes at about 830pm, so you have to get the 81 home from a different stop. We walked it one night and it was pretty far! The 81 goes til midnight.
We arrived on a Sunday and the area was like a ghost town when we went out to find some food. But after some searching we did find an awesome little family owned pizzeria restaurant that made delicious pasta (about 10 mins walk away, forgot the name of it). Some great places to eat around Pigneto at good prices too. It was quite nice to get away from all the tourists in town and get back to a local area.
Thank you Irene and Toto!