We enjoyed the fantastic views of the sea, sunsets and starry nights. We were two families with little kids who were very excited with the barbecue, the open-air lounge and the outdoor shower that got lots of use cooling us down in early September as it turned out really hot (we had quite a few days of 40+ Celsius and on some nights I felt tempted to sleep outdoors).
Our flat was cosy but a great base to explore Salento: we loved the beaches of Torre Vado, Baia Verde and further up Porto Cesareo.
We had upstairs neighbours, two really sweet Italian families with teenage kids but our Italian is so poor that sadly we didn't manage to make much out of it.
We had a bit of trouble finding the house and our little rented Lancia could not make it up the steep incline of the hill at first, but we found an alternative route following the brow of the hill from the main road and enjoyed our daily meanders through the olive groves in the end.