We stayed in Bari, Lecce and Naples this trip. We feel it is fairest to base our review on a comparison of these three, rather than our experience in many different countries.
All this reflects what we like, as they say “ Your Mileage May Vary”
BARI
Rosalba said they will be renovating the apartment, so we have only commented on things that may not change.
Especially appreciated – Sitting on the balcony. Lots of fresh air. Relatively quiet for the city. Close to a decent supermarket
Problems we had – We expect these will be cured by the renovations.
Accuracy of listing – Description and pictures are accurate
Directions to Apt. - Not used, as Luigi picked us up
Communication – Very good. Both Rosalba and Luigi very helpful
Location – Quite good. Not far from bus stop and Simple Market which is quite good. Much more than 10 mins walk from station however. We were often but not always able to park out front. Parking gets full during the day, but there are spaces at night.
Cleanliness – Good
Noise – As this is an apartment building in a city, it was sometimes noisy, but also often relativly quiet. Was usually quiet overnight. Occasionally easy to hear dogs barking even with windows and shutters closed
Space – Lots of room
Kitchen / Bathroom– Rosalba said they would be doing a renovation, so there is no point in us commenting on the existing kitchen and bathroom
Comfort – Good. Comfortable couches for sitting. Comfortable chairs on the balcony
Bed – Comfortable, one of the best we have had in an Airbnb for some time.
WiFi – Worked well.
Local Information - A bit.
Light and ventilation – Lighting is OK, ventilation is excellent - very good flow thru from large screened security doors, safe at night
Hints and Tips – Sorry about the caps - copied from my notes: TAKING BUS INTO TOWN. WALK OUT TO VAILE ORAZIO FLACCO AND TURN RIGHT TO # 10 BUS STOP ON NEAR SIDE OF ROAD. 1.5 LIRA CASH TO DRIVER. BUS WILL GO VERY WEIRD ROUTE BUT EVENTUALLY AFTER CROSSING UNDER RAILWAY TRACKS NEAR THE STATION GET OFF AT FIRST STOP ( TOWN ) OR SECOND STOP ( OLD TOWN )
COMING BACK GO TO PIAZZA LUIGI DI SAVOIA JUST SOUTH OF VIA CARVELLI AND CATCH #10 BUS. ROUTE IS BIT LESS WEIRD. GET OFF ON VAILE ORAZIO FLACCO CLOSE TO WHERE YOU GOT ON. THIS IS JUST AFTER YOU LEAVE A LARGE ROUNDABOUT FOR THE SECOND TIME ! HELPS TO HAVE GPS AND MAPS WORKING ON YOUR PHONE