Overall great accommodations - details below:
LOCATION
Located outside of Locorotondo in the beautiful countryside with many olive trees, vineyards, goats, sheep, trulli’s and farmland. While it is outside the main town it is only a 10-15 minute drive away.
There is a grocery store nearby (Quinto Colore) where you can pick up any necessities.
Quiet area aside from the sheep/goat bells, roosters and dogs which just adds to the countryside charm.
BREAKFAST
Not included with the room but we picked up breakfast stuff at the grocery store. Coffee, jams, and other basic necessities are provided in the kitchen. Kitchen is small but manageable.
ACCOMMODATION
Bachelor style where everything is open concept/one big room. The space was more than adequate for a few days. There is a wardrobe to hang/place your things. A small kitchen table and a washing machine which we put to use during our stay! There is also an outdoor space which we definitely took advantage of, reading, playing cards and relaxing. Overall clean and comfortable.
Monica lives in the main house and they share some of the outdoor space. Theirs is fenced off from the airbnb but you can see into their space. Did not find this an issue in the least as we had or own private drive in access and they were non intrusive. We even got to hear some beautiful guitar playing while sitting outside :)
HOST
Very friendly and great communication! Monica met us at the grocery store (as we had no access to phone/messaging) and brought us to the accommodations. She spent some time showing us around and made sure we were all set with everything we needed.
TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
• Osteria Casa Pinto ($-$$) - very nice spot for lunch/dinner. Friendly service and extemely cute (photogenic) alleyway. Clean bathrooms.
• Check out the Trulli village in Alberobello if you have time but try to go early (like 9ish) to avoid the tourist busses
• Martina Franca might be worth a visit as well but we found Locorotondo to be more charming
• We also hit the road one day and drove to Punta Prosciutto beach as we heard that it was the Maldives of Italy. It was about an 1.25 hours away and turned out to be really nice! Helped that Monica provides a beach umbrella which was very useful as it was HOT.