Let me start with Giovanni. He was warm, welcoming and on-time when we met at the agreed check-in time.
We are not the type of travellers who need a lot of hand-holding, but were very appreciative of Giovanni's recommendations. He quickly learnt that out focus was the typical food and wine of Salento, and pointed us to restaurants and bars which we greatly enjoyed, in Lecce, as well as on both the east and west coasts.
The apartment was modern and spacious, perhaps even more than the photographs indicate. It was clean and well equipped, and provided us with every facility we required. More room to cook, relax, rest and plan our next adventure than any hotel room could provide.
The location was fantastic. With the Italian way of being busy in the morning, having a rest in the afternoon, and then being busy again in the evening, its proximity to Lecce's Centro Storico allowed us to visit the town for sightseeing, come home to rest and change, and then stroll back into town at our leisure. We couldn't think of a more convenient location for our agenda inside and around Lecce.
Parking was much easier than we expected, having a car with us to explore other parts of Salento. Paid parking was always available out the front, but we never had a problem leaving the car two streets away in free street parking areas.
As our first airbnb experience, this was wonderful. I can fully recommend this property to others visiting Lecce.