The apartment is very quiet and is situated in pleasant countryside and yet only a 5 minutes drive from the centre of Martina Franca. It is spacious, neat and filled with quality furnishings - I think the photos of the interior do not really do this apartment justice. Everything works well, there is effective central heating and a good shower. The kitchen is very small and is stocked with the bare essentials you would need to cook with - we were able to use it to cook a variety of meals however we had to use the dining table in the lounge room to chop our vegetables.

Martina Franca is a lovely town with a beautiful character-filled historic centre and lots of very expensive clothing boutiques as well as more affordable shops.

The apartment has 2 neighbours. There is a tenant who lives next door (we only saw him once during 5 days) and Giuliana and her family live upstairs. Giuliana was very responsive and accommodating on the few occasions we went upstairs to ask for something. She also gave us some vegetables and fruits from the garden and gave us a a large slice of a freshly made cake upon our arrival.

Being on the ground floor, the apartment is quite dark and we generally needed the lights on during the daytime. Conversely, in the mornings the bedroom became light early because there are no blackout shutters. There were also a lot of mosquitoes about when we stayed and we had to be vigilant in keeping the front door closed - the windows have flyscreens so no problem.

All in all, this is a nice apartment and we had an enjoyable stay.