The location of the Trullo is second to none, beautifully located amongst the rich hillside overlooking the sea, while in the evening you can watch the stars from the private terrace. The walk to Santa Maria di Leuca is approximately 35 minutes from the property.
A point to note are that we had to collect and drop off the keys for the property from a hotel in Maglie who handled the check in and check out, approx. A 40 minute drive north of the property which was not noted in the listing detail.
The trullo itself as one imagines is small in size, and the decor a little tired/ unkept. The amenities are very basic, no drinkable water at the property and a lack of warm water for showers, limited signal and no WiFi. On our trip the indoor seating cushions that are shown in the listing images were missing, luckily this wasn’t too much of a problem for us as we ate outdoors most nights.
Unfortunately we couldn’t use any of the tableware/ cutlery/ utensils at the property as these were incredibly rusty, dirty and moldy, there were also no dish towels, dish washing liquid, sponges etc. as raised to Cecilia so bought our own to cook/ use at the property, which Cecilia offered a partial refund towards.
We luckily requested a fan from the hotel where we collected keys from for our stay, which we would highly recommend as the sleeping area gets very hot and humid at night time in the summer months.
Points for improvement in our opinion would be some sort of house instructions/ communication from the host, there was a power cut on the last night of our stay and we were unaware of how to resolve this or should it persist who would be a local point of contact. Additionally a little more attention to detail at the property and it's amenities would really make guests stay a lot more comfortable and of ease. For example, a change of towel for guests, a spare set of linen, shampoo/ soap/ cleaning products etc.
Overall the location was wonderful and we spent our evenings outdoors on the terrace; however the interior of the trullo felt tired, basic, and a little unloved, sadly not entirely what we were expecting for last leg of our journey that we had been so excited for.