Stay away! Rude and aggressive host!
We spent a long weekend at Villa Antonio in October 2019 with family. The scenery in Puglia is really beautiful and the Trullis are great fun. We also enjoyed the pool which was really nice as we were very lucky with the weather. However - we could never recommend staying at this particular Trulli due to the behaviour of the host which was very unhelpful and actually extremely rude. There are many other options in the region.
- during our stay there was a scheduled power cut to the property - the host knew about this but did not inform us at all so we had no electricity for a day. Since the water requires a pump, there was also no running water (including the toilet!)
- we informed the host about the electricity cut and he did nothing at all about this but just told us that we should have known (even though he never told us)
- because we were unable to clean the dishes (no water) the host then tried to charge us a penalty for leaving the property dirty! Beware of these tricks to take extra money.
- The host uses a local agent who is also very unhelpful and doesn’t speak English very well.
There are also a number of issues with the property that other potential guests should be advised of:
- The listing says it has WiFi but this is not the case - it doesn’t work at all. When we told the host about this he said that he was aware of this but offered no solution
- The beds are of a very poor quality and uncomfortable
- There are wild dogs that run around the property especially in the evening and early morning and they drag the mud up from the field and spill over the rubbish bins
- there is no toilet seat in the master bedroom en suite
It is a great shame because Puglia is so beautiful and Trullis are really fun to visit, but because of the behaviour of this host we cannot possibly recommend staying here.