We had a great week at the Trullo Della Pace. The Trullo is as described, cute, in a quiet and peaceful location between San Michele Salentino and San Vito dei Normanni, on a quiet dirt road sufficiently far from the paved road to ensure almost complete silence.
From the start, everything worked well. The directions to the house were great, and we were met at our arrival without any trouble by Dino and Patrizia who (at least for our visit) helped Alberto and Mariangela when they are not around. And they were wonderful, warm and welcoming, full of useful information.
The Trullo is exceptionally well supplied. Just when we thought we might need something, there it was! A chair for the beach, two umbrellas, laundry detergent and so on. The descriptions of local restaurants and stores were super useful and we relied on them to find wonderful mozzarella, good pizza, and basics for the house.
The outdoor setting is well thought out, an area for eating, one for reading, both with nice light and comfortable chairs. The whole setting is exceptionally peaceful.
The Trullo itself is small, but functional. It has one bedroom (with a nice new and not too soft bed) which has AC which we did not use and a main room, with a small dining table suitable for 4, an "inside kitchen" space, for making coffee in the morning, and a sofa that pulls out to make a double bed. We had a friend stay with us for a few days, and it worked fine, but it might be a bit tight for a larger group, if only because the sofa bed is in the main area.
The house is secure and safe. The owners are exceptionally responsive to everything.
The Trullo's location has advantages and disadvantages, depending on what you are looking to do. It is 35 minutes from Costa Merlata, 25 to Ostuni, Torre Guaceto, 40 from Brindisi, 55 from Lecce. Everywhere you might want to go involves a drive, but if you want to see lots of different parts of the region, it's central location is excellent.