Sarah and I decided to go to Lecce to write our business plan for a new concept we are working on. It was over Christmas and New Year, so we stayed for 10 nights in total. On the plus side the apartment is well situated on the edge of the Old Town, within easy access to the main areas. The apartment is cosy and neat – clearly the owners have an eye for design as the place is well laid out and cool. It was mid-winter (although the weather was not bad – 14+/- degrees C daytime) and the apartment was fairly warm.

On the ‘down side’ the place had a strong smell of damp and by the end of our 10 nights we had both come down with colds (may have been a co-incidence). There were de-humidifiers in each room / area. The kitchen was very basic – a notch above camping and not that easy for a 10 night stay, especially as we also wanted to cook a bit. Also the shower was very basic indeed, and the bathroom tended to flood. Finally, the power kept on cutting out (5 times in 2 hours on one morning), so Gianluca should look into how to fix this as very little seems to trigger a power outage.

All in all though, a lovely place, very stylish and central. If staying for 2-3 nights in the main season, and eating out, then this would be perfect. If, like us, you want to eat in a bit, want to stay a week or more, and are staying in the ‘off season’ maybe think again. Oh – and bring candles for the power outages!

Gianluca was very friendly and welcoming and even went running with Sarah one day!