In short: a lovely place to stay, good location, good communications from our host, good value - recommended!

The longer version: If you look through the photos then you'll get a good feel for the house and a taste of Otranto. Some furniture has moved around a little since some of the photos were taken, but basically what's in the photos is what you'll get.

The house has a good feel - high ceilings, plenty of space, nice and light (if you open up the shutters) - and the roof terrace is a great place for breakfast (under a sun shade - it gets hot up there). We found the location very convenient too. 2 mins to the nearest (little) supermarket and not much further to the shore and the old town.

We had good weather on our stay - 24 degrees midday with a pleasant breeze which I've heard is typical for this time of year (late September / beginning of October). Otranto was definitely "out of season" when we visited and, I suspect, all the more pleasant for that. I suspect that mid summer would be both busy and very hot!

We didn't meet Nando but he gave us plenty of info about our arrival and personal recommendations for places to go and places to eat, plus maps and info in the apartment. l'Altro Baffo in the old town was recommended and I can confirm that it's great food if you like fish. And raw fish.

We really enjoyed our trip to Otranto and if we return we will try and stay at Nando's.