During out 10 day tour of Puglia and Salento, Giulia and Angelo's place was by far the best. Location-wise, the Trullo is smack bang in the middle of the Valle D'Itria, enough off the beaten track to escape the tourists and crowds of Alberobello, but also close enough to local amenities and towns to not make you feel cut off.
We only stayed for one night but are already looking at how we can go back and stay here - I would say at least a 2/3 night stay is needed to fully appreciate it. When we arrived, Guilia and Angelo showed us around the Trullo, and gave us some welcome snacks complete with homegrown tomatoes and a drizzle of olive oil they made, as well as some wine! Angelo even took us up to the roof to take pictures!
We arrived on a Sunday, which is when a lot of supermarkets are closed, and so thought we would struggle with food, but Angelo recommended us a great local restaurant where we brought some pizza's to bring back to eat whilst we did some star spotting under the ancient olive tree. When we came back having collected the pizza, Angelo and Giulia came and gave us a couple of beers, some figs and grapes that they had grown themselves!
I have never experienced such warmth and hospitality from hosts before, whilst also feeling like we had privacy. We followed all of Angelo's suggestions to explore the Valle I'tria, and every suggestion was better than the last.
The space was bigger than I expected, and the bed was really comfortable, the shutters made it nice and cool in the heat. There is also a ping pong table, and a platform/seating area where I would highly recommend sitting with a glass of wine watching the sun go down.
10/10 - Giuila even gave us a fridge magnet of Trulli Chiafele which is sitting pride of place on our fridge, as we think longingly of going back soon!