I remembered booking and thinking “city center – great / price – reasonable / TripAdvisor center of excellence 2014 – fantastic! Pretty easy decision.” Subsequently, I extended my stay four more times to last 3 weeks, and can say in retrospect that “easy decision” is a gross understatement. Giovanni and Silvana are caring, attentive and professional. On top of that it took very little time for them to warm up and offer me help beyond what they had to: for instance, a few car rides to purchase groceries in order to avoid 90+ degree weather, even though it was walking distance! All-in-all, staying with Giovanni and Silvana was as smart a decision as was coming to Lecce to learn Italian. Thanks again for being more than great hosts but an Italian home away from home. I will certainly be coming back to Lecce, and will absolutely be staying with you again.