First off, we have been traveling for a few months now across Europe and staying in AirBnB's all along the way and I can honestly say Mattia was probably the best host that we have had so far! Super attentive and very quick with his communication. He helped us with booking a car rental, would check in every few days to see how we were getting along (stayed for 12 nights total) gave great restaurant recommendations, went out of his way to open La Loggia (which was an amazing sight!) for us and even went out and bought some additional kitchen items for us to help make our stay more comfortable! Truly went above and beyond!
As far as Lecce, wonderful city. We were pleasantly surprised! We loved the architecture, the food and the people. Mattia's place is about a 12 - 15 minute walk to centro storico but we like to walk. There were fresh fruit stands and some nice restaurants along the way as well as close grocery stores and about a 15 - 18 minute walk to the train station. We loved just wandering around the city and taking in the beauty of Lecce.