Wonderful place to spend some time.
HOST:
Myriam is a great host - very attentive when needed and was with us straight away if we asked - but left us to get on with our holiday at other times.
We were met with olive oil from her local farm, fresh baked foccacia, and fresh vegetables from the farm also.
Towels and bed linen changed after a week. Pool cleaned at least every other day.
PROPERTY:
Property was very clean and more spacious than it looks in the photos.
No mosquitoes, flies or ants in the property (although we did have a baby gecko in the bathroom one day!) - fly screens on all external windows.
Air con units & ceiling fans in all 3 bedrooms (ceiling fans in the other rooms)
Air con units worked well - cooled the rooms down a lot during the nights.
Plenty of cupboard space - beds were comfortable also.
No kettle, toaster or microwave - but that didn't bother us at all.
There is a washing machine we used a couple of times.
OUTSIDE SPACE:
The outside space is excellent - very large space - there is a BBQ (we used that - it was great) and a pizza oven attached to the house (we didn't use that).
Outside sitting and eating area covered with vines.
Outside pergola with sun cover we used a lot during the day.
The pool was excellent - large enough and deep enough to swim around in - but not so deep you would be worried for older children.
Lots of sun loungers and chairs outside.
LOCATION:
You need to drive really - the closest supermarket is a few KM away - the beach is close in a direct line - but we just drove as I couldn't see a way to easily walk there (maybe 2KM from house)
The house is up a track from the road - surrounded by fields and olive groves.
Feels remote - is very secure though with lockable gates and solid doors / windows.
St Georges beach was excellent (closest beach - 5 minutes away) - beautiful and easy to get a nice space even in mid-august.
The general area is very busy in August (Torre Dell Orso / Otranto ) - lots of italian holidaymakers (not much english spoken but everyone was very helpful)
Lots of things to do if you look for them (food festivals and markets and music etc etc - we enjoyed the snail festival in Cannole and visited Lecce, Borgano, Gallipoli, Sant Andrea, Melendugno, Otranto, Torre Del Orso and a took a boat trip to see the Zinzinsula sea caves from Castro)
Overall a great holiday for the 5 of us (2 adults, 3 teenage girls) - with a great host.