I can highly recommend this place. We had a very relaxing and undisturbed stay at Villa Merlata and had so much fun in the property. It is just a 10 minute drive to Ostuni old town so it was a convenient location since we also visited several places around the region.
Giovanni was our main contact throughout the whole stay and his hospitality made it extra special. He is very easily contactable and always accommodating. Together with Angela they arranged a cooking class at a centuries-old Masseria Salamina and it was such good value! We would not have known about the place if they did not recommend it. Also, throughout the stay he let us know ahead if the gardeners and pool maintenance was going to take place.
The property was very spacious and well designed. We would definitely go back and stay here again.
One thing i would say though are the taxi rates in Ostuni as we were charged €25 per way going to and from the old town. We thought this was inflated and for a short 10min ride was excessive. We decided to just drive ourselves so we didnt get stung.