ABOUT THE HOUSE: The garden and pool are very charming and our kids really enjoyed it, the actual house was extremely clean and is organised as 7 separated rooms all with an individual kitchenette which feels like being in a hotel/bed and breakfast rather than a family house, this is due to the Trulli architecture and would work for a large group of adults sharing but may not be appropriate if you have young children and want to make the most out of the space. The common room is pretty basic but we spend most of our times outdoors anyway.
ABOUT OUR STAY: If you book the house, I would recommend you double check that you will have access to the entire house and what part is being prepared for you. We rented the entire house, when we arrived two rooms had been prepared for us (which was fine as it worked with our children) but the other 5 bedrooms were all closed, locked and with the alarm), which was rather unwelcoming. Furthermore we were told another guest would stay in another bedroom whilst we were there ! After a lengthy negotiation and a complaint to airbnb (who were extremely helpful and confirmed the listing was for the entire house), we finally got access to the rest of the house and discovered the main bedroom which was great for my husband to work and isolate. The other guest which in fact was the owner, thankfully did not come until after we left.
We rent high end properties on airbnb all the time and this is the first time we find ourselves in this situation, it was resolved but really ruined our stay as we had to push continuously.
You can organise for help with the cooking and shopping, and Theresa was nice and cooked well, however she spent our entire stay worrying about the house being ready for the owners and cleaned our bedrooms before we were even ready to check-out (we left at 10:30 am). Again such a shame and felt like we were really not wanted there apart for the rent !
IN CONCLUSION: Probably a good option for 7 adult couples. Totally overpriced for a family who will only use two rooms and won't have access to the rest of the house, you are better off with a 2 suites in the 5* hotel in Lecce :-)