Right from our first contact with Sabina we were impressed with her responsive and helpful approach and our first impressions were entirely consistent with all subsequent contact .She was first class in assisting with obtaining a mobile data sim to ensure we could access wi fi when we needed it ( navigating yourself to the right value for money deal in Italy can be a bit complicated from past experience) through email contact and her own research and efforts.When we arrived she could not have been more helpful with her meeting and greeting and making us familiar with the property and its facilities which are first class.Plenty of local information and helpful travel information is on hand with off road parking and local facilities (small grocery item shopping and cafes/eating places) so conveniently placed.
The terrace has a superb view overlooking the small harbour at Santa Caterina and for those of us who like people watching as an alternative to social media there is plenty of opportunity. You do have a little local colour with the sound of the day to day ( and night activities ) quite prominent but we did not find this a negative to any degree and just added to the social ambiance.
Some driving will be necessary to tour outside Santa Caterina but that is to be expected for anyone who wants to see more of what Salento has to offer. Walking to Santa Maria al Bagno is only a mile or so and increase the eating facilities etc available considerably. We were unable to find the time to explore the local nature park so I'm sure there are much greater dimensions available for other activities than those we experienced.
Sabina kept in touch over the week via text and was always available to be helpful. We didn't have the best of weather but I'm sure if Sabrina could have done something about that she would!! Highly recommended in my view and we intend to revisit in the future.