Fantastic place to stay, just outside the city walls, through the public gardens. A very pretty 5 minute walk into the town centre, then lots of things to see in Lecce. Simona kindly picked me up from the train station as I arrived on a Sunday, but it wouldn’t have been a long walk and there are buses to take you to the centre also. Probably about 15-20 mins on foot, and the same distance (but the opposite direction) to reach the bus station for going out of town. The house is a palace, on the third floor of a large building. Long corridors, a laundry, large kitchen dining room and sitting room - just beautiful. And my rooms very clean and large also. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to get a room at a very reasonable price.
I went out on the train to Gallipoli, which was very pretty (and has a beach), and also did a minivan tour of the Salento which was great value for money. Both times came back to the accomodation after 10 but felt really safe as the town is still buzzing at that time of night. I really appreciated getting eggs and bacon for breakfast, as I don’ t eat the typical sweet breakfast. But Simona gave me freedom to eat a variety of cheeses and fruits from the fridge as well, and I could also have cooked something if I wanted to.
Simona was very helpful and friendly, made breakfast a little earlier one day as I was going out. Chatted a lot, which I love as I’m learning Italian and love to practise. I stayed for 5 nights and the whole AirBNB experience was fantastic.