My husband, myself and my daughter have just returned from a 10 day stay at this beautiful place. Once you’ve driven down the rough track you arrive at a stunning and peaceful retreat. Everywhere you look there are only fields and olive groves. The gardens and pool areas all very well maintained. The pool is clean and we had the whole place to ourselves for a few days. There are plenty shaded spots to sit also. We had 2 fabulous meals while we were there. Lelo invited us to enjoy his homemade pizza made using fresh local ingredients. We were also served the local Rose wine and finished off with homemade Limoncello all delicious! Some basic breakfast items are provided in the Trulli but we chose to have breakfast in the adjoining barn where Loredana served us with fresh coffee, orange juice, yoghurts,jams and honey and lovely homemade cakes, so well worth the extra €5 per day. There were also freshly picked pears and apricots on offer at breakfast time. You do absolutely need a car, the nearest village being San Michele where there are supermarkets and restaurants. We found Ceglie Messapica to be the most attractive place to visit in the evenings. There are plenty of beaches around within a 45 minute drive. Lelo is very knowledgeable and speaks quite good English too. He was happy to suggest places for you. While we were there we met some of our delightful hosts family and friends and their little dog Ovedio all lovely people despite us not being able to speak their language. I would suggest learning some basic Italian before your trip.