The house was wonderful; really beautiful. The standard of the build is superb and the fittings are all top quality and in excellent taste.
We were met at 11pm and shown around in detail, then left to our own devices for the week, bar a quick visit from 4 gardeners for an hour, when they blitzed the garden efficiently, so as not to be in the way. We received a welcome basket of gorgeous local food and a further two packages during the week of very high quality local produce. There is a veg garden with endless tomatoes and fig trees scattered around the grounds.
The infinity pool and outdoor lounging area/sofa at the end was wonderful and there is a proper wood BBQ and outdoor fridge to add to it, as well as a (hot) outdoor shower. The area is all very private and peaceful.
The beds in both the Trulli and the house bedrooms are very comfortable - unusual in a rented house. Air-con throughout and great bathrooms.
Very hard to find anything to complain about. Only that the real basics on the kitchen front, even salt and pepper and washing up liquid, are not there and we had to buy everything from scratch, which is a terrible waste. Having rented a holiday home, it's hugely helpful to tenants that the basics are there and you trust them to replace them. But that is it - everything else was superb. Thank you Gabriele and team.
J&S