A beautiful small apartment set over three floors about a 5 minute walk from the main square in Ostuni. The photos don't do justice to the quality of the apartment fittings.
A fairly steep staircase takes you from the front door up to the main reception room. This is a very nice open-plan sitting room / kitchen area where there is a double sofa bed and dining table. Off this room there is a double bedroom, and also a small, beautifully fitted out bathroom. Although it is a wet-room style bathroom, the shower curtain and the efficient drain meant that nothing else in the room got wet during a shower! Great water pressure too. Double doors open onto a small balcony with a place to dry clothes.
The kitchen has a fridge, microwave, two-burner hob and a portable grill. There is also a television, and while there isn't wifi, there is a PAYG Vodafone hotspot within reach which costs €15 a week for good internet access.
Some very steep stairs take you to a second bedroom with two single beds - probably tricky for young children - and the stairs then continue up to a lovely roof terrace where four people could easily have a meal.
There is ample free parking on the street very near the apartment.
Cosimo and his sister Rita were both absolutely fantastic both in the run-up to our stay and during it, with Rita even help guide us by following her car through the tiny streets of Ostuni as the centre of town is pedestrianised in the evening.
Ostuni is beautiful, with lots of fantastic bars and restaurants. If you hire a car, make sure it's a small one - the back streets are very narrow!
We stayed here for six nights and loved every moment, helped considerably by this beautiful apartment to which we would certainly return. Thank you Cosimo & Rita! Grazie mille!