A quiet and pretty house in the heart of the medieval quarter. Great shower, lots of hot water. The Wi-Fi is excellent. The bed is comfortable. It’s in a small room on the lowest floor of the house.
We were in Martina Franca during a cold snap of freezing weather with snow flurries and the house took a long time to warm up. It was bitter cold inside when we arrived, heat was completely off and the place was still cold the next day with the heat at maximum. The space heater in the basement bedroom didn’t warm it. The cooking area is a kitchenette; it is not easy to make full meals there. Also, the kitchenette is located at the front door, under which comes a strong draft.
Communication with Monica was peculiar. She sent the check-in info only the day before, even though Airbnb says it will come 48 hours before. There is no House Book. Info came ad hoc. I needed to know how to handle trash and recycling and it took a series of WhatsApp queries to get partial instructions.
It can be easy to get lost in the streets of the old quarter. We got lost navigating with the video that Monica sent and urged us to use. It didn’t have narration or images of street names. Instead, we recommend entering the quarter starting on via Donizetti and (near the pharmacy) taking via Pietro Cossa. After about 50 meters look for a drogheria and – after it -- turn left onto via Mazzini until you can’t go further. There is an arch with a big blue door for an architecture firm. Make a left, pass through the first archway, go a few steps further, turn right and pass through another archway and the place is on your right.