You will be glad you stayed here! This is a perfect home base for exploring Lecce and the entire Salento region. The owner is a wonderful host. My husband and I are frequent travelers in Italy and we stayed here for two months. The beautiful, complete restoration of the house thoughtfully preserved the ancient features while adding every modern convenience, with tasteful touches of antique furniture and art that makes it feel like home. The house is situated in the historic center, tucked away in a very narrow street just off the main walking street, and all of Lecce is very walkable. We loved our daily strolls through town, with its visible layers of civilization from the Bronze Age, through the Roman era, medieval times, up to the amazing baroque for which Lecce is most known. On Sundays before dinner, everyone turns out for the passeggiata -- a massive stroll along the main street, stretching for more than a mile.
You can also walk to all the major car rental offices from the house, and drive the beautiful coasts along both the Adriatic and the Ionian seaside, or hop on trains (the station is a short 10 minute walk and has great connections everywhere) to see so many varied and interesting sights throughout the Salento - the heel of the boot, and beyond. Leuca at the southern tip of the European continent, Gallipoli, Bari, Polignano a Mare, Alberobello (with the trulli houses), Martina Franca, Matera (2019 UNESCO City of the Year), Otranto, Ostuni, are all easily reachable from here.
My husband and I stayed here for two months and when our children visited (two adult couples), there was plenty of room and privacy for everyone. We had a great family meal up on the terrace. We were here in late fall, when it gets a bit chilly, but I can imagine sitting in the shade on the terrace in the summer, enjoying a glass of local sparkling rose. While there are two living levels, with stone staircases, and the terrace is on the rooftop, a traveler with mobility limitations could stay on the ground floor and avoid the stairs entirely.
In terms of basic amenities: We appreciated the dependable WIFI on the ground level (we were doing some work from here and connections can be iffy in these old medieval stone structures). We prepared a lot of simple meals in the modern kitchen (my hubby loved having a dishwashing machine), the beds and linens are wonderful, the showers hot and steady, and even hanging the laundry had its beauty, with the golden slanting light of Lecce lighting up the campanile and the rooftops, the church bells ringing, and that fresh air coming in from the sea on both sides.
Angelamaria's house added so much to a very memorable visit, and we hope to return.