In the midst of a park of age-old olive trees and fruit trees, the villa overlooks a vast garden full of luxuriant vegetation and fragrant flowers of all species and colours from all over the world. For your privacy, secluded spots equipped with hammocks and swings will offer you a delightful setting for your moments of relaxation. The villa is five minutes far from the heart of Lecce and is ideally situated to reach the nicest beaches of Salento in just a few minutes’ drive.
Posted by Peter Review posted on 20-February-2010, 00:00:00
I first discovered the Villa 4 years ago and have returned 3 times. I have also had my son, his wife and my 18 month granddaughter stay at this location as well as some friends. These are perhaps the best endorsements one can give for this wonderful, calm setting that embodies every tourist’s dream of Italy. The WEB site’s pictures are an accurate portrayal of this little bit of paradise. I have always stayed in the stone cottages - nestled close to a small vineyard and adjacent to a grove of orange trees- the latter provided us with fresh orange juice every morning. The family that runs the place –Diana the main driving force in terms of the structures (with limited English but expressive hand gestures) and the son– Paolo ((very competent in English) - the main contact person are very helpful with any problems you may encounter and go above and beyond what would one expect. For example, Paolo managed to get me football tickets for a game and then picked me up afterwards when the weather became inclement.
The furniture in the cottage is rustic and lovely and includes a fire place. Over the stove is a giant upside down cauldron that serves as an odor catcher. Cupboards have double paned, glass doors with pressed flowers between. The huge outdoor area with its beautiful swimming pool (not your typical hotel rectangle), a wonderfully maintained tennis court (Gianni,, Diana’s husband is the regional doubles champion), and a immense garden with olive trees to meander around creates very special surroundings
Breakfast consists of supplies being placed in your fridge. The kitchen facilities in both the apartment over the main house (where my son’s family stayed) and in the cottages are very complete.
On occasion, barking dogs in the surrounding countryside would decide to serenade us during the early morning hours - but this was the only bit of noise that intruded upon our stay. There is absolutely no traffic noise or other sounds to be heard on the premises.
The Villa is very secure, with an automatic gate and is located on the outskirts of a smallish village (Merine) where the people and the store clerks are very friendly and all the necessities for cooking etc can be found within a 10-15 minute walk. I would suggest that a car is pretty much a necessity if you want to visit any places beyond the wonderful town of Lecce. The latter is about a 20 minute bike ride – but part of that ride is on a busy road.
Overall this is an outstanding spot to make as your home away from home while you explore this wonderfully relatively undiscovered region.
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Posted by BEN GREGOR Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
We absolutely loved our holiday here and the family were so welcoming. At first we were a bit surprised as the villa was further from Lecce than we expected (it's a 15 min drive)but the family were so great and Paulo let us use his scooter. I'd definitely recommend hiring a car. The accomodation is wonderful, we had a lovely stone house with a little kitchen all to ourselves. The nearby beaches are very pretty and Lecce is beautiful. The people are friendly, it's very reasonably priced and not packed with tourists. It was a very peaceful, happy holiday and we're definitely going back.
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Posted by Anonymous Guest Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
Villa Diana is a real haven of calm. It is incredibly beautiful and because it only has a small number of apartments we often had the whole place, including the pool, to ourselves. It is very close to the historic part of Lecce which we found to be the most beautiful town we visited throughout our stay and so we went there very often for dinner, shopping etc.
4
Posted by Deborah Brookes Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
Wonderful place. More like home from home. Lovely,friendly,helpful family. The only problem we had was finding the place after we were met and guided there initially. Very generous breakfast and absolutley spotless! We intend to go back with the family. I would recommend a detailed map to all guests
5
Posted by Thomas Schneider Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
We spent two weeks in Europe - with stops in Paris, Switzerland, Venice and Lecce. The Villa Diana provided the best service and accomodations of all our stops. Everyone was friendly and helpful and the accomodations were very spacious, comfortable and an excellent value. The surroundings were beautiful, peaceful, private and secure. It was the least expensive accomodations on our entire trip but it was definately the best in all aspects. I wish we had spent our entire trip in Lecce. We look forward to visiting the Villa Diana again.
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Posted by Peter Review posted on 20-February-2010, 00:00:00
I first discovered the Villa 4 years ago and have returned 3 times. I have also had my son, his wife and my 18 month granddaughter stay at this location as well as some friends. These are perhaps the best endorsements one can give for this wonderful, calm setting that embodies every tourist’s dream of Italy. The WEB site’s pictures are an accurate portrayal of this little bit of paradise. I have always stayed in the stone cottages - nestled close to a small vineyard and adjacent to a grove of orange trees- the latter provided us with fresh orange juice every morning. The family that runs the place –Diana the main driving force in terms of the structures (with limited English but expressive hand gestures) and the son– Paolo ((very competent in English) - the main contact person are very helpful with any problems you may encounter and go above and beyond what would one expect. For example, Paolo managed to get me football tickets for a game and then picked me up afterwards when the weather became inclement.
The furniture in the cottage is rustic and lovely and includes a fire place. Over the stove is a giant upside down cauldron that serves as an odor catcher. Cupboards have double paned, glass doors with pressed flowers between. The huge outdoor area with its beautiful swimming pool (not your typical hotel rectangle), a wonderfully maintained tennis court (Gianni,, Diana’s husband is the regional doubles champion), and a immense garden with olive trees to meander around creates very special surroundings
Breakfast consists of supplies being placed in your fridge. The kitchen facilities in both the apartment over the main house (where my son’s family stayed) and in the cottages are very complete.
On occasion, barking dogs in the surrounding countryside would decide to serenade us during the early morning hours - but this was the only bit of noise that intruded upon our stay. There is absolutely no traffic noise or other sounds to be heard on the premises.
The Villa is very secure, with an automatic gate and is located on the outskirts of a smallish village (Merine) where the people and the store clerks are very friendly and all the necessities for cooking etc can be found within a 10-15 minute walk. I would suggest that a car is pretty much a necessity if you want to visit any places beyond the wonderful town of Lecce. The latter is about a 20 minute bike ride – but part of that ride is on a busy road.
Overall this is an outstanding spot to make as your home away from home while you explore this wonderfully relatively undiscovered region.
2
Posted by BEN GREGOR Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
We absolutely loved our holiday here and the family were so welcoming. At first we were a bit surprised as the villa was further from Lecce than we expected (it's a 15 min drive)but the family were so great and Paulo let us use his scooter. I'd definitely recommend hiring a car. The accomodation is wonderful, we had a lovely stone house with a little kitchen all to ourselves. The nearby beaches are very pretty and Lecce is beautiful. The people are friendly, it's very reasonably priced and not packed with tourists. It was a very peaceful, happy holiday and we're definitely going back.
3
Posted by Anonymous Guest Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
Villa Diana is a real haven of calm. It is incredibly beautiful and because it only has a small number of apartments we often had the whole place, including the pool, to ourselves. It is very close to the historic part of Lecce which we found to be the most beautiful town we visited throughout our stay and so we went there very often for dinner, shopping etc.
4
Posted by Deborah Brookes Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
Wonderful place. More like home from home. Lovely,friendly,helpful family. The only problem we had was finding the place after we were met and guided there initially. Very generous breakfast and absolutley spotless! We intend to go back with the family. I would recommend a detailed map to all guests
5
Posted by Thomas Schneider Review posted on 30-November--1, 00:00:00
We spent two weeks in Europe - with stops in Paris, Switzerland, Venice and Lecce. The Villa Diana provided the best service and accomodations of all our stops. Everyone was friendly and helpful and the accomodations were very spacious, comfortable and an excellent value. The surroundings were beautiful, peaceful, private and secure. It was the least expensive accomodations on our entire trip but it was definately the best in all aspects. I wish we had spent our entire trip in Lecce. We look forward to visiting the Villa Diana again.
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