Firstly, we stayed at this hotel by mistake. We wanted to stay in Lecce and as this was listed under Lecce we booked it. It was only a couple of days before we left for Italy that we found that the hotel is in GALATINA about 15 km from Lecce. This made us disappointed, but in the end we were so glad as we found Lecce not as good as we had thought, and Galatina full of character and the real Italy.

We had booked The Bishop`s Suite. This was just to the left of the front door which is tucked down an allley. It consisted of a huge lounge with dining table that sat 4; a bedroom at the back; a former chapel with painted ceiling that contained a chair and stool; a kitchenette; a bathroom with bath.

The building itself is fascinating - created from 18th century buildings of great style and character.

The hotel has a private garage but you have to pay an extra 11 euros per night for this.

We found the staff to be really friendly, helping us with absolutely everything from train information to posting cards for us. The breakfast was superb every day and the hotel-owned restaurant and bar did very good local food and wine at very reasonable prices.

I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel to anyone -and if anyone is interested - yes, we did go to Lecce by train from Galatina for a day. This was an experience in itself and whilst we liked some aspects of Lecce we were so pleased that we had made the mistake and were staying in Galatina instead.