Casa Calandra

Great accommodation in a beautiful area. Perfect place to relax but at the same time well placed to explore the local area. Car essential. Reaching the villa via a narrow lane was an experience not to be missed! Annie our host was wonderful - a font of information ,local knowledge and advice- nothing was too much trouble. We had a super family holiday. September 2024

Our first time in Italy, we absolutely loved it. The villa was beautiful and Annie our rep was fantastic, nothing was too much trouble, she recommended places to go, she even rung and booked a table in restaurants for us. We would certainly book through Essential Italy again; we will recommend it to family and friends. October 2023

The villa was lovely but we found the main room rather hot and if there had been bug screens there as in the bedrooms it would have been easier to leave the doors open. This was a minor issue really. The access road required confident driving skills but we were able to do lots of sight seeing as the villa is in a very good location, although Ostuni was so gorgeous we could happily have spent our whole week there! We made full use of the pool area, the outdoor furniture was very comfortable and the pool was clean. Overall a fantastic holiday made perfect by the detailed local knowledge of Annie who was a wonderful host. September 2023

We had a wonderful holiday in a lovely villa, and it's very hard to think of anything that could have improved things! Many thanks to the Essential Italy team and especially to Annie in Puglia! February 2022

Annie looked after us at Casa Calandra-she was superb. The property was stunning-even more so that in the pictures. Quite remote but a very beautiful location. August 2019

We enjoyed a wonderful week at Casa Calandra. The villa was well equipped and comfortable. Be aware that it is down a very narrow road so a smaller car is more suitable for reaching the house. The local town of Ostuni (about 5km away) is beautiful. Don't write off the small village of Caslini which is where the nearest shop is located. There is a small supermarket, a pharmacy and wonderful bakers that sells incredible pizza pies - which our 4 teenagers adored. A big thank you to Annie who looks after the house - she was a valuable source of information and absolutely lovely. We loved Puglia and will be back. July 2019

This was such a special family holiday for seven adults - one of whom was 91 - and two twin babies but such was the scale and build of the house we never felt we were on top of each other. The building is architect designed and has many details one would not ordinarily find in a similar property. A fabulous place in a fabulous part of the world. Annie was a font of knowledge and couldn’t do enough for us.

We had a lovely week in Puglia meeting up with our friends. There were 8 of us and the villa provided ample room for us all (including 4 lively children)... it was certainly a good starting point for visiting this beautiful area...

A very enjoyable stay in a beautiful house. We would definitely return!