Our travel expert in Puglia, Yle, has some great suggestions for accomodations when you visit Puglia! For travelers who enjoy the wonders of 'extended travel' alternatives to a hotel opens so many more options.
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| Our guide, Yle |
"Travel like a local" has been my motto since forever! When guests ask me for a special accommodation in Lecce I often suggest to them – when it is about privacy, budget and fun – to rent an apartment.
A
fully furnished apartment in the heart of Lecce, the baroque city, where
everywhere is a five minute walk. How exciting can it be? A hotel will
have scheduled times for eating, while in your apartment you will have your own
kitchen and cook anytime you like and invite friends to come along as well!
When
you plan to visit a city for a week or less, and if you love the idea of
living as the locals do, then this is the plan for you. First of all an
apartment (the ones I suggest) are bigger than your hotel room, with
something special in their furnishings that will make you treasure this unusual
experience.
Secondly, they offer far more than any budget hotel could ever
provide.
If
you truly want to experience the area this way, you must definitely consider renting an apartment. There’s a certain uniqueness that apartments offer that you cannot find in a
hotel: it makes you feel part of the community and not simply a tourist, you
can cook a meal you like anytime you wish, you can enjoy a spectacular
privacy, shop in the local markets and enjoy an authentic experience of living
exactly like the locals and in a less expensive way than staying in a
hotel.
Full
kitchen apartments enable you to cook all (or some of) your meals and save a considerable
amount on eating out (sometimes hotel restaurants are as expensive as room
service) .
