We stayed 2 months in winter. We can imagine how fantastic the house is in warm weather. The outside areas are awesome. We are a family of 6 and travel full time, so each place is our home while there. Being that it was so cold outside, it did make the house layout feel a bit smaller as we weren't enjoying spreading out into the outside areas.
The 3rd bedroom is utilizing the living room and pull out sofa and you need to pass through there to the back bedroom. The sofa bed is actually very comfortable. The back room was pretty cold with no heater this time of year. There were plenty of extra blankets and quilts though.
If you are super sensitive to mold, you may want to take that into consideration. It got pretty bad while we were there. The ocean is SUPER close, right at the end of the short street. We loved watching the waves crash and the people fishing and catching octopus, but it does make for a very damp experience. No fault of the house, just is what it is. We were told we weren't opening the windows/doors enough, which we didn't know to do, but also we were FREEZING having just spent a year in Asia. :)
There is pretty much nothing in this area, but we did just fine even without a car. A pizza place we saw open one evening and we think a cafe of sorts, but couldn't figure out it's hours. There is a bakery with very nice employees and bread, and several fish markets! The bus line for 12 & 12/ is right at the end of the street (1 minute walk) and heads to Torre a Mare or Bari, downtown Bari is maybe 30 minutes on the bus. There is a Sunday market with produce, fish and things and listen for the produce truck who will stop right by the door most days. It was a 45 minute walk with little kids to Torre a Mare mostly along the sea. Cute little town with cafes, grocery market, pharmacy, and a small square with a park.
Best for last is the host Francesco. He is fantastic! So, so kind and on top of things. He took care of things very promptly. We had hoped to get him over for dinner honestly, but it was busy with work and holidays. Such a nice guy though. He saved us and rushed my husband's wallet to the ferry port late at night after he forgot it at the house! Oh, if the electricity goes out, check behind the angels in the living room. Lol, we had a cold camp out our first night. He felt terrible, but it was a fun camp out style night cooking in the dark with the kids (fully stocked kitchen btw). Haha ;)
Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would stay again. Thank you Francesco! xo