We are a family of three, with a teenage son. Sanne's house is a great place to stay if you are looking for a proper break in the middle of nature. The house is strategically placed at less than one hour distance of great beaches, and beautiful forest paths. Gargano is a wonderful piece of Italy to get to know.
If you are not experienced as a driver on mountain roads, you will like to get to the house before it gets dark, since the road that takes you to it is quite narrow and is not unusual to encounter cars coming in the opposite direction.
The house is well equipped and has beautiful original features. The ping pong table is a great addition to the beautiful front terrace, especially if you are in the company of a grumpy teenager addicted to wifi, as we were (we chose a wifi-free spot on purpose). The house is well-equipped with the basics, apart from the toilet seat, that needs replacement. The cook works wonderfully and the kitchen has everything you need to prepare a meal.
Ernesto, Sanne's neighbour, welcomed us and sorted a couple of problems with the water supply for us on the first day. He even allowed us to keep the car safe in his yard, and offered whatever we needed from his bottega. Sanne was in contact with us and was immediately responsive whenever we needed her.
Be aware that the telephone signal is not reliable because you will be in the middle of the forest. However, for some strange reason, we discovered that you can get a good signal around 19:00 from above the house, where the hammock is, from where you have incredible views of the Adriatic sea.
Thanks to this, I befriended a beautiful fox who would come and visit me at that time every day while I was reading in the hammock waiting for messages to get through. That alone made my holidays perfect.