Paolo had given us very detailed info on how to reach his place. We took 2 trains which cost us around 12 euros each and took around 30 minutes to arrive at Polignano station. Paolo surprised us by meeting us at the Polignano train station and even gave us a brief tour of the town pointing out local restaurants, supermarkets and things to do. He was very welcoming and introduced us to his spotlessly clean maisonette style house which had everything we needed for a self sufficient five day stay and a superb sun terrace which was in the sun all day. The kitchen is very small, two gas burners, no oven, but adequate with all the condiments you need and there is a large fridge freezer and a microwave. The house itself stays surprisingly cool and we did not need to use the aircon. We spent five days in Paolo's place before moving up to the Pietrablu Hotel for a family wedding nearby. Paolo went above and beyond his host duties by even coming to the hotel to bring us some clothes we had left behind for the wedding! The description of the house was entirely accurate, including wifi throughout and an abundance of fresh white towels. The house itself is in 5 minute walking distance of everything, including fantastic restaurants, I would highly recommend Picnic restaurant, next to the merry go round for their array of fish and meat, the old village and the beach. You don't need a taxi and you wouldn't find one anyway as the town does not have them. You can travel locally on rickshaws for a handful of euros if you need to. There is not much English spoken in the town, so I would recommend brushing up on the basics. The infamous Grotta restaurant, the restaurant in the caves, one of the top 10 restaurants in the world is only 10 minutes walking distance, stunning food, absolutely delicious, about 30 of us went there before the wedding, though it is very expensive and the cheapest bottle of wine is 40 euros! Amazing views and service, once in a lifetime kind of treat. Overall we had an amazing time in Paolo's place and would love to return one day. Thank you Paolo :)