We've spend to weeks at Paolo's place. It's a fantastic villa with a huge and beautiful garden. The house was well equipped and we've found all we've being looking for. The public beach is located just outside the gates, it's quite good and there are some works underway on improving it as well.
Nearby the villa there are several restaurants and "fast food" points. We have not found decent shop nearby so it's better to travel by car to a supermarket in the nearest town or to large shopping malls 20 minutes away.
It's a good point to start exploring Puglia. Lecce and Brindisi are nearby and it takes an hour to get to Taranto, Alberobello and other places.
I'd also like to notice that this place is great for people travelling with children, even small ones. Our daughter, 9 month old, found a lot of toys and was very happy.
And, of course, many thanks to Paolo and Menuccia, they are fantastic hosts and always ready to help. We truly wish to come back next summer.