We stayed at Paola's place for 4 nights and had a great time there. Everything was as described and Paola was very responsive to all of our questions. We arrived late at night and did not meet Paola personally but check-in was easy as we got very clear instructions beforehand. The place was very clean and spacious and Paola has a lovely attention to detail (loved the photos on the wall).
The old town is a nice 10-15 min walk along the sea and there is a café right across the street to have breakfast at.
If you travel by car be advised that it is very difficult to find parking space around the apartment but there is a guarded parking garage about 5 mins by foot where you can park for 15 euros/night.
Thanks for hosting us Paola! We'll definitely come back to your place next time we are in Bari! :) Luzia & Christian