We had a great stay at Alessandro’s place! Even though there are two other rooms for other guests, we got along and shared the bathroom and kitchen with no issues. The apartment is very clean and has all the amenities — the kitchen was very handy for us and ate lunch there every day; used the washing machine a couple of times; the bathroom has all the toiletries you would need – very helpful for us because we came with only our backpacks on cheap WizzAir flights, I even asked for hair conditioner and Alessandro brought one that same day.
Initially it seemed to us that the apartment was a little far away from the beach, but in the end I believe it has an excellent location — it’s 15 minutes by foot from the central train station, a 10-15 minute walk from Bari Vecchia, and a 15 minute walk to the beach, and if you go in between the buildings rather than along the seafront it’s pretty shady (and you pass by about 6 bakeries and 8 fresh fruit stalls!). Great place and a good base to discover Puglia from — we took the train to Polignano and Monopoli – gorgeous little towns 🥰