Matteo, his sister, and his parents are an incredibly warm, friendly and generous family. A part of my trip brought my wife and I to Porto Cesareo and our hosts could not have been nicer.
Matteo and his sister speak great English so there are no language barriers, and his parents use animated hand besides and you can understand them fine. They are so kind and so excited to meet new people.
The constant rain stopped us from enjoying the area fully, but this was made up by charging with the family over coffees, and I even watched a soccer match with Matteo and his dad on the TV.
The apartment has pretty much anything you could need. The area is safe and has some convenient shops around the area. It's only a ten minute walk to either the local beach (but i recommend driving 25 minutes North to a much better one), or ten minutes walk to the centre of porto cesareo.
If you like beer go to the front of the centre near the petrol station and try one of their many imports along with a platter of prosciutto.