The location can't be beat, five minutes walk to the beach and two minutes from some great restaurants on the islet's main promenade. It's a bit further to the bigger supermarkets, maybe 20 minutes by foot but an enjoyable walk. Right next door is a great restaurant with a charming staff. The music and clientele are audible during daylight hours but not at annoying levels for us.
The apartment is comfortable and solid, and somewhat rustic in decor. The kitchen has all the essentials. The oceanfront patio speaks for itself. The WiFi connection is very good and stable inside. At night it is mostly quiet and the apartment can be made pitch-black dark thanks to the shutters.
For those people wondering about the floorplan, from the street you have the spacious living / dining room where the sofa-bed is. It leads to the master bedroom in the apartment center, which on the side leads to the small bedroom, which in turn leads to the bathroom, and on the other side the master bedroom leads to the kitchen which leads to the patio. There are doors between all the rooms.
Alessandro is a caring host who is always reachable and communicative. We enjoyed our whole month here. If we have the chance to return to beautiful Gallipoli we would love to stay in his apartment again.