We stayed at Sebastiano's place for two nights at the end of a road trip. We were met by his sister in law who was charming and lives next door. We didn't bother with the secure parking, there were spaces on the road outside and it was very safe. The apartment was as expected and was immaculate. The shower was particularly fantastic and I want one of those now at home! It was very convenient for returning to the airport and we spent a couple of hours each late afternoon on the beach which was a ten minute walk away - the beach and walk into the sea itself is very stony so make sure you've got appropriate footwear, but the sea was lovely and warm and very bouyant. We travelled into Bari Centre by bus which took about 10 mins, the 12/ is the one you need - don't make our mistake and venture from stop to stop waiting for it, we missed 2! The stop is on the main road near the Penny Supermarket (open all day til 9pm) and the printed timetable is pretty accurate, but not every 20 mins as we were originally told. The old town in Bari is spectacular and the most interesting site is the recently discovered Roman mosaic and earlier church excavated below (I think) the cathedral, but it's not publicised at all. Our final night we spent at Marcos Pizza Place next to the petrol station - no English spoken but food was great, cheap and the staff lovely. The only downside as has been mentioned is some party noise outside at night and a barking dog, but we got wise the second night, closed all the shutters and windows, put on the airconditioning and slept really well. Great, economic, clean base, glad to recommend.