Long story short: the house is nice but our car was stole from the courtyard and we left a couple of days before the end of the rental due to security concerns.
Long story:
THE CAR. As mentioned in the summary, our car was stolen from the courtyard. The gate was closed and was left closed. We did not hear any noise, any sign, anything in general but the car disappeared. While this is definitely not depending on the host or the house, I believe this is the kind of information I would like to have before booking and I think it's worth reporting it. Moreover, since it happened a few days ago, for us is probably still difficult to think separately about the house and the event of the stolen car, also because the house is an isolated area without street light etc. and some of us became quite concerned for their safety after this event (I am not saying it's a justified behavior, it is just what happened).
THE HOUSE. The house is really nice, and even if it's probably just a place for summer holiday it's furnished with good taste. There is a collection of probably 80+ books (in french) and some vinyls with what seems a proper hifi setup (didn't test it).
The house is equipped with a number of tool and amenities: everything you need to cook simple meals, dishwasher, bbq, etc. and the terrace has a great view with Ostuni in the background. Since the house it's isolated and there are no villages, street lights or anything, you will be able to see a huge amount of stars during the night.
LOCATION. The location is great, 10m from the village and 15m from Ostuni. The houses in the area are quite spread out and you will have silence and privacy. Living in the house without a car/motorbike is quite difficult since that's need pretty much every place you will need to reach (including the supermarket).
HOST. First of all the host is not living locally and you will need to interact both with the host and his local collaborators. The relations with the host has been a bit mixed: on one hand, he was extremely helpful and nice in accommodating our requests about checking the internet speed, or receiving a package from Amazon. Also the Mrs. Concetta was extremely nice in driving us to the police station when our car was stolen. On the other hand, we got an extremely strong reaction when one of the guys living with us took the stick used to clean the pool by mistaking it for something else or when the host insisted in us carry away the trash bags knowing that our car was stolen (the taxi driver didn't even consider the idea letting us do that) and when it was not the right time for the 'trash collection' (the system is a bit strange in Ostuni, they say it's because of the corona virus). Overall, I am inclined to think that the host wants to be supportive and has good intentions but he doesn't have the opportunity to get first hand information and this could generate a gap between his perception of things and reality which need to be filled with additional explanations.
For example, we found a lot of water in the house due to a huge storm when we arrived and we cleaned up the house with everything we found for about 2h (just to dry things up) but probably nobody reported this fact to him and probably also nobody reported to him that the pool was dirty for about a week after we arrived but it was immediately reported that somebody took the stick from the swimming pool.