We're a family with two young children and spent ten days at Alba and Paolo's family summer house. The house is simply furnished and well appointed, with a well equipped kitchen, but its nicest feature is the large patio. It's partially covered and offers plenty of room for lounging, playing, eating out etc. We really lived outside and could do so also when the weather was not great. We loved it!
The house is located in a holiday resort from the '70-'80, very leafy and quiet. The resort has some shops and services, but September is off-season and things were closing down or having erratic opening times. Torre dell'Orso and Otranto are not far away anyway. A car is handy, but there's also buses.
There's a couple of nice beaches reachable with a short walk or a small free shuttle train. Alimini, baia dei Turchi etc. require a short drive.
All in all we've been very happy with our choice!