We have just stayed for a week at Masseria Ranca. It is every bit as lovely as the photos suggest. It is a big old farmhouse divided into 3 separate apartments. We used all 3 to accommodate our family. The furnishing is very simple but stylish and comfortable. There are 3 double bedrooms but if you have more than 6 people to accommodate it gets a bit complicated as the extra beds are in the living room/bedroom or kitchen depending on which apartment you are in. It was fine though so does not have to be an issue. It was all very clean with nice bedding, towels etc. Possibly take a spare towel as there is only one each. There is a washing machine which we used regularly .
The kitchens are extremely rustic but there are lots of bowls and dishes for big salads etc. The cooker is on calor gas which took a bit of getting used to but I managed - possibly lost my eyebrows at one point, be careful. There is a BBQ outside so we cooked on that as well.
The masseria was quite difficult to find so make sure you have a good satnav. You need transport as it is a few minutes out of town. There is one route given on satnav which is quite difficult to turn into to - do not use it, I ended up driving a minibus through a hedge as I couldn't reverse back!!
There are no supplies in the kitchen so you need to purchase everything for your stay. We drove to Lidl in nearby Sava and stocked up on all that we needed for the week and then bought from local suppliers around the town square in the mornings.
Vincenzo was very helpful indeed. He was there to meet us and showed us how everything worked. He also responded very quickly whenever we had a question. He also recommended local taxi firm and provided restaurant recommendations.
We throughly enjoyed our stay at the masseria. It is comfortable, stylish, quiet and relaxing. The pool and hot-tub were great.
We would thoroughly recommend it.
Word of warning - care hire at Brindisi airport takes forever. We queued for over an hour when we arrived to collect the car and then almost as long to return the car which meant that we came very close to missing our flight!!
Be warned