Simona's Villa is fantastic. The highlight is of course the swimming pool but there is also a really lovely outside area and plenty of space inside to accomodate a large family or a few couples.
We travelled with our 3 sons (4, 2, 5 months) and my wife's friend and stayed in this villa for 6 nights in early July. It gets very hot here in the summer but with the pool and the shaded areas it was not unpleasant! There was plenty of space: 2 good size rooms one with a double bed and one with 2 single beds. Then a 3rd room in the trulli part of the building - which had a sofa bed which was a double bed. The first 2 rooms had very good air conditioning (almost too good!) and the 3rd room had a very good fan.
The kitchen was small but very well equiped - we managed to cook quite a bit. There is a grill / bbq outside and a pizza oven which we used and was fantastic!
There is a lovely area for kids - a small kids house and a trampoline. The kids loved playing there. The pool (as stated above) is HUGE and really lovely especially in the evenings when the sun was low.
LOCATION. The villa is located about 5 km away from San Michele de Salento. I did walk it (our car hire was a day late!) and it took 30 mins in the early morning heat! The better place is San Vito De Normandi which is an 8 min drive - here there is a huge supermarket and some lovely restaurants and a really nice town sq with some good ice cream!
The nearest beaches were near Specchiola which was a 20 / 25 min drive. These were lovely beaches and really great in the evening. There was a great spot for some local (rustic) fun out check out Torre Santa Sabina - it was happening there in the evenings!
We also visited Ostuni and Brindisi - both aren't far from the villa.
There is basically no mobile service in vast areas so be careful when planning trips!
Overall we were really happy with our choice and the whole family had a great time.