Villa Barbara is really well located, 15 minutes from Monopoli. It has a really luxurious feeling and all the decor is really quirky. The kitchen is amazingly kitted out with everything you'd ever need from enormous pans and beautiful ceramic serving bowls to a food processor.
The pool is gorgeous, surrounded by really lovely plants, and the outdoor seating area is a wonderful place to have a big supper as everyone can fit around the table and it's under vines.