Marialuigia is a wonderful host, always smiling, there to help with just about anything. Her property is set in her own olive orchard. It's about a 1-2 minute drive from the Mattinata beach and boat rental or boat tour area. Walking there along the road would not be possible with kids (mostly because of road traffic) but would be doable without kids. We stayed in apartment 1, which is a nice 3-bedroom apartment in her basement with it's own large, covered eating area in front. The kitchen is well-equipped and very functional. There is a small play structure for the kids to play in which was nice to have for the kids while we prepared dinner. Supermarket is in town, about a 5 minute drive. As for the beach, it's about a 1-2 minute drive to the public beach, where you can also rent a boat (90 euro's + gas for 1/2 day) or a tour. You must get on a boat at some point if you want to see the highlights of the region. It was a real highlight of our entire italy trip. The white cliffs, warm water, beautiful sea caves.... it's truly spectacular! If you are looking for a lido (where you get chairs and an umbrella), we recommend Lido Lorrenzo. 10 euros for the day there. And the restaurant was great at Lido Lorrenzo. We had an amazing thunderstorm one afternoon, which was actually really fun (since we were back with Marialuigia and not stuck on a boat or on the beach). We would have loved to get to see the olive grove and olive oil making area but never got around to do that. In short, Mattinata is surrounded by incredible natural beauty. Marialuigia's place is just want we needed while there.