Ivanas parents gave us a warm welcome, when we arrived. They showed us around the house and provided us with helpful information on the area and told us where we could shop or eat in Conversano. It was very nice of them to put drinks and grapes for us in the refrigerator. When we had problems, they always came around and helped.
The house and the garden look exactly like on the pictures. The nature around the house is very beautiful and due to its isolation it is very quiet there (note that the house is not easily accessible by bigger cars, so we recommend renting a smaller one). While we were traveling as a family of four, we did not expect to find only three beds (one very small, one double) and one sofa bed (which was almost too uncomfortable to sleep on) - this might be replaced. The second bathroom was outside in the garden and could therefore not be used at night (we closed and locked all doors at night). From time to time there were persistent problems with hot water. The dripping of the taps/squeaking of the doors kept/woke some of us up at night. Another shortcoming was that some screens (bathroom, kitchen) were not dense, so we had a problem with mosquitos and that the Wifi was not easy to install, as the instuctions were only in Italian.
We are a family which enjoys cooking. The kitchen was big enough to prepare meals and eat but was not as well equipped as we thought. But the barbeque in the garden worked fine and was a big plus. We liked staying in the garden in general, as there was so much space. We also appreciated the big terrace upstairs. All in all, we enjoyed our stay, but did not spent too much time in the house. We decided to see more of the region istead. Conversano is a very good starting point to explore towns like Polignano, Alberobello, Ostuni, Trani, ... we even went to Lecce.