We were made to feel welcome in Polignano from the moment we arrived until we left reluctantly 6 days later. First the owner of the café was warm and friendly...so unlike Rome..and then we were met by Giuseppe who not only checked us in but showed me in his car where the laundromat and post office were. Any requests we had were answered promptly. The room is small but perfectly adequate for a couple. Very nice bathroom. Plus, you are so close to the old quarter and the beautiful views. We went to a fantastic Japanese restaurant called 'Puro', an excellent restaurant that is so much more than a pizzeria (try the raw tuna dish!!) and the seafood restaurant situated in the street behind the apartment was extraordinarily good and incredibly reasonable. The name is Il Pescato. Whenever we saw the owner in the succeeding days, he greeted us like long-lost friends. The warmth of the people in Puglia really knocked us out. They are lovely people.
If you can, go to Otranto. It is about a 90-minute drive south on the coast, but you will not be disappointed.