This apartment is a jewel and you can expect to find all the modern, beautiful updates in the contemporary kitchen (we cooked fresh seafood and pasta one night and had wine from the local restaurant and really felt at home. The apartment is in a historical building with a large door off the main street near to everything in the surprisingly cosmopolitain city of Bari while having a wonderful retreat in a spacious apartment, with multiple living spaces, two bathrooms ( a couple's dream-no rushing so I had a nice hot bath while my boyfriend showered at the other end of the apartment). You must be prepared for a loft bedroom which was spacious. We opted to leave our suitcases downstairs on the main level and used the spacious closet. In the mornings I opened the floor to ceiling windows, took my coffee I made in the Nespresso machine and went out to the terrace to watch the street scene. This was a dream trip for me and the apartment created a feeling of home-great restaurants nearby-especially a seafood restaurant and Terra Terra a health food cafe where we had the best coffee and fresh squeezed juice. Everything was in walking distance-a beautiful park, the train station, the old city, the port and world class stores-Gucci, Armani-without the intensity and crowded feeling of Rome. Bari was such a surprise and revelation. Highly recommend this apartment with all the high end amenities and yet a feeling of homey comfort. We rented a car for day excursions up the Adriatic coast-street parking is competitive so recommend using a garage overnight. Paolo was very helpful with the logistics of settling into the city. Three nights was just not enough. We plan to return.