We were greeted by Rita who explained everything and presented us with many food items: grapes, local crackers, muesli for breakfast, milk, mineral water and a pantry filled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, spices and more.
She also arranged for parking in a neighborhood garage, very useful because of the paucity of parking spaces.
The apartment, as I said, is luxurious: a spacious bedroom, 2 bathrooms, a most comfortable living room, an open kitchen with a dining room corner.
From the apartment, it is an easy walk to the old city. A market is next door. Using the car it is easy to get to interesting places, Matera, Otranto, Lecce. We even took a day to go to Gargano for walks in the forests and visit the perched town of Mante Sant'Angelo.
To sum up, if one is going to the south of Italy, this is a home away from home.