Help choosing between two Trulli accomodations in Puglia!

To me, being able to walk to dinner would be a bigger consideration than a pool, as I drink wine and so prefer not to drive to dinner. The price is negligible over the course of a week, but you are not far from the sea and some nice beaches.

Do they have a/c? Perhaps these are different but the ones we saw did not have much daylight inside. To me they were claustrophobic.
Have you looked at any country homes,Masseria?
I would think with all of those young people, staying near the Adriatic on a beach would be appealing too.

Look at Polignano a Mare and Monopoli, easy locations for exploring Lecce, etc, both are located on the sea.

Bummer, my reply with context disappeared. I wonder if it's because I posted a link to a lodging?

Anyway, here's what I wrote:

I realized that I should provide more context, in order to receive more informed advice:

This week in Puglia is part of a month in Italy that includes a mix of urban/rural/seaside/family visits.

Our itinerary (flying in & out of Rome):

1 week in Rome (booked)
2 nights in Pisciotta, Campania (booked)
3 nights in Cosenza, Calabria to visit family (booked & non-negotiable!)
1 week in a trullo in Val d'Itria, Puglia (booked)
2 nights in Vieste (booked)
1 night somewhere between Vieste & Ameglia (maybe Bologna or Urbino or an agriturismo thereabouts)
3-4 nights in Ameglia (near Cinqueterre) to stay with friends
Return to Rome for 2 nights & depart

Our original plan had been to spend 2 weeks in Puglia after the family visit in Cosenza, but then friends offered to host us in Ameglia near CT, which seemed too good to pass up. We were going to split the time in Puglia between Lecce or Ostuni and someplace more rural. Now that we only have a week, we thought we'd be ready for a more relaxing base in the countryside.

We've already rented a 3 br / 2 ba trullo with a pool near Martina Franca that seems pretty spacious. But I got a little spooked yesterday when rental car prices spiked & I thought I'd reevaluate to see if I could cut costs a bit.

Finally, some context about us: I lived in Rome for a few years in the 90s and my husband is Italian-American with family in Calabria. We've been to Italy quite a few times, and our girls have been with us 2-3 times, but this will be our first visit to Puglia.

I don't have any more insight about choosing between the two, as you will need a car for everything between the Rome stops, so I don't see any opportunity for cost saving. But lucky you! Pisciotta is gorgeous, and there is a nice hike you can do along the coast south of Marina di Camerota. I did not make it to Ameglia, but I enjoyed staying on the other side of that peninsula--Montemarcello park and Tellaro were a highlight of my first trip to Italy. For your stopover on that long drive, look at Ascoli Piceno, a wonderful town.

Yay! Thanks for the confirmation that Pisciotta is worth a stop! We needed somewhere in between Rome & Cosenza & I wanted to avoid Amalfi in July. We stayed in Castellabate 10 years ago & fell in love with Cilento.
For this trip, I had found an incredible-looking villaggio right on the beach in Marina di Camerota but they required an international wire transfer to reserve it - with Covid & the very real possibility of having to cancel, that was too complicated for my tastes. So I said goodbye to that place and found an albergo diffuso in Pisciotta instead.

Thanks, too, for the Ascoli Piceno recommendation! I had a lovely friend from there back when I lived in Rome who was the best possible ambassador for AP - him, and olive ascolane! Unfortunately I've lost touch with him, but I'll take a look at stopping there overnight.