I needed a place to stay very close to the train station, so this is the perfect property. I'd seen the negative reviews, so I knew not to expect much. The staff were very nice and accommodating. They let me check in early and they changed my room (after hotels.com intervened) because there was no AC in the first one. The stand-up fan was a dead giveaway. The housekeeper made a good show of calling the desk pretending it was a surprise though. The second room had AC, though it wasn't the best, and there was a fan here too. So, it's a big problem.
This hotel is perfectly positioned in Bari. It just needs a major overhaul, e.g., old bathroom fixtures that are really uncleanable at this stage, terrible mattress (one side better than the other), etc. Just really old and run down. But, a good deal for killing 6 hours if you're waiting for a train.