Laura Hills is set on the side of a hill on the edge of the town settlement, an ideal setting with views and tranquillity. However, don’t be fooled by the Vrbo photos and description.
3 week wedding anniversary celebration holiday ruined. Holiday cut short by 3 days; no earlier flights available. AVOID- here’s why:
• Ugly brown 2.75m high brown tarpaulin screen around almost half of the pool, blocking out view over valley- not in photos
• First week- dogs in shelter bordering property barking throughout the night disturbing our sleep(neighbour informed us it was a puppy farm); Nicos sorted this after the first week
• New house under construction at the bottom of the drive 80m away; the builders started as early as 6.30 am and finished at 3pm; weekends and bank holiday and one night included; noises excessively intrusive: tile cutting with grinders, cement mixers, drilling, chiselling, 4 hours of nonstop chain sawing one Saturday morning; radio on loud on roof at full volume; spotlight on shining right across onto the villa.
• CCTV overlooking the drive and part of the swimming pool.
The villa is mostly well-maintained and clean but not 5-star quality,eg:
• showers are old ‘cubicle-type’ with mixer tap showers not thermostatically controlled, scald hazard
• there are several loose floor tiles both inside and outside the villa, trip hazard
• back door doesn’t shut easily
• bed in the main bedroom creaks badly
Tracy and Nicos seemed aware of these issues.