Laura was a wonderful host and responded promptly whenever we contacted her. The house looked just like it did in the pictures. It was well styled with beautiful touches such as the stunning light fixture made by her husband. The house was well equipped and had everything we needed. There was a little (almost private beach) right outside the door and a slightly bigger beach just 2 mins walk away. There were 3 bars nearby and some restaurants within walking distance. All good especially when we wanted to stay local.
The not so good. There was very little natural light in the property so it always felt dark, damp and cold. The bed, sofa and all our clothes always felt cold and damp. The wardrobe in the bedroom smelled so musty that we couldn't hang our clothes in it. Unfortunately, the pillows had obviously been stored in the wardrobe because they smelled very musty too. I had to sleep on a makeshift pillow as I am sensitive to smells. My daughter also developed a chesty cough anytime she was in the property.
One thing I also wasn't prepared for was the trash/rubbish which was everywhere. Plastic bottles, beer bottles, carrier bags etc all left on the beach at the end of the day/evening and then found bobbing in the water in the morning. My daughter made sandcastles filled with cigarette butts and shards of glass so we really had to keep an eye on what she was touching. It was such as shame but the area just wasn't very well looked after. This, of course, has nothing to do with Laura or her beautiful property.
The place was also overrun with teenagers most nights. Hundreds of them descend on the area and just hang out. But to be fair, they were doing no harm and left around midnight each night, so it was all fine.
Although lovely, I wouldn't recommend the property to people with young toddlers as the staircase is pretty scary and the balcony isn't safe and a child could easily fall. I think Laura's place is lovely but for us 10 days was too long as there also isn't that much to do within driving distance so we were counting the days a little.