Villa Laura Barban for 18 people with private pool, perfect choice for families

When we arrived, keys were in door but no one was there. After about half an hour property manager arrived. There was broken glass all over the courtyard, and the kitchens were pretty dirty with dishes and pots put away dirty. 5-6 lights were burnt out including kitchen light. So our initial impression was not great. An email to booking co produced response that owner would be in touch next day which did not happen. We finally were visited by a very nice young man the day before we left. Of course, by then we had long since swept up the glass and cleaned up the kitchen. Now to the pluses: air conditioning worked well, full size refrigerators in each of 2 kitchens with full sized stoves. The property is as pretty as it looks in the pictures and the town of Orihi is small and quiet. There is a surprisingly thoroughly stocked small market right down the street. It is well located for trips to Pula, Rovinj, Motovun etc. it was very hot this early June, so the pool was an absolute blessing. It was cleaned twice during our stay. One other thing, furnishings were pretty tired and beds quite lumpy which didn’t bother me but some of my fellow guests were not happy.