We used to have a patio villa. We had neighbors across the street that would leave every day, had the window open and the dog barked about 24/7. That barking would get the other dogs on the street going so there seemed to be a continuous chorus. That was one of the reasons we moved. We did find our lanai on the front to be quiet, again unless the people across the street had company.
By the way, we have a home now that would be considered kissing lanai. The people behind have enclosed their lanai with glass, and we have a tremendous amount of foliage between the 2 homes. That has made it virtually soundproof and visually private. Back to patio villas, I had a friend who kept her dog on the lanai when she was gone - barked incessantly. Had I been a neighbor, it would have been quite annoying.
I'd like to emphasize that most patio villas don't seem to be noisy - we just happened to get in a not so good situation.
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