The property is beautiful & the location is great. The entire house needs a deep cleaning. There are many stains on the shag carpet. Cobwebs hanging from the ceiling. Trash in a trunk from 2003. The coffee left for the guests expired in 2011. The fridge is filthy inside. Mold in the bathrooms on the walls above the showers.

We (me, my husband and 2 kids) spent a few days here on our first visit to Orcas Island and had a great time! The house is set in a beautiful, quiet area, surrounded by dense trees and with an incredible view- exactly what we were hoping for when we chose this house over the many others available on the island. The house was clean, spacious and furnished with everything we needed. Yes, it could use a bit of updating (agree with another review that the bed linens and deck furniture have seen better days), but honestly everything was so comfortable that I didn't mind. This is the opposite of those quick flip short term rentals that have become so prevalent- this feels like an actual home, and I really appreciate all of the details that someone clearly put a lot of thought into! The hot tub and fireplace were excellent features! We spent a lot of time relaxing with movies and board games and puzzles between outings around the island. The only thing I wished we had was a washer and dryer on-site, but since we only stayed 4 nights we were able to make do without.The property feels very secluded while still only being a few minutes drive from town/activities. You will need a car though, in case that's not obvious. Communication with Larry was great too, he's a very responsive and thoughtful host. And his binder with detailed info about restaurants, activities, etc. was very useful too! We'd love to come for another visit some day!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and the location was close to Mt. Constitution, town, hiking, etc.The only challenge we had was we didn’t receive the entry code until we arrived at the house. Fortunately, I had cell reception and was able to get it from Larry who was always very prompt in responding to me. Had I not had cell reception, we would have had to drive back into town.It would have been nice to receive it earlier so we didn’t have to stress about it

This house was in a fantastic location, and verywell equipped. The host was very responsive and helpful. The hot tub was great, the view even better. Our feedback is that the home is in dire need of updates. Removing the original shag carpeting would go along way in getting rid of the “old house smell”