Quaint. Private with wildlife. Renovations maintain a historic feel without being overdone. Above the river. Keys in a rusty bucket - super easy to check in. Quiet. Next door, there's a cute pitbull on a chain surrounded by broken-down appliances and junk cars. Padlock on the gate felt almost secure. It had running water. Walking distance to a Dollar General. You can use the cutlery, plates, and bowls if you wash them really well first. Someone left some expired cheese and other used perishables in the fridge for us. There was an extra cleaning charge on top of the base rate which was fun to have to pay.

As "cute" as it is...the price is appalling for what you get. Buyer beware! The final cost with fees was $849 for 2 nights. At $150/nt, I *might* feel like I got what I paid for, tho I would still feel somewhat dirty upon departure. The beds/linens are sub-par, I didn't even want my kid to sit on the sofa, the bathing situation is basic, if not outright lame. The neighborhood feels unsafe (shocking hoarders and shacks all around). The kitchen has cheap, limited supplies. This section of river stinks of stagnant mud. The river-view patio is filthy (debris everywhere with dirty patio furniture). The yard has a bunch of scrap metal, junk in piles around the edges, and animal bones/teeth strewn around. I can't imagine a scenario in which someone willing&able to pay $425/nt for a tiny cottage would ever *want* to stay at this place unless they were slumming it for $150 and the expectations were lower b/c of a reasonable price point. The charm of being "historic" isn't enough to carry that price tag w/out some major luxury upgrades to make it something special. Like quality kitchen tools, luxury bedding/towels, nicer furnishings (instead of grimy, thrift store fare), rugs that aren't like old dog beds, extra attention to cleaning, better maintained outdoor spaces w/decent grill (not a dusty, spiderweb dome-grill shoved underneath the side of the house). Or...maybe...I would *at least* not have to take out my own garbage. Over 25 years, I have stayed in hotels/VRBOs all over the US/Europe with prices ranging from $100 - $2000 per night...and I cannot believe I paid this much for this cottage, drying off with someone's old mismatched, dingy towels. If it wasn't a rip-off, I could be more gracious about the disappointing details, but I am judging it based on what one can reasonably expect for $425/night in a remote town.