The house is big and had amazing views of the lake and lots of property to run and play. Our only issue we’re the bats that were in the house almost nightly. We called the owner and his suggestion was to close one of the doors to the family room but the bats were still there and we had to dispatch some of them. Otherwise it’s a great place to stay.

Our entire family vacations together every year and we were truly lucky to have found this amazing place. It had plenty of space and the scenery was amazing!

Wonderful location with a great view of the lake. The house was old but well kept and clean. There were 16 of us and it would have been nice to have another bathroom. It was easy to get to major attractions in the area. We all did a sail on the schooner True Love which I would recommend as it gave a different view of the area. Drive The Glen was another favorite of the family. Then there's the wineries of course. All in all a wonderful family vacation. Highly recommended.

6 Families stayed here for our annual memorial weekend trip. It was a great place for a large group. Beautiful location. The house was great had so much to offer. We enjoyed all of it! The beach and the dock was a great hit on a hot day and the fire pit was wonderful for cool evenings. The ping pong table was a nice surprise as well. We loved it so much we immediately booked it again for next Memorial Day weekend.

Good communication with owner but had a number of issues with house that didn't make it worth the price we paid.

The house had plenty of space, an amazing waterfront, and the owners were very responsive and helpful. Would absolutely recommend and love to stay again.

We recently held a family reunion at Anthony’s Big House with 17 adults and 3 small children. The house was just perfect for us. The kitchen is well stocked with dishes, appliances (including toaster oven, toaster and waffle maker kept in the pantry) and pots and pans, but could use a few more drinking glasses. The dining room has a large table with benches plus a couple additional drop-leaf tables for extra space. The main living room is very dark – there are no overhead lights- but since we were blessed with perfect weather, we spent most of our time outdoors and on the great screened-in porch. The “dormitory” room upstairs was roomy with 2 double beds and 2 twins with trundle pull-outs. The upstairs bathroom is very nice and modernized. Plus, the dormitory’s air conditioner worked great to cool the entire space. One of the downstairs bedrooms contains a bunk bed, not two twins, and is very small. The other bedrooms were spacious, especially the “primary” bedroom. One nice amenity not mentioned in the home’s description is that all the downstair bedrooms (except the bunk bed room) have doors to the outdoor patio at the front of the house, as well as doors into the interior hallway. The firepit is gorgeous. We had to buy our own wood and some of the wooden Adirondack chairs are dangerously falling apart. The yard is spacious and we found a treasure trove of lawn games in the garage (where there is also a second fridge and freezer – very helpful for a large group). The dock is in beautiful condition, and the beach is shale stone which is very flat and rounded, so easy to walk on. Plus, there is an enormous grass front yard, perfect for frisbee, croquet, etc. The entire setting of this home is gorgeous. Garbage from the previous renters had not been picked up, and animals had gotten into it and made a mess around the garbage shed. We contacted the owners and the garbage was cleaned up on the next work day (unfortunately for us, that was 3 days after our arrival). Be aware that the nearest town for shopping and dining is Penn Yan, about 20 minutes away and gas stations are rare between Watkins Glen and Penn Yan. Thank you, Anthony family, for sharing this terrific home. We had a wonderful time and are already talking about when we might visit again!

We enjoyed the property and stay, however, trash was left over from the previous group and animals got into the bins. Trash was supposed to be picked up during our stay and never was, so we had many full garbage cans and trash spread out around the shed from animals. The house and grounds also needed some basic maintenance. Light bulbs were burnt out, weeds were all around the property, doors didn’t close all the way, fire pit furniture was falling apart, etc… The lakefront view was beautiful and the yards were spacious. Two of the three bathrooms were attached to bedrooms, so really only one bathroom available to guest not staying in rooms with attached baths.