The house is absolutely adorable. The host is not kidding when they talk about the cleaning service. This is the cleanest VRBO I have ever had. Everything was organized and neat. The kitchen was very well stocked with utensils and basic comfort things like coffee and tea. I loved the extra touches like the shampoo and conditioner in the showers. The house was also well stocked with towels and other needed linens. The hosts communication leading up to my trip and during my trip was quick and informational. Do not hesitate to rent this house. You will not be disappointed. I can’t wait to go back and see it in the summer!! we ended up only having four people in our group, but this could easily how it’s more people. And would be perfect for families as well.

This property matched with the photos/information provided. We had a great time and the house is cozy/well decorated and everything we hoped for a week getaway with our family! PROS:- cleanliness - dog friendly (baby gate and multiple doors to take outside)- large table upstairs for eating/playing games- living room space (upstairs & downstairs)- 3 arcade games for the kids- stocked kitchen (even has coffee & a closet with games)- plenty of towels and extra blankets- Tom/host was GREAT at responding to my messages in a timely manner.- location CONS:- It snowed a lot before we got there. The driveway was plowed earlier, but when we arrived around 4:00 we barely made it up the driveway. We were told the plow would come again, but he didn’t until the next day. So when we left for dinner we had to shovel ourselves out every time we got stuck! Luckily there was a shovel and salt by the front door.- Make sure to check the lint tray on the dryer. The amount of lint left looked like a small towel! - Kitchen lighting wasn’t the best at night and the light on the stove didn’t work. It was missing a lower cabinet door too. Luckily we didn’t have small children or a nosy dog. - Remote for heating unit in the downstairs bedroom didn’t have working batteries. Had to borrow from the other room. During the night the unit was flashing and we didn’t know how to make it stop (kid couldn’t sleep on top bunk because of it) so we just turned it off and gave him an extra blanket.

My family and I had a great stay with our dogs. The property is beautiful with plenty of room for the dogs and kids to run around outside. Great location near Sister Bay.

There are a number of things that could use attention in the house that an owner staying in the property would find needed fixing: a broken drawer in the kitchen that we put back together, closet doors that we adjusted to close better, a crank out window that would lose it's guide and not be able to crank back in, refrigerator filter that needed cleaning so it cooled properly and pushed out door screens. We were surprised that the air-conditioning is only in the upstairs living room, the rest of the house relies on windows and ceiling fans for cooling. That's a problem with the downstairs twin bedroom. It only has a door leading to a small backyard deck and doesn't have a screen door. The carpet in that room could use replacing with tile as there is a strong mildew smell, most likely from people accessing the house from the hot tub and dripping water onto the carpet. One of the twin bed mattresses could also use replacing as it dips in the middle. However, the house was a perfect size for our group, had a nice layout, a very nice large yard and superb location. I'm conflicted on submitting this review because the house overall was very nice and Tom was responsive to our need for more towels and replacing a nonfunctional ceiling fan. For the amount of money we spent, it could be five stars but needs some repairs besides the ones we performed.