Great surroundings. The windows and the deck, all surrounded by trees are a real treat! Good kitchen, nice living room. Great bedroom and bathroom upstairs. The two rooms downstairs are adequate, but the carpet is severely stained and there is a strong smell. The bathroom is small with no place to hang things. That is the reason behind a four stars instead of a five start review. The house has everything that is needed. Great fridge, microwave and stove/oven. Even several smaller appliances -which we didn't use.. but nice to have the option. Missing a cutting board (unless we didn't see it), and several plates and mugs are chipped. The location is great, the lake park is really just a mile away. For everything else is a 20-25 minutes drive. Bring bug-spray for the evenings on the deck -- with it, the deck is an absolute winner!

Beautiful design that let's in tons of light and offers peaceful forest views. Nice kitchen with updated appliances. Recently power-washed deck was a nice spot to gather outdoors. Don't know if the TV, movie projector or wifi ever worked as it sure did not work for us. Note that bedrooms downstairs will need to be deep sleepers to ignore the noise from mechanical room across the hall.

There was no wifi & some things were out of place. Lots of spiders in the sheets & walls. They clean, but not real good.

Wifi note: -The wifi network did NOT exist. Attempted multiple fixes. There is no way to contact host. Notes on the kitchen: -We stayed a total of 4 nights. I brought two dishwasher tablets from my home. It would be nice for the rental people to allot a tablet for EACH DAY a family rents. ESPECIALLY if you expect for us to start the dishwasher when we leave to help out. -Freezer was leaking water onto floor upon arrival. Ice has built up on bottom of freezer. Fridge needs maintenance to unclog drain hoses so that defrost works properly. (This appears to have been an issue.) -Kitchen faucet has a mind of its own with temperature control. Sometimes the cold and hot will be at their correct locations. Sometimes they are reversed. There is no telling what it will be like any given use. -There is no kettle to heat up water on the stove or an electric plug in kettle. There are not many mugs. -There are not enough kitchen towels (there were three) & having to mop up the kitchen floor shortly after getting here due to the freezer meant we needed to do laundry. Also added laundry from the hamper that has not been done by the cleaner. -Ample kitchen pantry cupboard space. The kitchen layout is fantastic. -A nice touch to have two ovens. Really like the smaller top oven very useful. Bottom oven has a very propane rich smell. Notes on cleanliness: -The carpets are absolutely disgusting and stained. They need deep cleaning. -Furniture does not look or feel clean (tons of crumbs in sofa). -Dishes & sheets were fine. -We broke no dishes, but there is broken glass under the living room sofa. Not cleaned up from previous occupants or cleaner. -The garbage was absolutely overflowing in the two cans under the deck by the entrance stairs. The recycling bin at the road had a previous occupants trash (with magots so we didn’t clean that up). On safety & privacy: -There was a significant blackberry bramble that was growing across the bottom of the stairs. Scratch central. My husband broke it off for us after we got scratched a few times. -Deck boards still have rot in some places but some have been replaced in key areas. There is a tripping hazard coming to the main front door up the stairs. -The lower railing to go up to the master floor is loose. -The master bed frame is still very noisy and creaky. -No curtains on the French doors in the two bedrooms on the ground floor. My teenagers don’t feel excessively safe sleeping there. -Master bathroom sink does not drain well (& this looks like this has been an issue). Master bathroom only has one towel rod which falls off the wall; the rod was bent. There were no hooks to hang any towels. There were no hand towel loops. -Basement bathroom towel rod was missing. -Water booster pump in mechanical room seems quite loud and cycles nearly continuously. -Appreciated the multiple box fans. We were here during 90° heat. Curtains would be a nice help to reduce heat inside. No AC. This place is pretty and totally adequate. The timber framing in the house is beautiful to look at. The woods surrounding are beautiful. The seclusion is nice. The master shower is useful for showering small kids and not having to shower yourself; neat to have four shower heads. Overall, there are many small and easy fixes of things that could be done better here to make this a top notch place to stay.

This is a great family getaway house. Nice master suite upstairs, two bedrooms downstairs, 2.5 bathrooms, well equipped kitchen, nice tv and fair internet. This was our second stay and it seems that the house needs some TLC. All of the smoke alarms have been removed from the walls and ceilings (as they were in February), one of the wooden deck post footings is settling and causing a sag in the deck, the carpet had dirty spots that were easily cleaned with some general cleaner and elbow grease, there are discarded items laying on the ground by the car port, etc. Those things didn't really detract from our stay but reflect the attention and upkeep the property is getting. We might stay there again or look for other nearby alternatives.

This is a great family getaway house. Nice master suite upstairs, two bedrooms downstairs, 2.5 bathrooms, well equipped kitchen, nice tv and fair internet. This was our second stay and it seems that the house needs some TLC. All of the smoke alarms have been removed from the walls and ceilings (as they were in February), one of the wooden deck post footings is settling and causing a sag in the deck, the carpet had dirty spots that were easily cleaned with some general cleaner and elbow grease, there are discarded items laying on the ground by the car port, etc. Those things didn't really detract from our stay but reflect the attention and upkeep the property is getting. We might stay there again or look for other nearby alternatives.

We loved this house! We will be back. It was exactly what our family needed. Lots of woods and windows to look at those woods. The wood stove, the kitchen, the bedrooms, everything was wonderful. And of course that upstairs shower is outstanding. This was the perfect place to spend my 69th birthday. Thank you! PS The driveway is not nearly as intimidating as I had anticipated. We made it easily in an AWD.

We loved this house! We will be back. It was exactly what our family needed. Lots of woods and windows to look at those woods. The wood stove, the kitchen, the bedrooms, everything was wonderful. And of course that upstairs shower is outstanding. This was the perfect place to spend my 69th birthday. Thank you! PS The driveway is not nearly as intimidating as I had anticipated. We made it easily in an AWD.