My family and I enjoyed staying at this property. We all agreed that we would come back.
Pros:
1) location is only a short 5 minute walk to town where you can shop, get coffee, or dine.
2) the house is large and has several great spaces that can accommodate big groups: dining room, 1st floor bar room with couch, lower level bar room with couches and chairs, and in kitchen dining table.
3) a large grassy back yard is great for lawn games, relaxing in the sun, or playtime for kids.
4) the dock is great and we were all able to fit on it (6 adults, 1 child) to enjoy the lake views, swimming, and sun.
5) the swimming area off the dock in clean. No real debris in the water to speak off. The lake has a rocky bottom and it didn’t bother us to go in without swim shoes.
Cons:
1) I did not feel that the listing shared accurate information about included property amenities: towels, linens, toilet paper, paper towels, dishwater detergent etc. (By the way, all included. Ample toilet paper and towels as well as a small dish soap, and dish water tabs).
2) Property manager was not easy to communicate with and did not have answers readily available when I called the contact #. The individual I spoke with could not confirm if the kitchen was stocked with dishes and silverware, kind of important information to know. The kitchen does have this and more.
3) Screen door on 1st floor to deck is still broken. I think I saw this mentioned in reviews from a year ago.
4) Overhead light in lower level bedroom with shared bathroom does not work.
5) Tub in shared bathroom on lower level does not drain well. The tub fills with 2-3 inches of water while showering.
6) House does not have AC. This is clearly stated in listing. However, house also does not have fans for each bedroom. 2nd floor master bedroom has ceiling fan and a floor fan. Lower level bedrooms did not have fans, no ceiling fans either. It was VERY hot while we were there. The lower level bedrooms were over 80 degrees at night and do not get good air flow through the windows. We were able to find one other working fan in a closet. Fans are absolutely needed for all bedrooms if it is warm out. The upstairs master bedroom, with fans, is extremely hot.
7) The refrigerator/freezer was not cooling properly. Our ice cream was like a milk shake.
8) The dryer doesn’t dry well. We were able to notice some permanent marker on the settings indicating which to use which seemed to help.