We had so much FUN in this home! We had our five adult children, two sons-in-law, one 4 yo grandson, and three grandparents all together for five days, and we wanted MORE! That doesn't happen often! We had extended family come for a couple of hours of visiting...a total of 27 people spread throughout the 3 floors and there was room to spare. We played games and ate tons of pizza and ice cream.
As far as the home, it is over 100 years old so don't expect brand new stuff. Everything worked, it wasn't spotless but Cheryl's cleaning crew was on holiday so that was okay...it wasn't dirty or anything, just not spotless.
The bathrooms were not attached to any of the rooms as I thought they were, but it all worked out very well. There are 2 bathrooms upstairs, 1 on the main floor, and 1 downstairs.
The front porch light has to stay on and this makes the main floor bedroom difficult to sleep in because it is so brightly lit. We had to put a sheet over the door to make it work for us.
Most of the water in the whole house is backwards, the normal hot location is cold and visa versa. This is only learned by trial and error, so it might be nice for that to be noted somewhere.
The beds and linens were comfortable, the towels were plentiful.
I did have my debit card hacked while there so I would suggest not connecting to the wifi. I was the only one that connected to it and I was the only one that got hacked. It may be a coincidence but I don't think so.
The kitchen was big enough for all our holiday cooking, and it was nice to have a 2nd kitchen downstairs to move all the casseroles around in. We were cooking a lot of food and had brought additional disposable casserole dishes. That was a good thing because they didn't have enough or big enough for what we needed. The gas range in the main floor kitchen is not true to temp, it is not as hot as it says...and it would shut off whenever we opened the door. That could have been user error, but it was aggravating.
The player piano does not work, nor can you play it, but the pump organ does work.
The parking is plentiful but you have to access it from National Street. There is no parking available from Walnut Street.
Overall, it was a WONDERFUL trip and we would stay there again if we had the opportunity! Great memories were made by all of us!
