We all concluded that this house was originally built as a duplex, with mirror-image side-by-side units. There are two stairwells to the second floor, two kitchens across the back of the house, two living rooms, etc. Someone did a nice job of opening these units into one large home. A living room closet is packed with games and toys.
The kitchens are very generously stocked with a huge selection of pots and pans, high-end small appliances, plenty of dishes and flatware. One lower cupboard has paper plates and napkins, and there are lots of cloth towels. There are plenty of cleaning supplies under the sinks, including dishwasher soap packets. The south dining room has enough wine glasses for well, a party. The pantries, though, are bare. (It's really not the responsibility of the owner to feed their guests, after all.) Someone had left behind a few boxes of tea bags, and there is a drawer with some partial bottles of spices. If you plan to prepare all of your meals, you'll need to bring everything. I'm glad we brought our salt and pepper grinders.
Bedrooms -- upstairs there are two large bedrooms facing the water, each with a door to the shared balcony. One of them has an ensuite bathroom. Three other smaller bedrooms are on each side of the house, with two full bathrooms for everyone to share. The other two bathrooms are in the basement, as are three of the bedrooms. But you don't have the sense that you are in a basement; it's all nicely designed. Everyone commented on how comfortable the mattresses are. Linens are very nice. Each bathroom had one little bar of soap and one extra roll of toilet paper: you'll need to bring all your own stuff. We did find hairdryers in the bathrooms, and plenty of beach towels in the basement laundry room.
Halfway down the path to the beach are stacks of beach chairs, a large container of beach toys, and two umbrellas. People really do seem to honor the Private Beach concept, so you'll have plenty of room on the sugar-like sandy beach. There is a community beach for the non-waterfront Shorewood Hills residents immediately south of this property. Although crowded, it was rather quiet; Saturday night, though, it seemed as though there was a church service going on -- complete with microphones. It was over by 10:30, but did disturb the serenity one hopes for when looking at the stars. (This minor irritation is our only complaint.)
Jason is an excellent agent -- very responsive and helpful.