Six of us (me, wife, mother-in-law, 3 kids) spent two weeks at Shady acres in mid-June. I'd recommend the property to anyone in a heartbeat.

The house itself is big and comfortable, divided nicely with upstairs and downstairs living rooms. There is zoned A/C, with separate thermostats on both levels. Everything was very clean and comfortable. We immediately felt right at home. Nice big tv's on each floor and in the master bedroom, two full bathrooms downstairs and one upstairs, and great lake views from 3 of the 4 bedrooms. Beds had nice pillow-top mattresses, the kitchen was cozy but well laid-out. The house was much better, in my opinion, than the pictures show online.

The grounds were very nice, with a stone-paver fire-pit, grill, dock and carport. The fire-pit is a few feet from Lake Toxaway, so it's a pretty great spot to sit and relax in the evening. Our 3 kids spent time on the dock, looking for fish, finding (and feeding) crayfish, etc. Having grown up in Minnesota, I can say that the bugs were not bad at all.

Lake Toxaway, of course, is the main draw. Since it's a private lake, it's never too crowded, even on a Saturday afternoon in the summer. We did lots of tubing on the provided pontoon (gassed up at the marina 3x!), and slow-cruised the shoreline, checking out some of the mega-million $$ homes around the lake. Again, the boat included in the rental is a HUGE benefit over other VRBO options in this area. We could tube in the bay for long stretches with no other boats around, and the kids had a blast.

The owners, Steve and Rosie were very helpful, understanding and accommodating before and during the rental process. Their management staff, Tony and Michael, were also complete professionals, going above and beyond. Markey (not sure of that spelling?), the House Cleaner, was also very professional, and took real pride in doing a great job.

One example; my littlest daughter lost a new fidget spinner, and she was pretty torn up about it. Michael, without knowing anything about it, found it, texted me, and promptly dropped it in the mail. That's going above and beyond, and I appreciate it.