We just spent 5 days here and loved it! The backyard is SO awesome and just perfect for families. It backs up to the forest which provides ample walking, playing and adventuring for you and your kiddos. We spent lots of time wandering and just burning energy in the rain.
The house is a perfect layout for 2 families. It has 2 masters and 2 bedrooms with twin over full bunks and lots of space.
A few things...
Pros:
1) Excellent location. Quick and easy walk anywhere. Couldn't have been happier with this!
2) Backyard is ah-mazing! Lots of fun outdoor play and nice to not back up to other houses. You could let the kids play and still see them from inside the house. Walk down to the campground and visit the rabbits and playground.
3) It is a quick straight shot from the house across the main drag and down a pathway to the beach.
4) House is supplied with everything you would need. Kitchen-wise, strollers, bikes, outdoor chairs, foos ball table inside, there was a ping pong table in the garage but we couldn't access it or much of the garage due to a boat being parked in there.
5) Space to spread out and get away from one another if needed, or let your littles nap like we did.
Cons:
1) There is only 1 piece of furniture (sectional) to sit on-- so when you have 4 adults and 3 kids, there isn't enough room to hang out and just watch a movie even. We always had to have kids sitting on the floor or a lap. The couch is well loved and probably needs to be replaced. You sit down and get sucked into the cushions and can't hardly climb out. My idea was to move the foos ball table to the upstairs landing area (kind of wasted space) and put more furniture in downstairs living area.
2) Coffee pots... there were two for the house, which is awesome.... BUT they only make about 3 cups per each pot. So we made two pots at a time, but you had to rotate the lid to pour, as one had a broken handle and you couldn't pore out of it.
3) We didn't have issues with the stairs, but be aware that they are a steep climb if you have anyone with those type of concerns.
4) The masters were nice and had ample space. But there were no dressers or places to put your bags/things. There was plenty of space for a dresser, which would have been nice to put things away and not leave bags on the floor.
NONE of these cons would prevent us from returning though! More just food for thought, I guess? It was a great trip and we are looking forward to returning again!
