My wife and I with our kids, their spouses, and their kids (our grandkids) had a great time at this well equipped home. Only 16 of our total group size of 19 could make it this year; but The Pillars is clearly the place that we will return to! This home with its 6 bedrooms and beds for 24 allowed us to comfortably put each family unit in its own bedroom and everyone had a real bed to sleep in. And we have future expansion space for grandchildren who get married in the future. The Great Room afforded great family meal and game board times. Kids and grandkids had plenty room in about 1/3 of the Great Room to set up a huge Fantasy Strategy game layout and play it during the week; and, yet, there was plenty of room in the remaining 2/3 to have meals and play cards or board games. We learned a new way to play Cribbage: "Cribbage Reloaded"! I may have to make a board for our home! Bathrooms placement and operation were well planned. Kitchen arrangement and appliances and equipment was great for our large family. Steve and Michelle did not spare expense to provide dishes, silverware, and even dedicated coffee cups and a separate coffee maker. Everything is top notch! Smart TV's and DVD/Blueray were excellent. The home is big enough that we could get together in the Great Room for family game time; and at the same time, if some folks needed to read a book or view a DVD, that could happen in one of the living rooms on the main floor or down in the family room. Also, the outside accomodations were wonderful: chairs out in front or back or over the Boat House. The pontoon boat performed flawlessly. It was used for early morning fishing trips, midday fishing trips (if not too hot), and swimming in the lake about 300 yards off shore. Our grandkids pulled in over 120 sunfish/crappies,bluegills,etc and their dads were busy baiting and taking fish off the hooks. Yes, most of them went back into the lake; but we did keep about 8 or 10 of the bigger ones. The adults also caught their share of sunfish/etc; but also were able to catch (and throw back) a few muskies and Northerns. The close proximity to a golf course and the town of Alexiandria with its antique shops and restaurants provided a mid-week break for those who wanted a few hours of separate activity time. As our family has grown (in size and numbers); my wife and I have been on the hunt for a truly large family sized home on a lake that would truly accomodate all of us. The Pillars does that magnificantly !!