Huge lodge with big family gathering areas. The view from the deck is to die for. Communication with the owners was excellent. You are just minutes from the center of Garden City, the free public beach accessible through Garden City Park, the adventure park and go-karts, the shops and restaurants. But you might want to just stay at the lodge because it's pretty awesome. Toys for the kids upstairs, little "secret" passageways between the kids' rooms, video games, board games and puzzles, tons of spices and staples in the pantry, nice garage, double laundry room, and fire pit. Every pan or dish we needed was in the kitchen. It was perfectly clean except the carpet had some spots (although clean and vacuumed)--probably because we rented at the very end of summer--Just a sign people have had fun there!