Summerdale Cottage - Huge Galena Territory Retreat

Dave, we enjoyed hosting you and your family! You're welcome back anytime.

A wise man once said that guests who leave several well-built snowmen in the front yard are automatically really good people. I know this because that wise man was me, and it was said when I pulled in the driveway about 10 minutes ago. Thanks for staying at our house, Betsy--and please give our best to your landscape architects! (Please come back when the snow melts. as we have flower beds that could use some attention.)

It was great dealing with Derek and Robyn! They not only left the house spotless, but they also left Klondike bars. We could pay it forward and leave them for the next group, but probably won't. We're looking forward to having this group return soon!

It was a pleasure to have Amanda and her friends kick off our Summer season! They left the place clean and in perfect shape, and we hope they come back soon.

Thanks, Lakisha! It was truly great working with you, and we're glad your birthday weekend was a success. It's been said that when you celebrate your birthday at the same vacation home each year, you never really age. We don't know who actually said it, but it makes sense. So please hurry back!

Kirby, thank you for kind words! It's been a pleasure working with you from the start, and we're looking forward to welcoming you and your group again. (And bring 15 next time--we can handle it!)

Holly and her group were easy to deal with and provided fantastic communication. We’re definitely having a huge winning streak with hosting the best people! Holly, please come back soon!

Destany and her family were our second group of guests. She provided great communication and was very understanding of the fact that we’re still rookies. Definitely hope to host her again!

It was a pleasure working with Stacey and her group. We had a few minor post-construction issues, and they rolled with it while letting us get things worked out. Stacey is the kind of guest who makes us want to hand out gift bags afterwards. We still don't, but if we ever start we'll make it retroactive--because of Stacey. We're looking forward to hosting Stacey and her people again soon!

Darla had but one request from the outset:: leave the Christmas tree up. We love guests who encourage procrastination, so we hope she makes an annual visit to mark the end of each holiday season! Darla, we're glad the house worked so well for you and your family, and we look forward to hosting you guys often.

Tim, thanks for the good review and for taking such good care of the place. Hope to host you guys again soon!

Matt, thanks for the review. (You're right about everything!) It was really fun dealing with you guys, and we hope you make several returns. Over and over, we're scared when we see "guys' weekend" in the opening communication. It turns out that "well-trained guys weekend" is way more accurate. You're breaking barriers for the rest of us! Please come back over and over. We really appreciate guests like you!

It was great working with Jill! She didn't ask for much and was so easy to please. We'd love to host 1000 guests just like her. If she doesn't come back we'll be devastated. (Jill, I'm serious. Come back often!)

These guys got together to celebrate their “over-the-hill” birthdays—without wives or kids. We expected to find chaos in the aftermath, but it looks like we just hosted a group of Eagle Scouts. Ryan, if you guys don’t come back next year, we’re inviting all your wives instead. But not your kids. So come back.

No, Jennie isn't my mom. It's a real review, and she's way too young. Anyway, Jennie was particular about finding the right house for their big day, and we're so glad we got to host. Jennie and her beautiful family are a fun group, and we're looking forward to seeing them next year!

Confession: Someone gave me a box of chocolates. Since I was doing keto, I just left them for Tina and her crew to try and score points. Now I'm worried that everyone will expect chocolates; therefore, I'm done with keto. Otherwise, Tina was really fun to host. She took great care of the place, and communication with her was easy. helpful and even fun. Come back soon, Tina! We'll have trail mix waiting for you. :)

Cindy is fantastic! We did a stealth rollout of our new gourmet ice cube feature for Cindy’s stay, and she gave kudos within hours of checking in. Even had she not, we’d like her because she took great care of the place. (But that’s a common trait of people who appreciate good ice.) Come back soon, Cindy!

This one was interesting. The fridge was relatively new but it stopped working. We replaced it the following morning. We were embarrassed. While we were removing the bad fridge, we came back to find Tim’s wife sweeping the area before we slid the new one in. Tim was removing packaging and tape. His wife offered us some homemade delicacies. We want Tim and his family to come back. And we want to hang out with them while they’re here. These are genuinely first-class people, and are the kind of guests that make this such a fun and rewarding endeavor. And if anyone wants a broken fridge, please reach out.

Emily and her family are the best guests to stay in a short term rental in the entire history of guests and short term rentals. It’s one thing to strip the beds, but to take everything to the laundry room, sort it and fire up the machines is over the top. It was such a pleasure to host them, and I look forward to them becoming regulars.

After hosting Katarina it was immediately obvious why her new husband snatched her up. She’s a gem, and Tyler needs to reward her with annual visits to our house to show her how much he appreciates her. Congratulations. you two! We’ll get to work on baby-proofing the place. (Ditto for puppies. We love puppies.)

Always wanted to have guests who showed up without fanfare and used their vacation time to paint, refinish hardwood floors and replace the roof. Hasn’t happened, but Laurie came. She’s way better. Laurie, our door is always open for you. Unless other people are here. Please, please hurry back! And I’m not crying. It’s just allergies.