Charming bayside Kawarthas cottage with antique finishes and original art

Thank you, Marek, for your review of our place! We are glad you both enjoyed the water. Canada Day weekend of course is a big weekend. Glad the rest of your stay was quiet for you!

Thank you, Ryan, to you and your family for your booking! We are glad you enjoyed your time at our cottage. We hope to have you stay again!

Thank you, Dana, for your lovely comments on our setting! We would love to have you and your family stay again!

Thank you, Selin, for your lovely comments! We are so glad you and your girlfriends enjoyed your time at our place. We would love for you to return next summer!

As owners, we would like to clarify once more that the damage deposit arose from coconut oil left in a leaking jar on a nice piece of pine furniture, a desk, that now has to be refinished. We tried every method to clean before charging for this. We do not charge a damage deposit lightly. The cutting board was stained red and oily but isn't the subject of the damage deposit. It is wise for safety reasons not to cut raw meat on a wooden board. We had provided other boards for such. Absolutely, all guests must cook on foil when using our BBQ. We provide the cooking trays and the foil. This keeps it clean for other guests and avoids oil and grease residues that even BBQ brushes wouldn't get clean, if successive guests cooked this way. Thank you for the review. We agree: "keep it clean" is what we do for our guests.

Hello We are glad you enjoyed your stay and all the amenities provided. We were surprised by the inaccuracies in your comment, given that we communicated back and forth multiple times about the questions you had, all of which you now raise again in your comments. Our cottage, which is more than a rental, but also a family seasonal home for some 25 years, of course doesn't have cockroaches. As explained, these are wood beetles who very occasionally find their way inside. This isn' t uncommon in a forested area. They are harmless. We keep the cottage spotlessly clean for ourselves and our guests, and we stayed ourselves for 2 full weeks after your stay with no problems. The occasional mouse dropping may occur, particularly if a guest leaves food out to attract them. We advise guests to be very careful in storing food away in containers and the fridge. This is the country. In the extreme heat this summer, a mouse may also have come in to avoid the excessive heat and if their food sources outside were compromised. We can't control climate change. Given our family two-week stay following your visit, we noted that your group broke our dock umbrella and stained sheets pink. We provide these services and would have appreciated at least a notification that these things had occurred.