We were welcomed by Kim when we arrived to the cottage. She was so warm and welcoming. She was very helpful with restaurant suggestions and activities/places to visit during our stay. She was available any time we had a question.The beds were comfortable and everything was very clean! There is an additional shower outside. I was a little hesitant to try it but I am so glad I did! It was amazing! It has a rain shower head (not sure if that is the correct term), but I loved it! I used it all week. We were told the cottage has a small hot water tank so we needed to space our showers about 15 minutes apart. There were four of us and that never was a problem. The cottage sits across the road from Torch Lake. Public access to the beach is a very short walk. The beach area is pretty small. You can see the massive sand bar from the shore. The Lake is beautiful! There is a general store and boat rental down the road. We walked down there for an ice cream after dinner a couple of times. We did rent a pontoon boat for the day. If you stay in the Torch Lake area you should start making phone calls to reserve a boat early. We were lucky to get one on our last full day there. I was told they book fast and I believe it! We made day trips to different places around Traverse city which is about a 20 minute drive. We went to one of the many winery’s, sleeping bear dunes, shopping in downtown Travers city. Breakfast at Mommas kitchen in Alden was great,and they had some cute shops we checked out. I can’t remember all the local restaurants we had dinner at but they were all very good! I truly had a very comfortable stay. My children are young adults and the only thing they did suggest having a DVD player for the cottage. Honestly, we stayed so busy, watching TV was low on my list but for a young person I can see wanting one to use. Thank you Kim for an awesome week. We were very happy with our stay.