Balance Cottage Response:If you think you are getting a cozy cottage on the water just outside of Bar Harbor you are only half right…. Balance cottage is cute, clean, with nice amenities in a great location but there is a caveat- you are on the owner’s property and there are many rules and regulations while you are staying there, including many notes and directions on what to do and what not to do (including notes inside the drawers) throughout the house. There is a welcome binder with many instructions most of which tells you what not to do-akin to the Nick Sabin commercial.The owner met us at the door when we arrived—She had many suggestions about how to live in her place, although she was very pleasant, cooperative and responsive, we felt it was a bit much.The seemingly gourmet kitchen was much less with dull knives, minimal utensils, a poor functioning toaster, an electric stove that takes 30 min to heat up and a small basic coffee pot from over 10 years ago.Our family has travelled to many national parks and we have stayed in many VRBOs-we have never experienced deception and hovering like this.We don’t want to be rude or disrespectful but we thought others should be aware of what comes along with the place. For the record, the picture that makes you think you are on the water is actually in the owners back yard.