We enjoyed our Thanksgiving stay at this large Lake Michigan vacation rental. There were 19 of our family and we used every bed. The kitchen with two stoves and two refrigerators handled dinner preparations easily. We moved the dining room table into the kitchen area alongside the table there. And we were able to seat everyone. All in all, we had a great time.
Hannah was great to work with. It might be helpful if we mentioned some of the downsides that might be helpful to both the owner and future guests. First of all, we were not there during the summer, rather late Fall. The pool was closed and the outside not used. Several issues flow from this fact. Two of the nine bedrooms are merely enclosed porches without closets or heat. The cleaning fee when the pool and outside are not used (and therefore no sand tracked in) seems high. Maybe different cleaning fees for the summertime and other times. The cleaning fee sounds particularly high when the guests are required to wash and dry all towels, have all dishes washed or in the dishwasher, and all beds stripped.
I need to mention one other issue that little can be done about in the short term but might be worthwhile to mention if the owners are open to long term changes. Right now, the space is not well used. The lower level has two bathrooms and no bedrooms, the next level has five bedrooms and one bathroom, and the upper level has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The heating is fine on the upper two floors, but it is cold on the lower floor. Thus, again, in the Fall we seldom used the lower level.
Regardless of the above shortcomings, the place worked out well for our family to celebrate Thanksgiving together. I would like to rent it again in the summer.