We loved this rental from the moment we walked in. The sitting room opens out to a gorgeous view of the lake, and the sofas offered enough comfortable seating for our entire party. When we walked into the kitchen, we found fresh-cut flowers, freshly baked muffins, and a basket of spare toiletries waiting for us (very thoughtful touches). The country style kitchen table had more than enough room for all of us and we had such fun family dinners there, looking out over the lake.
The sleeping arrangements were great, too:
- everyone had very comfortable pillows and mattresses
- four of the bedrooms had large windows overlooking the lake
- the basement was nearly soundproof (the adults could sleep in while the older kids had fun playing in the finished basement)
As for the lake:
The walk down to the dock is a long one (we counted 56 stairs), and the main thing we didn’t like was that there were no steps directly to the beach - we had to jump from the dock to the sand. So the youngest and oldest members of our party always needed assistance if they wanted to go swimming or boating (that is why we only gave four stars in the “location” category).
There were more than enough life jackets in all the sizes we needed and we had a lot of fun in the boats, with the boogie boards, and splashing in the lake. (The beach and lake have a lot of rocks, so anyone with sensitive feet should bring water shoes 😉). Our favorite thing to do was to jump in the lake after a day at one of the bay beaches.
In conclusion:
The house felt like home for the week we were there and we were very sad to leave such a fun vacation spot.