Unit was large for our family of 5, not sure I would put 8 in here. But we like our space. Murphy comes down without moving stuff around much and was very comfortable. The 3rd bathroom was a wonderful thing to have on vacation. Each bedroom had an attached bath, so privacy was never an issue. The appliances felt brand new, there were stacks of blankets and pillows. We used the crock pot to make Chili, we cooked Buffalo steaks on the grill outside. We were there in the summer and it got a little warm at times - we just used the big tall wind tunnel fans, there were 3 of them in the unit. There is never air conditioning in Colorado, you really do not need it - there were 3 box fans and 3 wind tunnel fans - plenty to keep us comfortable. Lots of towels, plenty of kitchen supplies. There were even cooking supplies over the microwave - spices, coffee filters, olive oil etc....would go back in a heart beat!