We booked the property in November for our wedding in June. The "lake access" was the selling point, and the owner, Kevin, said we can use the access road (1/4 mile away) to get to the beach for the ceremony. A couple months later when I asked about the road, he said that in order to use it, we have to book cabins through the state park.
When we arrived Thursday, June 5th, Kevin's girlfriend was there because he was out of the state. She said she'd stop by to water the plants, but we'd "never know" she was there. The next day she stopped by and asked for a large sum of money for a deposit. My parents were uncomfortable giving it to her without having anything in writing from Kevin, so she left. Later that day, two random men walked around and asked our friends and family questions about the wedding for about 30 minutes (turns out they were friends of Kevin's). Then the next door neighbor came over and asked questions for another half hour, and was obviously upset because "Kevin never said anything about a party". On our wedding day, the girlfriend was wandering around asking guests more questions and even told a couple of them that we have to pay a deposit otherwise there's another family that's going to check-in. When I found her, she told me to check my email and respond to Kevin. I told her that this was not the time or place to discuss details, and we had already held up our end of the deal. After arguing for 15 minutes, my dad came and talked her into leaving so we could all concentrate on the wedding. When I checked my email the next day, there was a message (sent the day of the wedding) from Kevin asking for more money, or he would call the police and have us removed from the property. He said that he had no idea we were having a wedding (even though I have emails from him asking if we need a DJ, florist, caterer, musician, etc.), and that we were "trespassing" by having more than 7 people on the property. When we requested a walk-through on Monday, the girlfriend tried to say we owed for random things (excessive garbage, a dent in the door handle, not washing the towels), but after she talked to Kevin she said we had in fact left everything in the proper condition. All I can say is they need to hire a property manager that knows what they're doing before they ruin anyone else's special occasion. In order to get this review posted, I must also state that the interior of the house was clean and bird-themed. The property looks just like the photos.