The cabin is beautifully situated and offers lots of privacy. We really enjoyed the deck, used the grill, the outside fireplace and the pond for kajakking. When out on the lake you can see the Presidential Mountain Range in the distant, an impressive sight. When we went hiking to the VDOE summit, we took a right outside of the cabin and went into the woods. After only 3 or 4 minutes of walking, we encountered a black bear with three cubs, at barely 20 feet distance. We retreated, and saw a deer crossing our path a minute later. Amazing experience. The cabin itself was clean, although there were a couple of small things that need fixing; a door handle was loose in the kitchen, and a towel bar in the bathroom came off as well. Also, the dishwasher had issues (which apparantly was easily fixable) but it took longer than necessary to get from the AI agents to the actual owner (we were even given a wrong name and phone number at first - that person did not respond and wasnt even te owner), so we had to do the dishes ourselves for the first 3-4 days. Could have been handled more efficiently. Other than that, we had a great time. We hiked Mt. Pierce with our kids (aged 9 to 14), very nice. We also did Mt. Willard (easy hike), and Mt. Jackson (a bit more challenging than Pierce with some rock climbing at the top). Would love to return to this beautiful area some day to do more hiking. Also, the pond is great for swimming, very clean water.