Pros: beautiful, clean house with plenty of space, enough dish- and glassware to feed dozens of people, games and puzzles, high end appliances, fairly convenient to Thomaston and Rockland. General store is cute and surprisingly well-stocked. Easy walk into the village, a couple of restaurants, and the ferry to Monhegan Island. Showers have great water pressure, beds are comfortable. Black-out shades on the windows. Tower fans keep bedrooms cool at night. Property manager very responsive- we called her at least 3 times!
Cons: there is no king-size bed, even though the listing says there is. This is usually a deal-breaker for us. Husband and I slept in the twin beds, and a twin is really too small for him. One of my sons went to camp on the second day, so my husband moved to his queen bedroom. We had planned to bring our combined four dogs, but decided not to due to proximity to road and lack of a fenced area. There really is no way to let a dog off-leash- the yard is too small. The road is not busy, as the street dead ends at two private drives, but most nights there were noisy teenagers walking by. The ovens take a long time to pre-heat. The brand new microwave stopped working on our second-to-last day. Cookware is old, cheap, and there isn't enough. We started cooking a casserole only to discover there were no baking dishes. Not one. We called the property manager and were brought a very tiny ceramic one that did not at all suffice. Luckily one of the large pans is oven-safe, so we cooked our dinner in that. Other than salt and pepper, olive and vegetable oil, and some very old-looking apple cider vinegar, there are NO staples, so bring your own. The freezer is in the garage. Not a big deal for us, but might bother some. So much water condenses on the outside of the lobster tank that it forms a large puddle on the counter that we were constantly mopping up. You could see where the floor is stained when it is left alone. Not a single book in the house. That is weird. I always like to see what books there are, and usually read one or two while I am there. Only one of the garage door buttons worked, and access was tricky if two cars were in the garage. No walking trails nearby that we could find. You really have to go outside to get cell service, and the wifi was very temperamental and slow. My husband had planned to have some online meetings, but had to cancel because the wifi was too unreliable.
We will not return.