So...imagine you arrive with your family of adult children and grandchildren, drive down the long driveway into a secluded grove of trees and find the house just as pictured on VRBO. Open the door to beautiful, light-filled, sparkling clean home with a large dining room space and an open kitchen that I swear 4 people can cook in at the same time while someone else is at the sink doing dishes. The countertop wraps around two sides of the kitchen and is accessible from both sides with stools for perching and chatting with the chefs and sous chefs. And it's not huge--just perfectly designed. Then imagine seeing the living room space on the other side of the kitchen--yes kinda small, but with those countertop stools for additional seating and tons of windows and opening onto a side porch with an overarching trellis covered with leafy vines and sparkling little lights. The porch wraps around to a full deck across the back of the house, lots of chairs, table with umbrella for shade, and, yes, this is where you will spend a lot of time...especially at night with the outdoor sound system, and of course with your morning coffee. There was plenty of deck space for all 10 of us plus babies and toddler. The view from the deck is a large, private back yard...perfect for yard games.. and the deep woods that surround it. And of course a fire pit with a picnic table. Bedrooms were perfect, bunk room much appreciated by the singles in our family, bathrooms again perfect and get this...stocked with 26 bath towels, plus washcloths and hand towels and 13 beach towels. My husband counted! Oh, that's not all---in the closets you'll find a treasure trove of traditional family games, in the kitchen everything you'll need including a huge collection of spices, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls, mugs, and in the outdoor shed beach and yard toys, beach umbrellas, boogie boards, croquet!, etc. In other words, we didn't need to bring anything but our bathing suits and clothes! What a gift!! The only thing we missed was a little apartment-sized washer and dryer to help with the little kids' clothes, but we hand-washed and took advantage of the very substantial clothes line. The beach itself is gorgeous and Lake Michigan was warm and wonderful. We are grateful for Coleen's attention to everything a family vacation needs to make it a truly stress-free week....Pam and Michael