The location is magic. You can relax on the sunny upper deck or covered lower deck. From your bed you can look out across the river, which is absolutely delightful. In this way the design is wonderful. There is a potential drawback and that's there isn't lots of privacy between the three sleeping areas as the rooms are separated with louver doors that don't all fasten shut, and the sound between the bedrooms does travel. The water pump from next door is also a bit noisy when it kicks in, which is a shame as the place is otherwise serene. The house has many different spaces for people to relax in and these are beautifully decorated with interesting and tasteful furnishings. At the time of writing there was no microwave, which was a surprise given the house is quite well equipped