Mandy's house is in a beautiful location and she is a welcoming host. She prepares breakfast for guests and offers tea and coffee throughout the day. It is a fairly intimate/suffocating living situation with Mandy home throughout the day and only a thin wall separating Mandy's room from the guest room. We were asked not to make noise after 9:15 - and in particular, no laughing - so that Mandy could go to sleep. This is not an issue necessarily, just something to be aware of if you tend to stay up later, or are uncomfortable with that feeling of being very much in someone else's home/ having to creep around a little bit. Mandy prepared a fire for us both nights we stayed which was lovely given the cold weather. Ellendale is picturesque and a short drive to mount field. All in all a positive (if a little uncomfortable) experience.