This is a great house in a very peaceful and beautiful setting. I highly recommend it for anyone hoping to get away from it all for a few days. The house is slightly rough around the edges, in a country-cottage sort of way. But that's actually part of its attraction, in my view. The house itself is filled with great art and wonderful pieces of furniture, and the gardens are outstanding, with plants, trees, and flowers from all over the world, by the looks of it. The bedrooms were comfortable, and the kitchen in particular was charming. Mark was great in communicating with us and he was also very flexible around check-in and check-out. My wife and I plan to stay here again in the near future — as soon as we can!