We would live here! Mike's cottage is adorable, yet substantial; quaint, yet convenient. It's like an Alpine chalet crossed with a hassle-free hotel, with the added, invaluable asset of a dock on a lake.
Mike's house overlooks the cottage, which only served as a benefit - he's there for friendliness and help, but we sensed total privacy and comfort.
The house layout is a bonus. The bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom are on the main floor, but downstairs is a big living room with a TV and access to a little outdoor area with a super helpful clothesline. If someone's watching TV or you have an extra guest, someone can sleep upstairs without hearing them at all.
The location is rather perfect, too, just a couple min from conveniences, 5-10 min from downtown, and walkable to the lengthy Galloping Goose bike and pedestrian path running all the way to downtown and limitless kilometers in the other direction.
We would stay here again in a heartbeat.