This cottage is exactly what we were looking for. We wanted a space that was private, had a deck, spacious kitchen, and outdoor hot tub. The kitchen was especially important as I really enjoy preparing nice meals on holiday and this kitchen had everything we might want. There is a range for cooking and a toaster oven or barbecue if you want to bake anything. I barbecued a pizza (carefully) while we were there and it worked a treat. The barbecue is spacious and easy to use. There is also a coffee maker, coffee grinder, kettle, toaster, and a variety of pots, pans, baking dishes, and bowls. The fridge/freezer is full-sized and works well.
The feeling of privacy was also important to us and the cottage had plenty of it. You can only see the main house through one window and while barbecuing: the deck, hot tub, and every other window makes you feel completely alone (in a good way!). The cottage is close enough to the house to benefit from having the hosts on call (like when we locked the hot tub controls by accident) without having them feel perpetually present.
The hot tub is a 2-person tub, which I actually discovered I liked more than the larger ones I've used in the past. I also have had issues with hot tubs being too chlorinated for comfort, which this one wasn't, so that was nice. The best thing about the hot tub, I found, was that it looks right over the water and is covered so it protects you from the sun while you enjoy the view.
I read another review that said the bed was uncomfortable but we certainly didn't think so. I don't know how recently that reviewer stayed there, or if the mattresses have been replaced, but we found the bed extremely comfortable and the pillows plush and well-floofed.
There are two points that I absolutely cannot end without mentioning. The first is the proximity to the galloping goose trail, which we took long walks along every day we were there. It's just a couple minutes' walk from the cottage and can be followed for about an hour in one direction and many hours in the other. The second is how thrillingly clean everything in the cottage is. I am the kind of person who (even before covid) brings lysol wipes and a hand vac on every vacation because I know other people's idea of clean just isn't as stringent as my own, but I can say--with relief--that I didn't feel the need to wipe down or avoid a single surface because of uncleanliness. The cabin also smells like nothing--which to me indicates that it is truly clean as there are no artificial scents to cover up filth. Everything was up to my standards, which are admittedly high, and I can give no greater compliment.