Unfortunately, the cottage had an infestation of carpenter ants and we were unable to stay. There were quite a few ant traps and dozens of dead ants in the cottage when we arrived, as the owners had clearly tried to address the issue, but just as many live ones were crawling up the walls/furniture. The cottage is an older building, so a few insects can be expected, but we suspect the campfire wood piled against the cottage might have been a major attraction and suggest that if the owners move the wood away from the building, this might help. We had visiting family members with us, and had a scramble to find alternate accommodations that could accommodate our group in the high season and during a heat wave, so we incurred additional expense and had to cut our vacation short. Thankfully, I can say that Melissa was quick to apologize and respond to initiate a refund and we thank her for that.