Karen's place is astoundingly beautiful... a magical castle with glorious grounds (including friendly horses). It is fun to explore the castle! We did have several difficulties during our short visit. There was nobody to meet us when we arrived, and we were unable to contact the host or read her messages because we could not get service on the castle grounds. The castle is not private - other guests visited us to drop off their keys and enjoy the castle grounds, the man on the second floor banged on his door and yelled as our children passed his level on the stairs, which frightened the kids pretty badly. In the morning, workers arrived at 9:00 am to set up a huge tent on the grounds, which was loud. The workers also sat in the cab of their truck, staring at anyone through the downstairs bathroom window... which was not cool at all. Thus, my review is unfortunately mixed. While the castle itself is truly wonderful, and Karen did her best to contact us and reach out after our arrival to make sure we were comfortable, it is important to note that the place is really not private, and therefore not worth the price.