We spent a week in the herdhouse with our 2 children, aged 2 & 5. The house was lovely and spacious, clean and comfortable. It is quite secudled, so very quiet and peaceful. Lovely lake views from cottage (lake is not so close to cottage that children would wander over to it). The boys loved the ladder to the loft, but we had to be very careful with our 2 year old trying to climb down it, which was no big deal. We all slept in one room meaning we had this area as an extra room to hang out. . great little play room.