This well located and well appointed little cottage is full of history, and...it smells a little funky... however we got used to this pretty quickly (it IS old). The cottage was adequately clean but had a little dirt around the edges. I found an old sock and a tablet ( medicine) under a dresser. No huge big deal unless a toddler finds it first (the tablet, not the sock!). The new bathroom was nice and both the water temp and pressure were excellent. The heat pump warmed the place easily. We did not meet our hosts but they checked in with us by email twice during our 10 day stay, asking if we needed anything, which was appreciated. We would stay at the cottage again.