The cottage is quite dark because it gets very little sunlight into it. This would be fine in the summer - probably welcome but is likely to be a bit cold in other months. The upside is that it is lovely and private. The sunset isn't actually visible from the cottage and it's a short walk of 5-10 mins down the road to the lake. The main road is close by and is fairly noisy from trucks. When we stayed the cottage was about to be done up which will no doubt improve amenities and facilities inside.