This house is undoubtedly very nice to stay in during the warmer months, but in winter it is brutal. I was fortunate enough to have a 4x4 vehicle which allowed me, through the use of 4L and 4H, to reach the house over ice and snow - but had a regular car, I would not have been able to reach the residence. The house itself is nice, if a bit cluttered - the refrigerator in particular was packed and unclean, meaning I would have to move something any time I wanted to put anything in there - which was rare. The bathroom is really nice.
The bedroom is what one might expect in an old house: the mattress squeaks and the frame rattles when you move. Some of the lamps in the room worked; some did not. Because there is no central heating, space heaters are provided by the host, but it would take a great deal of time to heat the room and then there was no way to bring the heater down to a "simmer" - which meant either roasting with it on or unplugging it. Once unplugged, the room's temperature would drop to levels of discomfort within less than an hour, due in large part to a draft coming around the window frame.
One should also note that the lock on the bedroom door is broken and does not lock.
I never used the first floor or the grounds, but future guests should note that the back deck has holes from rot, and I would not feel comfortable stepping out there. There was also a day when I was working in the bedroom that one of the other guests or residents sat at the bottom of the stairs sobbing for most of an hour, and I did not feel comfortable going downstairs with a complete stranger in emotional distress.
Walter is a lovely person - very genuine, inviting, and warm. Sadly the house does him a disservice. I went to stay at his house intent on finishing writing a book I am working on, but at no point could I get comfortable enough with the temperature to be able to concentrate on writing - more often than not, I was freezing while I was there and ultimately elected to return after only 3 nights of the 7 that I booked.