Communication was just fine and we even got to meet Laura in person the day we arrived. The house has everything you need but what we liked best was its location as it is truly perfectly situated if you want to explore southern RI. We went to Block Island, Westerly for the Shakespeare festival, New Bedford for the whaling museum, Mystic CT for the museum, Plimoth Plantation and Watch Hill for the beach.
We could have * walked* to Kayak rental place where we could have explore the Narrow River which is right by the house but I guess we ran out of time!