It’s essentially camping, but in a building instead of a tent, since there’s no electricity or running water. The main luxury is it’s on your own private island with two beaches!! And they were very clear about needing to row your gear over, and that you needed to use pond water to force flush the toilet. So those details met our expectations. The views from the island are beautiful, and the little deck area behind the cabin was my favorite part. They have a propane stove in the cabin, a gas grill, and charcoal grill. So the options for cooking are great. It was perfect for my kids and our dog.
That said, it was still over $400/night after taxes and fees. I think for that price, they should be providing both bedding and towels that are laundered between guests. It would save having to row that stuff over. And maybe consider providing kayaks or a canoe to use to explore the lake.
The listing description could be beefed up with more specific details about what is available in the cabin. We brought a lot of things with us that we didn’t need to (silverware, pots, pans, mugs, etc). There were three jugs of water available in the cabin as well for washing hands and dishes, and we brought several gallons with us for this purpose. This wouldn’t be a huge deal except for the fact that you have to row everything over. We took 3 trips and that much water is heavy!!
It also described a wood burning stove which wasn’t there.
Lastly, we brought batteries so we could use the lights throughout the cabin. And the cabin IS loaded with a million different solar and battery operated light options. The problem was even with new batteries, we could only get a few to work. I’d say 80% of the lights had either dead bulbs or the fixture was broken.