The hosts are great people and well intentioned however for $1000 a night I was expecting an easier time getting to the lake and less traffic going through the "private property". The owners have admittedly only been doing AirBnB for a bit and are a little new to this.
My main issue was that, although they mentioned 2 people lived on the property and you might "see them" on the property taking out boats, they failed to mention they were running a commercial business and utilizing an access road that cuts through the middle of the "private" back yard. It seemed unsafe for my dogs to be let out in the backyard unsupervised due to carts and lifted trucks transporting boat rental people at least 2-5 times a day. We also had to cancel our friends coming over with kids because we felt awkward that we couldn't have toddlers running around a backyard with commercial access roads and trucks driving though, not exactly relaxing for the parents and grandparents.
In addition to this, the people they were taking too and from the dock would be able to see into the back yard or look into the house or deck, just felt invasive for $1,000 a night.
Some other issues that did bother myself and the guests were 2 separate hornet nests in the inviting hanging chairs on the upstairs deck, 4 different cockroaches we had to catch and a few creepy crawlers in the downstairs bathroom, expected at a lake house, but I rent property in the area and have pest control come out regularly and never heard of this many bug issues from guests or tenants.
The last thing that bothered me was the check in process, albeit well intentioned and nice, I didn't need to hear about the owners entire life and be met at the door and walk through the entire place, I have great reviews and I know how blue tooth works, please in the future just leave a list of house rules or communicate what you want on the listing.
I think the property is in an amazing place and I hope they make adjustments and changes or update communication on the listing to help create clear expectations for their next guests, again I think the owners are very nice and well intentioned, it just stung for $1000 a night and having it just be OK.