The Pros:
The house is right on the lake and has stunning views! The pool is gorgeous, warm, and well-maintained. The backyard landscaping is pretty and also well-maintained. The house is historical and has charming aspects from the past. The owner lives right next door and tries to accommodate most needs. Geese travel through and are so enjoyable to watch. There are plenty of fish for fishing. We had a good family vacation swimming, fishing, barbecuing, playing pool, and having fun family time!
The Cons:
The owner did not remember our correct day of arrival, so we were met with less-than-welcoming comments from the owner and another renter. Once the owner realized she had the wrong date, she seemed quite apologetic and tried to accommodate by offering us leftover alcohol from the previous renters, use of her personal plastic wine glasses, and a 2 hour late checkout. We had to wait outside while the house was cleaned. Once inside, we were hit with an overwhelming smell of mothballs! It never went away and we have had to air out all luggage and wash everything. The house is older, which has its charms and characteristics, but also has mice, giant roaches, bees (yes, inside the house) and an extremely large population of spiders and spider webs. There were spider webs EVERYWHERE...every corner from floor to ceiling. My husband was bit 4 times, and my son found a spider in his bed and a giant roach in his luggage the first night. I ended up carrying a fly swatter everywhere I went. I understand that it is expected because it is near a lake, but there are professional exterminators that will take care of all those creatures. The WIFI was very slow, and there was no cable. I did contact the owner late the first night to tell her about all the issues, and she was there early the next morning to help as much as she could, although all creatures remained throughout our stay.
That was our experience.