James’s house was well-furnished - lovely plush carpeting upstairs, decked out in wood cabin decor, extra bedding, kitchen was well-stocked with lots of cookware, dining ware, and basic cooking supplies. The wood stove worked and split lumber was available for our use. James plowed the driveway before we arrived. The frozen lake directly in back was beautiful.
The location was close enough to the cities to be a short drive and far enough away to feel like an escape.
The only downside for our particular trip was that there was no comfortable place for two separate couples to sit and visit together aside from the dining room table. The living room only has a single couch, so we ended up pulling one of the hard-seat kitchen chairs over for the one time we all watched a movie. An extra loveseat or even single plush chair would have solved the issue. It was a little pricier than what I would probably pay again for this house, but overall a very nice visit.