We wish there was a 4.5 star rating! The place was clean and met all of our needs. We spent half of our time eating out and the other half eating in; the kitchen was equipped with pots, pans and the cooking utensils we needed. The fireplace was nice and Brenda provided firewood for the first fire. The extra blankets made the cold winter nights extra comfortable while waiting for the A/C to warm the bedroom. The wifi worked well during our stay.

We enjoyed our stay but want to mention some items for your awareness. The house is older but well kept. With age comes some difficulty with the doors lachting shut. It takes 2-3 times of hard pushes to stay closed while trying to do it quietly for those that live upstairs. The house does creak and moan while walking and at night but we got used to it. Part of the charm of the home. There ween't any locks on the interior doors, including the bathroom. We were okay with it, but a future visitor may not be. Sometimes the bathroom door wouldn't stay closed.

Brenda did a good job of responding by message/text.

It snowed about 5-6 inches the night before we left. Brenda's brother lives upstairs and shoveled the snow from the sidewalk in the morning all the way to way our car was parked. I think that was purposefully to help make it easier for us and it was a great help as we were checking out and had to get it the airport that morning.

We picked the place because we were going to venture out and possible use the bikes to visit Minehaha Park and Falls, but it ended up being too cold for that.