The cottage is beautifully decorated, with tons of character. The house is filled with high-end items: the furniture, the bedding, and my favorite feature -- the Moccamaster coffee maker. They didn't skimp on the amenities, for sure. The backyard was also a wonderful place to relax.
A couple cons: the upstairs is hot even with fans, and the shower upstairs was small, akin to a cruise ship shower.
We did have some issues during our stay. The refrigerator would only cool down to 50-55 degrees. We had planned to do some cooking, but it didn't work out. When I first messaged about the fridge, Tony sent me to the website to trouble shoot on my own. I tried, but wasn't able to fix it. Then, they weren't able to get a repairman until 5 days after check-in. After I responded that 5 days was a bit long, by that evening, he came by with a replacement fridge. I was happy with that, but but the first two efforts to assist (fix it yourself or wait 5 days) could have been better. Still, all is good at this point. Then the next day we lost power for over 24 hours and itt was 97 degrees outside. This part was totally out of the owner's control. Many homes in Ohio lost power due to widespread storms and it happened to coincide with sweltering heat. I live in Florida, so I can deal with a little sweating, but this was miserable. We had several very friendly problem-solving exchanges. Tony was polite and trying to accommodate. We went to a hotel and came back the next day. The power still wasn't on and we reached a point where we had to go to another nearby airbnb with power. At the end of these exchanges, the owner became frustrated and rude when asking for a refund for the last two nights. I felt like I was being scolded for wanting to make other arrangements. Ultimately, he did refund the last two nights and paid for the hotel for the previous night. He also refunded $100, as requested, for the lost food due to the refrigerator malfunction. To be fair, it is a gorgeous cottage and it just didn't work out for us.