The house is cute and lovely, stocked with everything you need to eat, bathe, and do laundry (suits and towels!). We went to southern Illinois to hike in Shawnee forest, visit a friend, and to enjoy time on a lake. The lake is pretty and we enjoyed sitting by the fire, jumping off the dock, and floating in the lake (bring floaties for the lake). You aren't going to want to leave when you get there because it is beautiful, but also it is not a quick run into town. The roads are windy and bumpy and long so if I were to do it again I would have brought more supplies ahead of time instead of getting there and then shopping for food etc. And just an FYI, my cell service was not good in most areas around the lake and no WiFi at the cabin. I rely on my phone for maps and looking up trails etc so we had to wing it a lot. Not a problem, but if I would have known ahead of time I would have brought hard copies of maps and trails and made a better plan for traveling. Not the fault of anyone but my own, just wanted other to know of this possibility. We had a blast, these notes were just so others can be prepared and have a great time too. Thank you so much for sharing this place with my family.