My husband and 2 children (5+7) stayed for a long weekend. The pictures of the dock were great, and we were excited for a relaxing getaway on the lake.
Pros
-the dock was large and had plenty of seating
-proximity to lake
-plenty of utensils
-central air
The Cons list is a little more involved.
-check in: Upon arrival, the host was still there for the “contactless check-in.” We waited for appx half an hour on the dock while she finished cleaning from the previous renter. At this time, she said we could enter the property, but then sent her child in for another 10-15 minutes to say hello to my kids while she finished. I understand time can get carried away, but as we were expecting contactless check-in, this was a little uncomfortable. She did offer to add an extra hour onto check out, which we appreciated but ultimately left before original check-out time.
-There was a CAMERA on the wall in the main room. We couldn’t tell if it was on, but there were stickers on the door which implied we were being monitored. As I have young kids, this made me incredibly uncomfortable, and we made every effort to change in the bathroom.
-“bedrooms” is misleading, as the walls didn’t go all the way to the ceiling. So when it was time to put the kids to bed, there wasn’t really a divider to keep them from hearing the TV or seeing the lights.
-We loved this was a dog-friendly property, but we weren’t prepared for the unleashed aspect of the community. Several dogs often came over to the property, and dog poop was an issue as one of them kept going on and around the main path down to the lake.
-For charging a one hundred dollar cleaning fee, I was expecting more. The linens were freshly laundered, but many surfaces were sticky, fingerprints on windows and door, thick dust, webs and debris on kitchen lights, and as they were almost at eye level with me, it stuck out.
-we didn’t use the “sand pit” as it was too buggy, but the rods were broken and tangled so we weren’t able to use those.
-not something the host can control, but there was a definite party atmosphere on this lake. Tons of pontoons, speedboats, and jet skis. Loud music into the night.
Overall, this felt like we were crashing in someone’s home rather than staying at a rental. I can see where some people might enjoy that, but between the camera and lack of actual bedroom feel, our experience wasn’t what we expected.