The communication and check in process with the owner was excellent. Very friendly, clean, tons of amenities. "Extras" like condiments, water jugs, coffee, firewood, and some foods available for use. Nice place and nice beds/furniture, but everything was very tightly positioned inside. It was fine for the 5 of us, but I can't imagine sleeping/housing/eating more people than that. The second "half bath" is a porta potty in an outside shed. The deck, fire pits and gazeebo areas are very nice.
I liked the place itself, but I take issue with the property description on VRBO. I wrongly assumed from the description that the rental was on the water with a water view. What it ended up being is access to an "association dock" and shared waterfront property through the trees, down the hill, and across the highway. ("waterfront" was a keyword I used to find the place on VRBO. It should not be classified as a waterfront property - we couldn't even SEE the water from the unit!! This was very, very dissapointing. Just trees, a hay field, and two neighboring houses - one if them fairly close. From the description and for the price we paid we assumed it was waterfront as listed. Shame on us for not confirming.
We envisioned fishing, swimming, boating, kayaking, and letting kids play in the water within view of the cabin. This was impossible since the cabin was almost a quarter mile walk up the driveway from the water. Leaving a boat on the dock was at your own risk since you couldn't see it. (Nor was the 2' deep river section conducive to boating)
The owner was very nice to meet and talk with; however, we feel the description of the property is misleading at the least.