This house was super cute for a ladies retreat! We had plenty of space and plenty for cooking. The smoke detectors were chirping, NBD, but we did put in the closet in the dining room under the blankets top shelf so they wouldn't keep us awake Just need batteries but wanted you to know where we put them. One suggestion would be to get some new pillows, all guests said they could be updated. Besides that, our stay was lovely and we had a lot of fun. Close to everything, minutes from downtown historic main street in St, Charles and blocks from Lindenwood University.