The location of this property is unbeatable. If you are looking for a tucked away, wind-blocked location on the lake for family to spread out and enjoy the outdoors, this is your location. The lawn and firepit are unique to the Lakeside homes, while the dock location is very desirable. Our family of four had a tremendously relaxing 5 days in this home, while also enjoying some time with our visiting relatives & their dog a couple of the days we were there. With 1.5 bathrooms, 2 sleeping locations, a large grass lawn and a well located dock, we had plenty of space to enjoy the property without feeling on top of each other. Our first night there we were greated by a pair of deer, and later in our stay greeted by a momma dear and her newborn. We saw many birds, heard the bullfrogs nightly and were visited by the homeowners dog a couple of times. We also caught numerous fish off the dock (bass, perch, catfish and trout) and took multiple kayak & canoe ride around the neighborhood. I can't say it enough, the ability to spread out on this property and it's location on the lake.
We do feel compelled to share a few of the other issues that we were not fully expecting. Hopefully it will help others in determining if the home is right for them. (1) There are no window coverings on 2 of the 3 sleeping spaces. This results in awfully early mornings, which our teenager and myself were not real fond of. (2) The master bedroom door does not close and does not reach the celling of the home. Between the lack of window coverings and the door being 1/2 opened, my husband and I had very little privacy while changing or sleeping. (3) Our 9-year-od stayed in the guest room, which could use some redecorating. While he enjoyed the starts that shown on the walls/ceiling at night, he (and the rest of us) felt that the room decorations themselves were a bit much.
(4) This home is very dog friendly. Unfortunately this means that there is dog hair everywhere. (5) There was no welcome packet or directions for how to interact with the home. We had no directions for how the property owner wanted to home left on our departure and had to send an email to the host asking for the wifi password and key code to the door. These are ALL issues that the homeowner could easily fix. While they were a nuisance while we were there, I can honestly say that we would strongly consider renting this home again in the future. It's location is hard to beat.