A cool 140-year-old home that comes with problems of a 140-year-old home. There are three cots in…read moremost bedrooms downstairs and those three people share one small bathroom. The cots have a thin mattress and a foam topper. They are cot frames not twin bed frames. The rooms were cold especially at night, but there was a chest with extra blankets. The tile in the bathrooms was very slippery when stepping out of the shower. We did not see bathmats. There's no place to put personal things in the bathrooms. The three bedrooms upstairs have larger beds but all share one bathroom, again with no shelves etc to put personal items. There are NOT black out drapes etc, in the bedrooms so I found it hard to sleep with the lights from buildings across the street shinning in my room. The place sets up tables etc for the number of people coming and what you are doing. For us they set up workplaces for each person, ironing boards, irons, power strips and towers. The printer is not wireless so you cannot print patterns etc from your phone or tablet. They put out a lot of cutting mats and rulers which was a big help. They have a mini store with some necessities. They said to fill out an order form, but we did not see any order forms. Really didn't see anything we needed but thought we would mention we did not see the order forms. The lake is beautiful and just across the street. In the summer, there is not a lot of the lake you can see from the house but it's a very short distance away. It is also worth your time to walk the main street 5th Ave. Cool older homes, local restaurants, antique stores. Loves the old buildings, hardware store, and pharmacy. Patio was full of leaves. As a group had left the day before we were surprised how it was not swept or blown off. The outside furniture needed to be cleaned off to use. Many dead roaches inside. Again, as an older house some is expected. Just be prepared. Almost all the restaurants are closed on Monday's and evenings so plan your meals accordingly. There is a great stocked kitchen. we found almost everything we needed. Ice maker makes a lot of noise, not to distract you from your crafting but the noise was scary the first time or two we heard it. We ran out of ziplock bags. If you are cooking and have left overs, bring bags or containers. There are really no sitting areas at least not with our set up. Not a problem for a quilting retreat but could be for a knitting retreat. There are a few chairs in the front bedroom and again in a bedroom upstairs. Great internet and cell phone service, no TVs, radios, or clocks. Kind of what you want at a retreat.

We stayed here March of 2020, for my son to propose to his girlfriend. It was to be an event with…read moregrandparents and family included. Secondary to the arrival of COVID a lot of the family were afraid to attend. The house was gorgeous and we had a great time. The owners were awesome. We had no problems. Were made to feel at home. We would like to go back and stay again when we could enjoy the town ,restaurants, stores and Lake and not have COVID restrictions. We surprised my sons girlfriend with this visit as she had looked at it for a possible wedding venue. We had a great time, playing board games, walking around the lake, enjoying this beautiful house. It will be an awesome memory for us.