This review is about a 50/50 mix. There was good, and there was not so good. 2 1/2 stars really.
First the good. The actual living space is wonderful! The space and separate rooms, make it a great little place to unwind, and refresh. The drawers and cupboards have everything you can think of, from pots and pans to dish soap and seasonings. The TV is a large new flat screen with an awesome cable package. We watched Goonies as a family, ate popcorn and had a blast! The yard has a tree swing and great little playground, which our kids adored! The land itself is very pretty with lots of barns and greenery. The owners kept to themselves, which was nice since it could feel awkward staying in someone's guest house. The guest house was clean, except for the occasional daddy long leg spider.
Now for the bad. We chose this particular spot for the sole purpose of being on the waterfront. The property claims to offer a waterfront setting and canoeing on the bay. The first thing we did when we arrived was check out the waterfront. We found ourselves surrounded by dog feces as far as the eye could see. Wearing flip flops, we were all covered in feces and were blown away by the sheer volume. It in our opinion made it impossible to enjoy the waterfront area, even in boots. We turned our attention to the canoes, which were left outside, with broken seats and were filled with spider nests. When we tipped them over, it was like a horror film as the countless spiders came rushing out at us. We are not city folk, we camp, love the outdoors and endure the elements with the best of them, but this was ridiculous. The life vests were broken, sun bleached and filled with spiders as well. We realized that we would have to completely scrub clean the canoes , and rid them of the spider nests as well as purchase new life vests for our kids in-order to make our canoeing dream a reality. We decided instead to not return to the water at all, and rent a canoe at another location. We could have addressed these issues with the owners, but staying right on the property made it feel uncomfortable.
This is not a "waterfront" property as advertised. No one would want to spend time in feces and spiders. These problems need to be fixed or the owners should change it to, "water-view" property, as it does have a very pretty treetop water view.
All in all we wouldn't come back, or recommend this spot. However, if the waterfront issues were addressed, it would be a home-run. Too bad.