The cottage was very clean, newly remodeled, and very beautiful! We made the best of it and enjoyed our stay. The reason for the 3 star rating is we were very disappointed with the description of the property at the time of booking and would not have booked our stay had we known that there is another house directly between the cabin and lake. I think it needs to be said so others do not make the same mistake we did depending on what they are looking for. I would not consider this a cottage on the lake, it is a cottage with a pier and lake access, but the owner’s cabin is between this cabin and the lake. The advertised deck with lake views only has a lake view from one corner of the deck, the majority of the deck is blocked by the owners cabin, that is roughly 20 ft away and directly in between the deck and the cabin, as well as surrounded by the owners driveway, and they will and their guest will park their vehicles directly next to the deck. Additionally the ceiling in both main floor bedrooms is wide open to each bedroom, as well as the living room and kitchen (the wall separates the rooms but do not go all the way to the ceiling) this may be fine for some, but if you are planning on traveling with children who go to bed early, it may not be ideal to hang out in the living room and kitchen while they are sleeping. If these things that are not advertised in the listing do not bother you, it is an overall great place to stay!