A no frills lake house experience. We enjoyed most of our trip at the beach and surrounding attractions. There were beach items available for use which was helpful. This is a quiet area (except the house next door was under construction with workers daily during our time). Nevertheless we enjoyed our time.

The property has potential but was severely neglected during the time of our stay. When we arrived, we immediately saw several signs of disrepair: there is a note written on a piece of cardboard saying that the dishwasher was broken. The blinds in one of the bedrooms were broken so that it was impossible to have privacy, a large chunk of tile had fallen off of the shower and black mold and mildew lined the tiles and grout,a piece of metal on the stovetop was broken and bent skyward, the air conditioning never function properly and was unable to cool the house below 77°. There was laundry left in both the washer and the dryer when we arrived so we had linens to fold upon arrival. Although the dishwasher was broken, the house was completely devoid of supplies: absolutely no toilet paper, no paper towels, no dish soap for the handwashing we hadn’t expected, no laundry detergent, and no bar soap. We found ourselves searching at grocery stores several times so that we could purchase the items that were missing for our stay. The bunk beds were rickety and clearly not safe. There was a strong odor of mildew from the ceiling of the mudroom. We communicated these problems to Monica, the property manager, and she assured us that our cleaning fee would be refunded. After several messages to Monica, we have yet to see a refund. This refund was promised nearly 3 weeks ago.

The exterior of the house and the porch were poorly maintained. Looked ramshackle. Screen porch door was off its hinge and the screen had tears in it- one that a squirrel was using to access the porch. Lots of spider webs. Interior was clean, comfortable and old. Again, in need of maintenance. A dresser in one bedroom, fell over when my husband moved it to look for a socket. The dresser feet were old and soft and cracked, falling forward. Would not stay here again.

Very nice house and the outside screened porch is great!

We had a great time despite some canadian wild fire smoke. Great place to stay, super close to a nice small beach without a million people there.

We loved the house and neighborhood. The long table adjacent to the kitchen was a great gathering spot. Super close to beaches and all the attractions along Red Arrow highway. Plusses: Washer /dryer, air conditioning, sweet decorations, pet friendly layout and furnishings, comfy cute linens, decent mattresses on all beds, private back room with queen bed, huge modern spotless refrigerator/freezer. A few things that didn't work well for us, but could be fine for others: the bedroom with two bunk beds left insufficient head room and floor space for my adult children, so nearly unusable for any of them; limited comfy sofa space for hanging out together. Negatives: there is poison ivy in the yard; porch screens need repair; electric stove is old and thus a bit hard to cook on.

My family of 4 stayed at Ellie’s cottage for two weeks. Cons - Kitchen light consistently malfunctioned and acted as a strobe light making all of us dizzy. I contacted the property manager multiple times. She promised several times that a handyman would come to fix it and no one ever showed up. I sent her a video and she again said someone would come out. Never heard from her again. The toilet was also leaking 24/7 making a drip drip noise. Again, no handyman for two weeks. The screened in porch had a huge tear in one of the screens making it impossible to spend time in there which would have been wonderful for our family (lots of big bugs). Pros - solid internet which was critical because the kids were in school and we were both working. Also, there were fun board games to play. Kitchen was well stocked. Dishwasher, washer and dryer all functioned well.

Functional house with all the outdoor amenities—fire pit and screened porch. Could use a bit of maintenance and some deep cleaning, but overall functional.