The home is beautifully updated and very comfortable. The fenced-in backyard was perfect for our dog, and the location was perfect! Thank you for your wonderful hospitality and an amazing vacation!

Wonderful hosts, comfortable home with great accommodations for our family and dogs. Ideal location for exploring the area. Very clean and nicely decorated house with thoughtful touches.

Hosts were amazing and so good about communicating. House was so cute and backyard was very large so perfect for the dogs! We would definitely stay again.

Just as advertised, the Lake Cottage was a great place for our dog -- a Westie/Brussels Mix, weighing 23 pounds. He loved roaming around in the fully fenced back yard. And when his sniffari was complete, basking in the sunshine was just as good. Granted, a very active large breed dog might be short on space. But for small breed dogs, this is perfect. The Laundry Room doubled as a staging area for the Dog Yard. Many useful items are stocked, including water & feeding bowls; pads & blankets; the necessary and proper plastic bags. A crate is available with advance notice. But our dog felt so at home the crate proved to be unnecessary. The humans were also well taken care of. The Welcome Basket was much appreciated. We did use the well stocked Kitchen for cooking. Discovering the "Secret Toilet" upstairs was fun. Now that's a Water Closet! And having a 2nd Restroom did prove to be useful. Communicating with Owners David & Sarah was easy & pleasant. You aren't on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution, but the location is very good if your visit includes that destination. It's an easy three mile commute. Be sure to turn right into the Visitors' Parking Lot; then take the shuttle bus to the Main Gate. Walking to the Main Gate is also an option. But while walking, don't be surprised if one of the friendly bus drivers offers you a lift while you're en route. FWIW, we came for National Parks Week. We hope to return for another stay in the Summer of '24!

Where to start... this was our second time visiting CHQ, but our first time staying in this beautiful home. They have thought of everything including your pets. We felt like our dog was truly welcomed, from some pet essentials to the fenced in yard. The owners are very sweet and thoughtful. They knew we were going to have some bad weather traveling in and reached out to make sure we knew. We loved the list of things to see and do, restaurants and activities, all done for the surrounding cities too. So many things to do and not enough time, but that's ok, we'll be back! Again, a great home, we will definitely come back to make more family memories. Thank you.

Great house ! 5 minutes to The Chautauqua Institution. Hosts were always available by email.

We had such a great getaway to the lake! The accommodations were even better than anticipated with such attention to detail and cleanliness! The owners were wonderful and communicated everything very well and even responded promptly to a question we had while on our stay! Would definitely revisit this gem!!

Property was immaculate and owners went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. They provided a lot of information about the area and things to do. The kitchen is amazing and beautifully appointed. My daughter especially appreciated the welcome basket. We did have one question and Dave responded immediately to successfully resolve the issue. We would definitely stay at the property again.