The cabin is an older building that's been recently quick renovated. Everything is in good shape and gives a real rustic vacation cabin feel with wifi. The only rustic part of the experience is the lack of air conditioning and washing machines. The lake is roughly 100 yards from this particular cabin with a small beach common area. The water is shallow with a rocky floor, I'd suggest water shoes if you have sensitive feet. The lake is clean, quiet, and warmer than Lake Michigan. The best part of this property is the location. It's not far enough into the leelanau peninsula to be completely inundated with vacationers. It's also a 20 to 40 minute drive to almost everything in the area. We we're able to explore most of what the peninsula has to offer in a 5 day span. The host was wonderful as well. He readily answered questions through the VRBO app as well as offering his phone number. My family had a wonderful time.