House was just as pictured, and the gardens and views exceeded our expectations. We cooked for ourselves (terrific large propane grill) and enjoyed eating on the screened porch, then enjoyed the fire pit and beautiful night sky- no light pollution here! Be aware that there are no large grocery stores within a half- hour. We took advantage of our planned time on the Vermont side to do the majority of our grocery shopping in Burlington, which worked well. The Charlotte-Essex ferry (1.7 miles from the house) is efficient, ran like clockwork, and was an easy way to explore both sides of the lake. Communication with Jen was very easy and the local point of contact reached out by text to make sure our stay was going well, which was appreciated. The tweens enjoyed the ping pong table! I would definitely stay here again.