This is really a unique place. I went back and forth between loving it and hating it. There are SO many positives, but unfortunately the couple negatives about the place outweighed them and I was very ready to get out of this house by the end of our stay.

The positives...

There's a suspension bridge - how cool is that!

The river on both sides - gorgeous

Location - private but so close to town

House size - really spacious!

Fully stocked - plenty of TP, towels, kitchen supplies

Backyard - is fantastic! With a swing in the middle of the river! They have a little man made island with a two person swing. It was heavenly!

TVs - big TVs with lots of channels

Game room - my kids loved the pool table and ping pong

Caretaker - super friendly

The negatives...

When we checked in the caretaker mentioned that occasionally they may have a mouse. Ok, I get it, middle of the woods, old house. I can handle an occasional mouse. What I can't handle is within hours my kids are on the living room floor and mice are bold and plentiful enough to come skittering right past them. And waking up at night hearing them gnawing in the closet. And ZERO mouse traps out! it is very hard to have a relaxing vacation when you feel like the place is crawling and mice may have touch every surface.

Second, the smell in the extra master bedroom. We checked in on a cooler day and the smell was there but tolerable. By the second day the temps were in the 90s and it was SO TERRIBLE for the rest of our stay - sick to your stomach terrible. There is a dead body of some sort in or under that room. There is a review from 6 months before our stay complaining about the smell too.

And a couple areas that could be improved...

The hot tub. When we opened it the chemical fumes burned our eyes. We found a testing kit and as expected the test registered through the roof for bromide/chlorine. We have a hot tub at home, so we didn't bother having them drain and refill. The caretaker was so friendly I'm sure he would have fixed it, but it is something that is so easy to take care of, it should have been done correctly and ready for guests.

There are several sliding doors that open to the river and backyard. Could have been a positive, but there was only one screen on one of the doors and lots of bugs coming off the river.

It really is a cool house. I wanted to love it. But the smell and the mice kept it from being a relaxing vacation house.