The location is stunning. A beautiful place. The house was once wonderful. It could be again with some money spent on it. The management of the property is poor. The photos show the house in the spring. In summer the tree cover cuts out light. The garden is overgrown with crumbling railway sleepers holding back the bank. Nails sticking up from the decking. The owner is difficult to contact and did not respond to my e-mail regarding the open property. There was no visitor pack to be found, prior communication was limited. On arrival I discovered that the front door was unlocked. Clearly a security concern. In fact with windows only locking systems being a piece of wood wedging them shut I am amazed that any Insurance company would insure the property for contents. This would not happen in the UK. The property was dusty and surfaces were not clean. The property has bedrooms on the ground floor. These rooms do not have curtains nor blinds. There is no privacy and my daughter felt very insecure. There are many unlocked storage rooms that young children could find their way into and get lost/injured. One room contained a large quantity of out of date medication, a huge concern. There was an unlocked fridge at the lake which we randomly discovered, again a concern with children shutting themselves into places. Light fittings were broken, a shower fixture came off in the hand and the washing machine did not work. The telephone did not work. Normally not a problem but we could not get mobile/cell phone signals. No kettle to boil water. The manager left a note stating that the washing machine had been damaged by prior occupants. We moved in on the Saturday, it was repaired-but still did not work-on the following Thursday. We were not told that it had been been 'repaired'. A handi-man turned up without prior arrangement with the manager late in the week. Our holiday was almost over. Repairs were pointless to us. There is no safe in the house for important documents such as Passports-standard in Florida rentals. Trash/rubbish...there is no collection. You have to take it to a dumpster three miles away. No sunbeds. Why? We go abroad because it rains in Wales a lot. Would I go to the area again. Yes. it is wonderful, hire a boat, go rafting, fishing, tubing, walking, camping, nice people. But not to this property. An important point-the property is in Graham County. You cannot buy alcohol. There are a couple of lodges where it is available, nothing local.