Normally I just skip the review process, “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”, but I will leave an honest review as I fear that other families may have a similar experience. I would want people to rent with full disclosure, which I didn't have. Upon check-in we immediately began “trying to make the most of it”. We found poison ivy in multiple areas on the property, although the owner denies that there is any near the camp. I am a native Mainer and have grown up enjoying the outdoors. Multiple members of my family (like 80-90% of the population) are sensitive to poison ivy and get severe rashes upon contact or if oils from the plant make it onto our skin. I KNOW what poison ivy looks like as I have spent my life avoiding it. Yes, there are other 3-leaf “ground covering plants” that looks similar to poison ivy, but this property has multiple areas of poison ivy--including around the fire pit. Please use caution having campfires, as burning poison ivy can release the oils airborne and make for a dangerous experience. We purchased a fence to keep our children and dog out the poison ivy. We brought a fire pit from home for s’mores. Canceling our vacation would be disappointing to our kids, we did leave a day early. The owner offered to refund us the cost of the fence, but we have not seen the money yet. The owner said I should have contacted her about the poison ivy, but I’m not sure how you safely eradicate it mid-week. I wish I could attach photos of the poison ivy that we took.

The other main issue: Beach area shown on the website was not “private”. The owner admitted it was supposed to be our area—but due to poor communication between the camp owners, the renters next door also used the section of beach. So being in a cove, when they swam straight out from “their” beach, and we swam in ours, we were swimming in the same congested area right in front of the camp. We do have photos of the neighbors swimming in our area. Next to our dock is a ROW dock, which brought swimmers and paddlers daily. I asked about the 2nd dock in the photo prior to renting and the owner did disclose that it was a ROW. The lake is beautiful and the float and kayak were enjoyable. We spent plenty of time using them, away from poison ivy and next door neighbors! Our children also loved the bunk room. Bring dishtowels along with your linens. Upon positive response/update from owner, I will contact HomeAway in an attempt to revise my review.