We rented Northern Exposure, along with another near by house, for a family reunion (Mom's 80th birthday) celebration in August 2017. The Northern Exposure home was our main base, and we were able to comfortably host a party for 20+ people, as well as routinely sleeping 8-10 of our family members. We did wind up cleaning out the gas grill, and there is a dehumidifier that needs to be emptied a couple of times a day, but those were very minor chores, in exchange for a wonderful stay. The location worked really well, even though we really didn't do anything at Crystal Mtn itself (although we were offered some discount tickets for the alpine slide and other summer attractions). It was basically ~ 20 minutes drive to lots of great Benzie county attractions (Frankfort beaches, Cherry Hut in Beulah, Sleeping Bear and wineries in Leelanau). It was also central for some of the extended family that drove from Traverse City and Hart for the party. We also had an issue with our math skills on dividing up the cost, so we were short on the deposit, and USPS took about 3 weeks to deliver the certified check for the remainder, but Mary Kay was absolutely great about the whole thing. We will definitely return next time we can pull together a family trip to our favorite place in the world - Benzie county. Absolutely recommend this place for any large family groups who want to vacation in the area.