First of all, we had an amazing stay! The whole family thoroughly enjoyed their trip. The location is absolutely amazing and beautiful. The dead end road is very quiet and peaceful, even though its not far off hwy 12 traffic noise is very minimal and theres practically no traffic on the actual road the house is on.
Pros: beautiful home
Layout was perfect for our famiky(fair warning for those who may be travelling with elderly/handicapped, there is no avoiding stairs to enter the house, and the main house, kitchen, etc is located in the second story)
Road was quiet, very peaceful location with breathtaking views and sunsets
Well stocked kitchen
Two full size refridgerators
Cons
Sheets/towels are not provided. I found this very rude having travelled from Montana, and reading mixed reviews on them being provided, but aparently everyone in the area does it, and thus gets by with it. I did find in the ad where they warn you, after I got there late at night. You are not warned in the check in instructions. We did find enough sheets and towels left behind to scrape by the first night, most of which were in the laundry room dirty, and had to be washed first.
Also the listing is incorrect, the downstairs bedroom has a queen and twin NOT a full and twin, so if I had noticed in the ad in time to bring sheets they would have been the wrong size.
The house number is wrong, im not sure if its to trick GPS into getting you to the right location or what. That is commom in MT, but generally specific instructions are given with the correct address to get you the rest of the way there, and eliminate confusion on arrival.
The house was filthy, we spent our entire first day cleaning and sorting out bedding and towels. It was hidden filthy; and by that I mean things like, what's that smell?, random dirty dishes in the cabinet, mold on the shower curtain, floors needed a good sweep and mop... Things that are easily overlooked by cleaning crews in too big of a hurry. The owners did apologise and refund our cleaning fee, which we appreciated greatly. It was obviously a fluke, the house and grounds are very well maintained and cared for.
Overall it is one of my favorite houses and locations Ive ever staid, just plan to get there earlier and more prepared than we did to make beds etc.