Dock on Lake Garfield, 10 min to Butternut, Wifi,

We loved our weekend at your lake home. Plenty of room, nicely decorated, enjoyed sitting on the front porch, short walk to their dock, close walk to Garfield beach. Friendly and accommodating hosts.

I spent a lovely 3 weeks at this house. It was very comfortable and spacious. I & my guests enjoyed having all our meals on the screened-in porch.

Large well equipped kitchen. Two bathrooms on 1st floor. First floor bedroom was large. The four bedrooms on the 2nd floor were quite adequate. Less than 1 mile to the beach at Lake Garfield.

Kids had a blast on the water! The only thing I'd suggest is that there needs to be a safer way to get down to the water. The "nature trail marked by steel hand rail" that's supposed to be used to access the dock is overgrown and especially treacherous if it's the least bit wet. There should be a way to access the dock using whomever's stairs that are there and without the fear that someone is going to get upset about it...

This is our second time at the lake cabin and we found it to be very clean, well stocked and very comfortable for our family. The lake is beautiful for swimming or relaxing on the dock. It's a 10 minute walk to the dock and we used the canoe and also kayaked around the lake. We are lucky that the host was very responsive and let us book at the last minute. We will definitely come back this fall!

The owner was very cooperative, allowing us to arrive early and leave later. But there were a number of problems that she was unable to address, in part because it was a holiday weekend and caretakers did not respond. We arrived at dinner time wanting to rush to make dinner for two young grandchildren. We found unmade beds (and had to hunt to find sheets for all but the master bedroom), light bulbs out (and many of the rooms are dark), an overgrown lawn, accumulated leaves and other debris on the patio and the few outdoor chairs and an empty barbecue gas cannister. We called the owner who did not respond until the next day. She directed us to a replacement gas cannister in the garage and tried to get someone to mow the lawn and replace bulbs but that never happened. In token recognition of the condition of the house, she waived the cleaning fee.

The location of the property, near a wonderful lake, served us well, even though the dock area , canoe and kayak were loaded with debris from the winter and cast away metal brackets of some sort.

Many of the problems we encountered can be addressed. The house, however, is poorly laid out: three of the four bedrooms are on the second floor but both bathrooms are on the ground floor. The house and grounds need more maintenance to be up to rental par.