This house has so much potential, and we mostly enjoyed our stay. The lakefront location is beautiful and so relaxing. There are 3 bedrooms, a game room with pool and ping pong, a spacious living room, dining porch, large lawn for outdoor games, fire pit, hammock, a deck with a table and lots of chairs, a sandy beach with Adirondack chairs, two kayaks and I repeat - a gorgeous view of the lake with the mountains beyond. The kitchen is well stocked with pots, pans and appliances and a large walk-in pantry.
This is the largest house within the charming Weetamoe Shores community, and we paid a high price for our week there. We made our plans late when there were few good choices. I was nervous that this house had no reviews, but it was lakefront and looked pretty good. When I called the owner (he didn't respond to my message), he said they had no reviews because they had to get a new number from VRBO. Why was that? I asked for old reviews, but he never sent them.
At this luxury price, the house should be much better maintained and equipped. I’ll give a few examples. Several light bulbs were out and the kitchen was particularly dark. We called the family member who was nearby the first night to at least find out how to turn on the under counter lights so that we could see to prepare our meal. She replied that they never used them. She did bring us bulbs the next day, and we found that once we replaced the bulb over the sink, along with the skylight bulb and the corner recessed bulb, that the undercounter lights worked too. The master bath had an updated new double shower, but only one side functioned. The master BR had a great big window with a beautiful view of the lake, but no shades or curtains, and the ceiling fan made such a terrible noise that we couldn’t use it. I got locked in the Master bath the first night even though I hadn’t locked the door. My husband had to rescue me with a multipurpose tool he wisely brought, and the owner duck taped the lock so it couldn’t happen again. There was a hole in the wall in another bedroom next to the bed with a sweatshirt stuffed in. It was wonderful to have the game room, but the pool cues had no tips and needed to be replaced. There were two kayaks, but only one adult sized paddle. No rafts or other floating devices were provided, although all the neighboring houses provided them to their renters. These are all things that can be fixed so that this spectacular property can be a spectacular rental.