House 5*: The lakehouse truly is a "gem", as other reviews mentioned, both comfortable & historic...excellent location for leaf-peeping & exploring E Adirondacks & VT, scenic water/mountain views with gorgeous sunrise, cozy & charming (like Grandma's!), spacious (all 7 of us had our own bed), assessable master & large well-equipped kitchen big plusses. Many pantry items furnished, along with soaps, paper goods, first aid supplies.
Housekeeping 1*: First impression not great...house number covered by bush so unsure we were at right house...entering, we were greeted by so many mosquitos & spiders (& other bugs & nests), cobwebs in every room & on ceilings, dust behind beds & furniture, etc, so before unpacking, we armed with brooms & flyswats to bug kill & cobweb clear just to be able to sleep! Next morning we discovered a really dirty oven, a floor that didn’t meet our standards with kibble, cobwebs & dust, so before preparing breakfast we mopped the kitchen & wiped everything down. (Never had to do that at a VRBO!) Linens clean but 2 threadbare topsheets tore when 2 of my roommates merely turned over, then 1st chair we pulled out at (living room) table was broken. (Beware: no handrail & steep steps down to basement w/d.)
And, I didn’t want to write any of that because I’ve never given anything but a stellar review in all my many years of vacation renting, but suspect Robby is an absent landlord & his standards are not reflected in what we found & experienced!