The unit was large, comfortable, quiet, and nicely decorated. The kitchen had snacks, condiments, ground coffee, and coffee filters provided, along with plenty of plates, bowls, glasses, cups, flatware, etc. We used the grill to cook dinner 4 of our 7 nights there without any difficulty. There is a two-burner hot plate that was adequate for making our side dishes using the cookware provided. The fridge was small but adequate for us. There is a medium sized (counter-top) freezer we used to hold our "blue ice," ice cream, meat (to grill) and to make ice cubes.

The bed was comfortable and the both the main bath and the half-bath were very clean and nice. The linens provided were wonderful.

It was fairly cool during our visit so we did not need to use any AC, though it was provided. We did see a black bear in the creek behind the house (outside the fence) one morning, which was quite exciting. The owners lent us the use of their ladder which we needed for one of our projects while we were there, which was very nice of them. The only issues we experienced were extremely minor and were easier for us to deal with by adjusting than by requesting assistance from the owners: we ran out of garbage bags, but used grocery shopping bags instead; the convertible couch for our 16 year-old grandson was too short for his 6 ft frame, so he slept on the main couch (but the grandson enjoyed the surround sound big screen TV and assortment of movies provided); the one smaller (1 qt) cooking pot was too small for some of our side dishes, but we managed with other pot provided, though it was very large (5 qt); and we found the narrow driveway somewhat challenging, even though we have a fairly small car (there was only a half foot to spare on each side, making backing out challenging.) The unit is located in a cell phone dead zone, and while the WiFi provided was excellent, we were often disadvantaged by not being able to make cell phone calls or text messages due to the cell service which was spotty on one of our phones and non-existent on the other phone. Getting cell service required walking or driving a half mile down the street. There is nothing the owners can do about that, of course. Other than that, the location was perfect for us: quite, abundant wildlife, short walk to Garden of the Gods, very short drives to Manitou Springs or Old Colorado City, and grocery shopping was close.

The owners did not encroach on our privacy at all, and were very pleasant.