10/10 Excellent
Danette H.
22 Jun 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Even better in person!
We went with my parents, sister, a friend, and my grown children. It worked very well for 8 adults. There are parking spots for 4 cars close to the house. One bedroom is on the main level - good if you don't want to have to go up or down any steps. I thought the place looked good in the pictures but was pleasantly surprised that it was even better in person. It has a more open feel than comes through in the pictures. There's also a nice screen porch off the kitchen. Off that is the deck overlooking the private backyard surrounded by woods. We sat there in the morning, drank our coffee and watched the birds. There was a heat advisory while there so the screen porch was understandably hot. The air conditioner kept up decently, very comfortable on the ground level although at night it was a little extra cool in the lower level room while being a little extra warm in the upper level rooms. I think this would be a wonderful place to experience the fall season with more moderate temperatures and the fall color in the back yard woods. We grilled and cooked inside and appreciated that the kitchen was well supplied with dishes, pans, utensils, things we could use for serving, even aluminum foil and some zipper bags which were so helpful. The home is about 15 minutes from Galena and 11 minutes from the Council Hill Station (Scales Mound, IL) where some of us went to see a music performance. Jolene was very helpful when planning for our visit. We were happy with our stay.
Danette H.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025