My brother and I each drive halfway from our respective homes to meet here in the middle for a nice "catch-up. Overall, I'd give this property four stars because it met my expectations. I knew the furniture would be dated, but comfortable, for example. But, the view by the lake is absolutely tremendous and the peace and solitude, especially in January, is wonderful. The communication provided by the resort and the staff was excellent. We couldn't figure out how to operate the numerous remotes for the TV and had nothing but snow on the TV. I called maintenance and they sent someone over right away to fix it.
I would have given a full five stars but for a few suggestions--and NOT because it's a little old. We knew that going in and reviewers who completely put the place down for that should probably go to a five star resort and pay thousands of dollars if that's what they want.
Housekeeping could have been a little more thorough, especially in the bathroom, and cleaned the floor a bit better. There was a bag of the previous guests' trash and a bag of ashes from a fire left on the patio. There were no mattress pads on the beds. I would think those should definitely be provided. An extra blanket or two in the winter would be nice. We had our starter coffee filters, but no coffee.
Mostly, however, it was tranquil, beautiful, staff was friendly and polite and we'd stay there again.