Awesome unique home right on the lake with huge yard, hot tub near Sunday river

I'd love to leave a better review, but that's difficult here.House is not air-conditioned as stated - there was one air conditioner sitting on the floor in a corner. No fans in most of the rooms, which all smelled very musty.Most of the beds/mattresses are terrible. I know it's up to camp, but some were so bad guests chose to sleep elsewhere. It was commented that the master room felt like the sheets had not been changed after the last guest, and the mattress was so poor no one used the room anyway.Kitchen is poorly stocked. We had nowhere near the max stated capacity, and consistently ran out of silverware, etc. The dishwasher was constantly being run to keep up with ten people.Amenities should not require additional charges. If you say there's a hot tub, don't force the renter to pay additional OUTSIDE the VRBO interface. Grill was terrible - told not to use the propane side, but the charcoal side was filthy and filled with pine wood. And to ask for money for a couple boxes of firewood at four thousand dollars a week is just insulting.Finally, we got to enjoy the confrontational conversation with the guy who picks up the trash asking why we were still there on Saturday afternoon - and why we hadn't left yet. Our reservation went through Sunday.We got through, but will not be staying there again.

Overall good stay. Plenty of room and features. Beds are more quantity than quality. Some stuff in the kitchen was put away dirty, though I'm sure that's hard to catch. Biggest thing I would say is it really should be made clear that the hot tub requires an extra fee, and both that and the pet fee are paid outside VRBO. It also wasn't communicated until just before arrival.

property was amazing. great communication with host

Great Location. The water was great for swimming and kayaking. The lawn, access to the water and fire pit area were great. Plenty of parking. We enjoyed the kitchen and upper living room area. We loved the small second table in the kitchen. It was great for games. We loved having 2 refrigerators and it was helpful to have a washer and dryer. The house layout worked well for our large group. The house however could use some improvements. The beds were uncomfortable. New mattresses, pillows and sheets would go a long way. It could use AC units to reduce the humidity /dampness and cool the place off. There were plenty of fans, but almost all the bedrooms were still very hot. The middle living room could use more lighting and the carpet and furniture felt damp. The beds on the bottom floor were not useable for us as even with the dehumidifier running, it was too musty to sleep in. We were disappointed that the rowboat and pedal boat listed in amenities were not there. The internet kept cutting out for us (although that might not be a bad thing when on vacation). In general, the weekly cleaning seemed fine, but the house could use a good spring cleaning to remove the dust in the corners. Overall, a few upgrades could go a long way to improve the experience, but the water and outdoor space was awesome.

This was a great location for anyone looking to ski with a big group!

Great times in the winter at this property. Have been in the summer & it’s just as fun and relaxing in the winter too.

Wonderful place to go in any season, especially winter! Skiing was close, many beds, pool table, hot tube, and tons of wood for the fire stove !

We brought our group of ten to Bryant Pond Station for Thanksgiving due to my range dying the week before. We could have had three times that many and still had plenty of room. It was brisk outside, but the views of the pond were still beautiful, the woodstove kept everything quite cozy and the hot tub was a much appreciated touch. This property is quirky and unique while feeling like all of the best family camps I've been to in Maine.

This place was great. The whole family had a great time. The canoes and kayaks was a plus. Overall we loved the stay

I have never seen a rental property as poorly cleaned as this one. I texted with the owner on arrival because the house had clearly been given a quick once-over with heavily scented cleaning products (causing reactive cough in a few of us that finally cleared after a few hours with the windows open) but had not REALLY been cleaned. On further inspection, not only was there dirt/hair/grime on the kitchen floor which I had to vacuum (with bare feet it felt super gross), but there was toothpaste on the chair in the bathroom. The owner said that perhaps their newer cleaner wasn't as good, but I countered that the level of thick sticky grime on the kitchen cabinets and cobwebs/chunks of dirt covering lights, fans, etc made it clear that the house hadn't been properly cleaned in a very long time. The significant cleaning fee is sufficient for a proper cleaning, so this is astonishing. If we hadn't been having a family gathering, with all the attendant coordination, I would have left and just driven back to Boston - it felt really unsanitary, everywhere. The house itself faces a lovely lake, but is very dark, with most bedrooms having one small window. The basement bedroom pictured (the arches) is an unventilated dead-end without an egress. This is a clear fire hazard and I would imagine not allowed in a rental unit under any building code. The two refrigerators were both missing shelves, and both slowly leaked water into the bottom shelf - it got gross pretty quickly inside both fridges. The house is more of a camp. The sliding doors to the deck do not open and there is a sign telling guests not to use them - you have to go around through a side bedroom to access the deck, which does have a nice view of the lake. Several chairs around the house are broken. All that being said, this property is situated on a lovely lake and comes with 3 canoes, 2 kayaks, and plenty of life jackets. We really enjoyed paddling and swimming in the clear water. The dock was easy to use and the dock to swim to was nice also.