I'll start by saying the owner and property manager were very friendly, so this is nothing against them. However, we felt the house itself fell far short of what we're used to in a vacation rental.
The house needs updating and maintenance. For example, one of the first things we did was spend 20 minutes trying to find a low-battery beeping smoke detector in one of the bedrooms. The reason it was so hard to find is it had been placed in a dresser drawer. Another smoke detector in the main living area was hanging on the wall by its wires, which made us wonder if it even worked.
Multiple power outlets in the house are either loose or don't work at all, particularly in the basement. Also, the heat doesn't distribute evenly throughout the house. The first night, the basement was freezing while the rest of the house was warm. I realized that one of the basement windows was cracked open because the hand crank used to close it was broken (it was about 15 degrees outside at the time). In order to close the window and latch it, I had to walk through knee-deep snow and close it from the outside. Even after the window was closed, the basement remained cold and drafty. The kids we had sleeping there complained of being cold every night, while those of us in the upper levels were actually hot. It's unfortunate that there is only one thermostat for the entire house.
Another issue is the 1/2 bath on the main kitchen/living room level was inoperable, meaning we had to climb stairs to use the restroom, and the kids sleeping in the loft had to climb 2 flights of stairs to go.
The king bed my wife and I slept in had the slats slip off the base each night we slept on it, requiring us to lift the mattress and replace the slats. Additionally, regarding the beds many of our guests complained that the mattresses and pillows were not comfortable. They seemed old and needed to be replaced, in my opinion.
Just to not be entirely negative, we liked the amount of space on the main level. There were 11 of us, and we had plenty of room to visit and hang out. Also, the kitchen area was very nice. The views were great and it was easy access to the bus stop.
However, all things considered, we would not stay at this house again.