We enjoyed our stay and loved the beautiful flowers and grounds. This house is a typical New England home that we Southerners were not prepared for. I did not realize that it did not have air conditioning. Being from the South, I just assumed that all houses have central heat and air now. Anyway, we got really hot in the afternoons. Parking several vehicles is somewhat of a problem. The dishwasher did not clean the dishes the first time we used it, so we had to wash dishes every meal. Also, there is a sharp corner on the brick border of the wood burning stove. We all stumped our toe on it, but my daughter hurt her toe very bad and lost her toe nail. Also, the downstairs toilet was either leaking or had extra condensation. We had to keep a towel around it. The view of the water was beautiful, but there is no access to it. Downtown Castine is super close and was fun to visit.