The house itself is very clean. If your group is more than 8 people, bring additional seating for the living room bc there isn’t enough seating for how many the house sleeps. If you are planning to go in the winter when it’s cooler in the SC midlands you would be fine, otherwise the outside of the property is not as advertised and is disappointing for enjoying lake life. The listing, as of January thru early July 2026, states that it is a deep water dock but it is not. It is roughly 4 feet deep across the entire front and outwards of ten feet from the dock and consistently shallow to the right of the dock. Given that the water is shallow and the lake is in the Midlands, the hottest part of SC, the water is not great for playing in and is very, very warm. Our family is from SC and we love our state so this isn’t a knock on SC. Every other year we’ve gone to Lake Hartwell, which is definitely not a pristine lake, but this part of Lake Murray made Hartwell water feel like beautiful Lake Keowee. The outside areas need maintenance as the ceiling fans were rickety or didn’t work. The maintenance team was helpful and Heartwood Management Team were courteous and prompt with issues. We would not recommend this house for a family who loves playing in the lake, or relaxing on a dock. There was an ant issue and they crashed our party every time we tried to sit at the dock. Maintenance came and sprayed midweek. This house is located in a very quiet cove and there is little boat traffic.