The house allows events which was our priority and was a great house for hosting our young boys birthday family gathering! The yard was large and wide open. The canal provide endless fishing enjoyment for us and our guests! Some great amenities we were pleasantly surprised by were the powerful fans under the deck (Texans in June know the value here!) as well as a large ice maker! The ice machine made it so much easier for the cooler and hosting, especially since stores are limited on the west end of the island. The kitchen is lacking a little supplies..bring your own spices, oils, cookie sheets and large skillet if you need them. Theres not a dishwasher so we used paper plates as much as possible. The rooms and bathroom felt clean and the space is used well to maximize for sleeping. Beds were comfortable, curtains darkened the master room amazing. The couch pulled out to a bed which made for sweet cousin sleepovers in the living room! You do not have access to the pool, it’s an owners only pool. So I think that could be better advertised. The kids were bummed when we walked into the pool only to be turned away by an uppity person swimming in the pool claiming to be in charge of monitoring the “owners only pool” and that we would have to pay 100 to swim. The marina store, bait shop and restaurant were amazing to have in walking distance and we got our use of them.I would highly recommend this house and would stay here again!