The Kemble was a gracious home with large gathering places both inside and outside. The large dining room, the well equipped bar room, the gracious main parlor with beautiful fireplace, the opulent bedrooms with fireplaces and large luxurious bathrooms, and the extensive lawns for sledding after the snowfall before Christmas all provided places for our extended family to be together. The host was accommodating to our inquiries before we arrived even providing a Christmas tree with all the trimmings! We all enjoyed the Kemble and the surrounding town, proximity to skiing, pickle ball courts, museums, and hiking. Unfortunately our stay was marred by a couple of problems: one with heating the kitchen and bar areas as well as four of the bedrooms and the other was the ovens, one of which needed a part and the other that had unpredictable heating capacity. Due to the holidays it was difficult to get service so the host provided space heaters which partly helped to keep the areas warm in the frigid temperatures. The host, while sympathetic to our concerns wasn't able to solve the problems in a timely manner but she did give us a discount on the rent to offset the problems. Ultimately the heating problem was fixed and we could enjoy our stay in relative comfort. Overall, I would highly recommend the Kemble for large group gatherings in any season.