The view of the lake from the living room and patio was lovely. Definitely the best thing about the house and why we rented it. It was great for a relaxing stay.
Negatives: the screens on the windows had large holes and very dirty window sills, which was bad as there's no air conditioning. Also the cottage was a little musty smelling so we definitely wanted the windows open. The beach was a further walk than we realized, and too far to carry the kayaks. As we didn't have a truck that meant we weren't able to use them, which was disappointing as that was one of the things we were looking forward to (I mistakenly thought from the photos that we could put them in in front of the house). Also, the beach that was supposed to have private access was a state park, with a fence separating ATV's and dune buggies from the water. So unless you have a dune buggy, it wasn't a nice place to be. We were able to take a lovely long walk to the lighthouse, which got us away from the noise and bustle.