The goods: The property is nice and well kept, there are great places to sit and read, catch some rays, or have a fire at night. The bbq is good. The shoreline is epic to explore, lots of giant rocks and cliffs. The forest is clean and well maintained. There are multiple places to fish right off the shore line, we caught lots of sunfish and small bass on worms and hooks. It's only a few minutes from Port Carling, which is an awesome town; the shops and restaurants are amazing. Brandy Lake is small and calm, there are boats pulling around kids on tubes but nothing crazy like on some other local lakes. The canoe and kayaks are in good condition and fun for the family, with lots of life jacket options. The cottage is nice and tidy, very nicely designed and decorated and comes with lots of great things to do. The kitchen is well laid out, modern appliances, lots of space to store your food and well stocked with cooking utensils. The bedrooms are good. The bathroom is good. The main living area is great, with a large TV, board games, and a dart board.
The Needs to Improves: Relatively speaking, it was a little expensive for accommodating 6 people; if it had accommodations for 8 (i.e., 2 families), the rate would be bang on amazing. The cottage was kept pretty cold with no temperature controls; it was very hot outside and you needed to wear long sleeves and pants indoors. The challenge of bringing children is they are messy; the lack of a small washer and drier was inconvenient. Not that anyone wants to do laundry on vacation, but it means you need to overpack which isn't a lovely alternative. You need to bring your own towels as well (face towers, shower towels and beach towels); again since there isn't a laundry option, it adds a lot of packing. You should also bring your own pillows if you are particular; again more packing. The owners have a nice dog which left a couple of presents in the area right as you walk out of the door, that remained for several days. The paths around the cottage are generally maintained, but I do not advise walking around in flipflops as the brush is pretty thick and we had more than a few nicks and scratches as we traversed to the rocks and boats. The wifi wasn't great, it worked ok in the main living area, but barely in the kitchen or bedrooms.
Overall, we enjoyed the cottage very much. A few minor inconveniences that would have been easy to overlook if not for the premium price.