Please text us when you have arrived so we know you got in OK.
SPECIFICS ~
LIGHTS ~ We may have left outside lights on for you. Please turn them off when no longer needed. Front flood lights
are in the living room left of the French doors. Back flood lights are left of the back door.
Thanks....it's much appreciated!
INSPECT ~ Please do an initial walk-through and alert us to anything amiss.
We will make it right with a 5-star response.
CONTACT US ~ Text or call 802-356-4712 or 802-291-3839. Hopefully, we have dotted all our I's and crossed all our
T's. We work very hard to prepare for your stay, but we are human. CALL if anything is urgent. First, try
one number and then the other if you don't hear back within 5 minutes. We both work and may not be
able to respond instantly due to work or cell service. Call 911 if you have an emergency.
KEY ~ After your initial check-in, it's a good idea to place the key back in the lockbox.
Guest keys are hanging on a hook in the living room, and they can be used during your stay.
~ CHECK-IN ~
Check-in is after 4 PM and check-out is before 11 AM unless otherwise arranged. IF we can alter these times to accommodate your group, we will. However, we do have tight schedules, and we hope you understand if we cannot.
This is the front porch door. If you tell us you will be arriving after dark, we will leave the outside flood lights on. Please turn them off once you no longer need them. The switch is to the left of the French doors in the living room.
The front porch door will be unlocked. The lock box is on the kitchen French door, which is the 2nd door over.
After your initial check-in, it's a very good idea to place the key back in the lockbox.
Guest keys are available for use during your stay. They are hanging on a hook in the living room, across from the fireplace.
You can park right here for easy unloading and then wherever is convenient for you. There is plenty of space!
Once opened, be sure to turn the knob to keep the door unlocked while you unload.
EZPZ hook to keep the door open while you unload the car.
~ CHECK-OUT ~
Check-out is before 11:00 AM
- Beds & Linens - Leave sheets on the beds; we will take care of them.
Place towels in the hampers provided or in the tubs. Any blankets used should be placed on the
bed(S).
- Dishes- Please wash and put away your pots, pans, and dishes. If you have dishes you couldn't wash and put
away, please place them in the dishwasher and set it to "light" or 1-hour." Quirk! You can't open the
dishwasher once it has started. It will stop, so re-start the dishwasher.
- Wipe Counter, Stove, and Table—Counters, tables, and the stove must be wiped clean and clear to prevent mice
and bugs from moving in.
- Keys & Locking Up - Ensure the keys are in the lockbox and that the cottage keys are hanging up in the living room.
A good way to lock up is to lock the porch screen door first, then the French doors, the master
bedroom door facing the lake, the bathroom door to the outside, the back door, and exit out the
main bedroom door, locking it behind you.
- Heat - Please turn down the furnace in the hallway and heater in the living room down to 60 when you leave.
- Recycling Waste Removal - It's a safety issue and Vermont law! There will be a notebook on the counter.
- Garbage/Trash- Behind the lean-to May-November. In the lean-to November-May.
May to November—The garbage area has an electric fence to prevent wildlife from attracting it. To disable it, unclip the clip attached to the rod. It looks like a black clothespin. If you are uncomfortable with this, leave the trash inside. Place overflow trash in the cellarway, and we will take care of it. - Recycling- Place rinsed recycling containers (plastic, glass, tin) with caps removed in the red container(s). Recycling needs to be rinsed so we don't attract creatures great and small. They WILL come to dine if these aren't followed. Cardboard goes into small/short blue bins. Redeemables go in the short black container labeled 5 & 10 cent returns. Trash that can't be recycled goes into the large square dark grey bins.
- Food- Compost (including used paper plates) goes into the bucket on the porch or back deck. You can also burn your paper plates in your fires outside, eliminating any creatures from wanting them. Do not put food in the garbage; it will attract animals. Put into the compost. Plus, it's a Vermont law. We also have a recycling notebook on the shelf in the kitchen. Questions? Please ask us.
- Meat and dairy go into the freezer; we will dispose of them. Plastic bags are in the pantry's hutch drawer.
SUMMARY-
Leave all used linens on the beds. Towels in hampers or tubs. Do your own pots, pans, & dishes. Wipe down counters, tables, and the stovetop.
Put keys back. Turn down the heat. Take care of trash. Lock up! Pick Up toys and lawn games and place them neatly in the woodshed.
Thank you!
We offer our cottage in a variety of options, on Houfy (House-For-You), to fit everyone from an individual (1) to (14) people. Rent just 1 bedroom or 2, 3, 4, 6, or 7. Availability is seasonally based.
Nobody else will be there while you rent. If you rent one bedroom, please do not use the other bedrooms. We will invoice you if you use other beds and the additional bathroom.
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