Ivy Woods is a charming home with a beautiful water view. The VRBO page describes it as a pond but we would say it’s much more like a smaller lake which, for our teenagers, was the biggest appeal. They enjoyed many hours together on the SUP, kayak, etc. For the house - we’re from a part of the country where there are lots of vacation rental homes built to be vacation rentals. Ivy Woods isn’t one of those so you have to go in knowing you’ll very much feel like you’re staying in someone’s home (lots of family photos, cozy decor, older/smaller bathrooms etc). There were plenty of small rooms for us to spread out in & we didn’t feel cramped. The appliances weren’t the latest technology but worked fine for us (once we watched a youtube video on the coffeemaker, lol). The kitchen was well stocked. There were zip ties on many of the cabinets which was a little unappealing but not a huge deal. The wifi worked great. A previous reviewer mentioned the owner, Carole…and if she’s in town, you will likely see her in the garden as she stays in a small house next door. We enjoyed talking to & getting to know her and she left us several very thoughtful gifts including garden goodies. We never felt like she was intruding. We did have to drive most anywhere we wanted to go and the road around the house didn’t seem the best for walking/biking but that was totally fine. I do wish I’d read the fine print better on one thing - one of the ‘king sized’ beds is actually a twin day bed with a pullout trundle (that is clarified in the descriptions of the beds). For a middle aged couple, that doesn’t really function well as a king so we just pulled the 2 twins apart and it was fine. All the mattresses were comfy though! We never did get the back tv/dvd to work and would have liked to have a larger tv in the main living room. Locally, we ate at Crisp & Wimpys and both were very good. We got seafood takeout from the ‘market’ by the 7 Eleven and it was also really good! We made lots of day trips & thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to Cape Cod. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and already miss the comfortable temps, time together talking on the porch, nightly ice cream runs and beautiful views of Ivy Woods!