We met a couple of friends for a weekend both close to home and far away and got exactly what we hoped for. The house is very much someone’s home - the furniture and decoration has not been staged in any way, which makes it more interesting and liveable. The master bedroom is very much the master, with a huge bathroom. Downstairs has another double room with a tired but functional ensuite. The ‘up to 10’ is achieved by a lot of beds in a third bedroom with a third bathroom close by. The living area is large and open plan with big sofas, an enormous dog bed, dining table and a proper cooks kitchen still kitted out with a full array of pots pans knives tongs scrapers baking tins – I loved it. The only thing I couldn’t find was a knife sharpener but that was OK cause I had brought my own.A huge mud room/laundry opens out onto a fenced area where you can turn dogs out briefly but safely. Proper walks are easy, as the 20 acres is mostly meadow bordered by trees with the blueberry bushes front and center - not for wandering through - but nice to wander round. You will probably see deer - maybe more. With all the trees surrounding the property, the views are not spectacular but they are nice, and the night skies are just fantastic. This is diner country - Rainier and Longview (the closest towns) to the west, and St Helens to the east all have robust pubs and eateries. St Helens is working hard to keep the town center alive, with an arcade of ephemera and a very cool old cinema.