We had a superb eight days in mid-June (2019) and overall we were very pleased. The cottage is fully equipped for families with board games, videos, an equipment-ready kitchen for cooking meals (although we had most of our meals out). Someone described the cottage as funky. Yeah, that's accurate -- and in a good way. We had planned to take advantage of the lake and the canoes (rowboats?) provided by the homeowner but the weather either did not cooperate or we had other plans. We took full advantage of being near Northampton and its many restaurants, Jacob's Pillow (dance festival), hiking at nearby state forests, the excellent Smith College Museum of Art, the Old Creamery Coop in Cummington (lunch, homemade ice cream, bakery-cafe, organic food), the Huntington Country Store, the Outlook Farm Country Store in nearby Westfield. The place that has a special place in our hearts is the Rapids Bar & Grill in Huntington. We stopped there for a bite after a very long drive from Washington, DC, and sat at the bar with locals. Who knew that we would feel so welcome especially by Tommy, the bartender? A few people at the bar lived around Norwich Lake. We went back to The Rapids late in the week and again felt right at home thanks to Tommy and our waitress (whose name I forgot). Back at the cottage, we always felt so at home and comfortable. The homeowner was highly responsive and helpful. Although we never met, we felt her personal touch made us feel as if we were visiting the country hideaway of an old friend. It doesn't get much better than that.