We had a wonderful stay at The Cottage. My husband, myself and our two children (ages 4 & 7) stayed for 2 weeks. The space is very well thought out with every cabinet and corner offering storage or an additional use. (i.e. - there are several window seats that both the kids and I loved). It is a bright, airy and clean. The windows offer a wonderful breeze and ventilation both day and night, the ceiling fan in the bedroom is very strong. I was concerned about no air conditioning but even on the few hot days we had the cottage stayed cool during the day and temps cooled off at night. Location is perfect, it is really quiet at night and during the day you can walk to the playground if you have children to entertain or to Old Garden Beach which became our favorite "hang out". Adults and older children could walk to town, my younger one would not have been able to make it walking into town, around the shops AND back home again, the return trip is somewhat uphill which would be tough with younger kids unless in a stroller. (My 7 year old could have easily done it though). Having a washer & dryer and dishwasher were an added perk along with the microwave, toaster oven and grill out back.
The owners are very nice and helpful. They offered up fresh eggs from their chickens, a lobster pot and utensils when we had a lobster dinner, many of the "basics" are already there upon arrival and they have boogie boards, beach chairs, and cooler that you can use as well. (and the chickens are quiet, no early morning wake up calls from them!)
For our family, the bunk beds in the bedroom made this a perfect fit. We did not have to have our children sleep on a cot or air mattress for 2 weeks straight. There is ample room even with the bed and other furniture in the room. Even though the cottage is close to the road it works well even with young children because there is a rock wall that surrounds it. My kids loved running around the house or looking for the chickens wandering outside and with the many windows if I was inside for a few minutes I could always see them. The table out back was perfect for breakfast.
We really did utilize all that the cottage and it's location had to offer. Our only suggestion would be to put a queen bed in the bedroom rather than a full size. My husband and I are both really tall so that is our only suggestion. Everything else was perfect, we plan to return next summer!