In general, we had a great stay on South Hero. It was our first time visiting the area and
the house was very nice with a beautiful view, large private yard with easy access to Lake Champlain. We appreciated the ease in contacting the owner- when needed, and the accommodations provided for kids. Bonus points that dogs are allowed.
However, we are providing a four star rating, as opposed to five star, due to a few things. Initially, it was not stated in the property description that the water is lake water and visitors need to provide their own drinking water (this information was provided to us in an email days prior to our visit- the owners were kind enough to leave us a large pack of water after we contacted them). Secondly, the neighboring house has two pitbull dogs, and while their yard is fenced in, their dogs escaped the yard and ran into the property and onto the porch where we were relaxing with our dogs.( It was a very stressful situation) and lastly, the home does have dehumidifiers running constantly, which unfortunately produce heat in the house. There is no air conditioning so I can imagine in the dead of summer that it would be quite uncomfortable (fans are provided throughout).
Overall, it was a really nice vacation and we would happily stay again.