We would not recommend this place. The owner appears to be having difficulty in managing a full farm (including animals, plants, trees, and acreage) plus her house and the rentable cabin.

The first warning sign was the strong odor of must and old furniture. Upon further inspection, we noticed the place had likely not been vacuumed/swept in weeks, the walls were full of cobwebs and their unfortunate contents, the shower curtain was moldy (and the water pressure low/low shower head, which, under other circumstances is normally forgivable), the furniture was covered in dust and did not appear clean, the dishes in the kitchen were dirty and the sponge smelled like it had lived there for years, and the blanket on the bed (gasp!), appeared to be either stained or dirty and appeared as if the bed had just been made, not washed, since the previous guests. Additionally, wi-fi in the place, as advertised, was nowhere to be found (unless you were sitting in her living room!), the appliances looked ancient and unclean, and the freezer was packed with loaves of strange freezer-burned bread wrapped in cellophane. The hot tub, which is inside the main house, was functional, but there was insufficient water to provide for adequate circulation (it didn't come up to the skimmer... we told Patti but she said it was normal...), and the hot tub room reeked of what appeared to be cat pee. Finally, breakfast in the morning could have been promising if the owner had asked us what time we wanted to eat before preparing it for us. Instead, when we arrived at the kitchen, two skillets, containing some sort of egg dish, were waiting for us in the oven, cold. We really wanted this place to work, but even we couldn't turn a blind eye to the defects, given the amount of money we spent. Given all this, we would have preferred to camp in the rain.

This was really painful after reading all the great reviews, but we are telling it like we experienced it in January, 2011. Such potential! Such a letdown...

My husband and I stayed there right after our wedding. She ushered us quickly to our cottage and was very hospitable from the get-go. The breakfast was superb! And the coffee--which i drank black--was the best I've had. We got to spend the morning chatting with Patty and then meeting some of the farm animals. What a blast. We aren't understanding the bad reviews for this place. If you was grandiose and fancy, you'll find it somewhere else. if you want a good night's sleep and an amazing breakfast by a very sweet lady, try Holly Lane. Thanks Patty!

This is a working small farm and Patty, the owner, is a delightful, energetic and gracious hostess/farmer. She's a fabulous cook and breakfasts were huge, with home made breads, omelets from her chickens, tons of fruit, and meats, all made by Patty. She has chickens, ducks and geese and I loved hearing and visiting them. She also has two llamas. I was there for a relaxing weekend by myself and it was perfect. I read outside, walked to town, visited with Patty, other guests and the animals. My room, the Morocco room, was clean and very comfortable; it was decorated in a playful manner, which I loved. Patty is in her early 70s and is a complete kick - she has a great sense of humor, enjoys all her many businesses, farmer, B&B owner, baker, and candlestick maker!

The only reason I gave this 2 stars instead of one is that the breakfast (this is a B & B) was quite good. We stayed in the cottage so we could have our dog with us. For the price we were paying ($145 plus tax), I expected it to be quite nice. The cottage is a ramshackle building where practically nothing (including the hide-a-bed, which we'd counted on) works. When we told the owner the next morning, she at first seemed concerned (but no apology) and then she laughed and said, "Oh well, I'm sure he slept fine anyway." The only heat is from 2 space heaters. No heat in the bathroom. Wood burning stove - not in working order. Lights that didn't work. Extremely unpleasant musty smell. Cramped kitchen with no microwave, an ancient coffee maker that didn't look like anything I'd want to use, no mugs (!), sparse kitchenware. No dishwashing soap or dishrag/sponge. No curtains of any kind in the living room area. Steps down to the bedroom, step up to the tiny bathroom, with no shampoo and only a bar of very strong smelling Irish Spring soap. Wireless internet, but no indication of what the password was (and it was too late at night by then to try to find the owner and ask). No clocks, phone, TV. Very dark inside due to being surrounded by trees. Found out as we were leaving that there was a hot tub around the corner of the main house, which we would have loved to use had we known about it. Based on everything else, I'm guessing it wasn't working either.