Loved our stay here in Charlton! We traveled here from Tacoma Washington to visit family and friends. Our host Michael was stellar in his communication and responded quickly to all of our requests/questions. The property is as advertised with no surprises. Our space was clean and tidy with very comfy furniture. We enjoyed having access to a full kitchen and laundry to really settle in during our time there. Plenty of items to prepare whatever you like in the kitchen. We were blessed with nice weather to be able to enjoy the deck looking over the lake, Sunshine, coffee, a good book, and crisp New England Fall air. Charlton is a very small town, like I mentioned, "hideaway"... But there is easy access to highways to get where you need to go. We traveled out A LOT across MA during our trip and had no issues leaving from or getting back to Charlton. There is a stellar Italian bakery, Francesco's, just a 5 min drive away. And just a block from there is Southbridge Coffee Roasters for locally roasted coffee, (Pro tip... Ask the owner Elvis about meeting Gordon Ramsey!) And if beer is your thing, it doesn't get better than Treehouse, less than 10 mins from the VRBO. We would definitely recommend this spot to others and will almost certainly land here again next time we get out to Massachusetts. You're in for a nice stay if you book here!