This house sits on a residential street in between the Church Street commercial district and the University of Vermont campus. That makes it a great location - we walked to campus, we walked out to dinner, we walked to the lake (there's coffee, creamees, a pizza place, and a good cocktail bar right at the end of the street). The street has a mix of homeowners and college housing, so you meet lots of nice people.
We thought the house, itself, was wonderful. It's an older house (early 1900s) with depictions of a rich history inside. We spent evenings enjoying breezes on the front porch, but there's also a backyard and back terrace seating area. A large kitchen island makes it a breeze to whip up quick meals.
The hosts are great, and do their best to be a helpful concierge with recommendations for farmers' markets, good brunches, etc. Even sent a couple useful check-in videos by text message.
We would definitely stay here again, although we usually rent waterfront near the bike path.
Two notes to share:
1) There are college kids enjoying youthful life in the neighborhood. They can be loud at night. We loved that energy, but potential renters should look inward at how curmudgeonly they think they are.
2) The hosts use their basement (separate outside entrance) and may stop by to grab bikes. We thought was fun to meet them in the yard and we have nothing to hide, but know that some renters may feel uncomfortable with this situation.