My wife and I definitely enjoyed our week long stay here in the cottage by the river. Everything is perfectly described and more. Nice and cozy for two people and very relaxing with the river right outside your door. You can use the gas grill and enjoy an evening on the deck just outside your cottage right next to the river. Plates, bowls, glassware, forks, salt/pepper etc are already there. Small refrigerator for grill leftovers or from the great breweries and restaurants. Only went to 4 breweries (there are 14!) and did the beer flights. Although all were a great experience I thought that Crux Brewery (great sunset views from the parking lot) had excellent beer and complimentary food. I loved the Doublecross dark Belgian-style ale and their Beet/Spinach salad. Naked Wines in the Mill District is also a place to visit (have their flights and cheese/olive dish) after seeing the nice shops in the area. Level 2 had good happy hour and music on Thursdays. Greg's Grill also in the Mill District was a nice highlight. Reserve a window table for sunset views and a great meal. We enjoyed the roundabout tour with a brochure explaining the art and a good way to learn how to get around the town. There is also an art gallery tour brochure and some really nice work from local artists. After a long day of touring the town or hiking/rock climbing (we just enjoyed the beautiful view and watched the many rock climbers) in Smith State Park the cottage on the river is the place to come home to relax before going out to eat. Other places we enjoyed: Victorian Cafe (good Bloody Mary's for breakfast), Chows, Kababas, Alpenglow, Sweet Saigon or Pho Viet Cafe for great seafood pho. Although all were a little pricey compared to where we live the quality of food made it worthwhile. We never found a place we did not like. Yes we had a great time in Bend and our stay here at Marybeth's cottage made our visit even better. When we come back to Bend we plan to stay at the cottage for sure!