The house was great! Nice layout, clean, family fun activities. It was the perfect size for our small family Christmas. But cooking our Christmas meals was not very much fun. There is a smoke alarm placed right above the oven. The first time the ear piercing alarm went off I was roasting our beef tenderloin for Christmas Eve. Ok I can see that there is smoke produced when roasting meat. But then it went off roasting broccoli and potatoes and toasting cornbread for stuffing. I mean really, I think it went off more because of the heat when I opened the oven door than actual smoke. We finally put Saran Wrap over it so we could cook our Christmas dinner in peace. So if you plan on eating out the whole time.. great house. If you want to cook your meals.. be prepared for ear piercing alarms!