Several of the people that I work with have weekend homes.  These homes are usually on lakes or rivers.  And, during the year, they make weekend trips to their weekend houses.

Of course, most of these weekend trips involve weekly maintenance of their weekend home.  Lawns need to be mowed.  Windows need to be washed.  Weeds need to be pulled.  Floors need to be swept.  Etc.  So, these weekend homes become just another house to maintain, but on weekends.

I know people who go to these weekend homes and work all Friday afternoon and Saturday maintaining their property.  Then, they have a relaxing Sunday morning and afternoon before they go back home.

I guess if I had a cottage, it would need to be low maintenance.  No grass, no flowers, no shrubs just relaxation.