Loved the place! Perfect amount of space for our group. Clean and well stocked. Eli was easy to communicate with and easy to get in touch with. Overall- excellent!

This is a fantastic property and owner. The house itself has a laid-back lake cabin feel, yet is equipped with amenities like AC, Smart TVs, two full size refrigerators, memory foam mattresses and a newer washer and dryer. There was plenty of space for our nine people (4 adults, 5 teenagers) so we weren’t on top of each other during a couple of rainy afternoons. We were concerned being on an island, we’d run out of household items or forget something, but the house is very well stocked – beach towels, soap, toilet paper etc, to save you if you run out. The outdoor space is amazing. The beach is large for a lake property of this size, and the water entry is sandy, so no mud and weeds to walk into. The swimming dock is only a short swim from shore, but due to a drop off a short way out, is in deep enough water to jump and dive without concern. It has multiple nice, usable seating areas – the deck, the beach, fire pit and dock (Adirondack chairs and a propane fire feature). We used all of them on multiple occasions. You can catch an endless number of small fish from dock. The property is nicer than the pictures suggest – the lake actually runs into a shallow little lagoon on the side and back of the house, which adds a nice element, and you can walk back into the woods and into the interior of the island behind the house where we spotted some deer. Its an easy dock for docking, and it’s a nice quiet part of the lake between Mark and Bear Island, good for kayaking and swimming, and its big and quiet enough to tube and ski. It’s a great location on the lake in that it offers reasonable access to anywhere you want to go via boat. Eli is a phenomenal owner. He’s very responsive and he’s happy to spend time on the phone answering questions and explaining whatever you need to know. He’s absolutely committed to making sure your vacation goes well. We had an issue with our boat rental (not from Shep’s) and Eli actually hung out on the lake for a couple of hours after he’d finished cleaning the house so he could ferry us and our stuff to island while we waited for the marina to solve the issue.

We had a great stay. The location is amazing. We picked this home for our vacation because the beach area looked easy for kids and a dog to swim in, and it was. Nice and sandy. The water is clean and clear and swimming to the float out in the water was great fun. The house was clean and we had everything we needed. Owner was easy to connect with and helpful.

We had a fantastic time at this lovely waterfront cabin on Mark Island this July/August. It was a perfect setting with all the amenities you need for a total get away...excellent dock...beautiful private beach just steps out of the front door/patio area...a great floating dock...a well laid out fire pit near the lake shore...comfortable bedrooms...3 bathrooms...and an owner who was incredibly responsive to any requests or inquiries we made prior to and during our stay. We had a number of different family members visit us and the bedroom layout facilitated our needs well. It was also fun to be situated on an island that had very easy access to Meredith we could do a quick grocery run. We hope to return again.

The island house and property is fantastic. Parking of vehicles and boat trailer is a hassle. The municipal parking lot is packed and very limited parking on weekends and check in is at 5 pm Saturday. One vehicle got hit with damage to bumper and someone also broke trailer light over the week. Other than trouble with parking vehicles and trailer this property is fantastic and owner is great and easy to talk to. One suggestion might be weekday check in and check out dates to avoid busy weekend parking.

The island house and property is fantastic.Parking of vehicles and boat trailer is a hassle. The municipal parking lot is packed and very limited parking on weekends and check in is at 5 pm Saturday. One vehicle got hit with damage to bumper and someone also broke trailer light over the week. Other than trouble with parking vehicles and trailer this property is fantastic and owner is great and easy to talk to. One suggestion might be weekday check in and check out dates to avoid busy weekend parking.

My wife, kids (14, 12, 8) and I just returned from a wonderful family vacation here. The house was great - clean, nicely appointed with everything we needed, good sized rooms/bathrooms and a really nice family lake house feel. The extra fridge in the laundry room and the ice maker were particularly useful amenities that you don't see in many places. The beach, swimming and dock area were excellent. There is a nice sandy area to walk into the water then the water gets deep ten feet offshore which is perfect for swimming. The fire pit right on the shore was also very cool. The location on the lake was very good - north shore of Mark Island which was a bit quieter than other parts of the lake yet close to the marina, and not too far from Meredith and Weir's Beach, which we visited by boat a couple of times. Being on an island made the trip slightly more logistically challenging as expected (8 day boat rental, have to worry about bad weather when going to dinner/town, fighting for dock space on Sat morning at the marina on way out) but also added an element of adventure which our kids loved. Overall, a great place to spend a family vacation.

The house was as advertised. Great with three kids and my wife. In laws also joined for a couple days. Nice beach, great swimming raft, easy to use dock. View from master bedroom is surreal. Eli is awesome as well!

The house was as advertised. Great with three kids and my wife. In laws also joined for a couple days. Nice beach, great swimming raft, easy to use dock. View from master bedroom is surreal. Eli is awesome as well!