While I recognize there are a lot of positive reviews, I highly discourage families from renting this property. The owner wanted to meet us there which would be fine, but she initially agreed to meet at 4pm check in, then changed to 5-6p last minute and then just showed up well after 7pm as we were sitting down for dinner. She then walked through the entire house to "move laundry around" while we were there, but I think she was just being snoopy. It was weird. There were a lot of rules with this property which we followed exactly. Ultimately she contacted me 4 days after check out requesting an additional $200 cleaning fee as she felt it took her "extra time to clean." I asked for any sort of proof as I was really surprised by this, but she had none. She cited finger prints on the windows from our toddler, having to wipe out the inside of the refrigerator, and some baby powder on a bathroom floor. She agreed that we had not damaged anything, followed all of the instructions and picked up all the outside furniture/toys/garbage/bedding. She just "felt" she had to spend "extra time" cleaning. It seemed like she was trying to take advantage of us to try and make extra money. The lake is not great. It is shallow/overgrown with weeds. Fine for kayaking but you cannot fish there and we had difficulty tubing as our boat motor constantly clogged with weeds. We have used VRBO for years never with complaints. I would caution working with this owner as she is difficult.

Spent 5 days at this cabin with some extended family/cousins. The kids had an amazing time - the playroom in the basement and the shed full of so many toys, life jackets, and all sorts or kayaks/paddleboards, lounge chairs, etc. CANNOT be beat. The individual air conditioners between bedrooms allowed for individualized comfort that my husband adored. Be aware there is no Wi-Fi, which was surprising, and I would say was my only negative. Most of the time it didn't matter however when you have an entire day of poor weather the lack of Wi-Fi was more noticeable. Will definitely be back, loved our experience.

What a beautiful house on a beautiful lake I came here with my Girls Group for a weekend getaway and everything was great. We use the barbecue girl the first night that was fine and also we use the fire pit every night and it was so relaxing out there by the water, we also spent part of the day out on the water on paddle boards and Floaties and it was very relaxing. The host was very good at explaining everything we needed to know about the property. I would definitely stay here again.

We had my husband and I and 4 kids ages 15-30. The cabin is very cozy and comfortable. Nice beach with plenty of water toys. The owner is wonderful.. she checked in often to make sure we had everything we needed.

Our stay at Jackie’s house was nothing short of amazing! We loved the small beach and clean water to swim in (all thanks to the aqua thruster and her care for her property). She was so easy to work with and communicate with throughout the stay. She checked in on us after night one which was extremely thoughtful. The toy room she has for littles was loved by our little boy who made it is room for the duration of the stay - it was so nice he had an area to play in without us having to drag a bunch of toys with us. Even though the property doesn’t have central A/C she has room A/C’s which were more than enough and even the basement stayed plenty cool. Overall she was a great host and we loved staying at her place - would definitely come back!

We stayed here during the spring because it was close to family. It was a perfect place to stay with 4 young kids, even though it was off season for the lake. The kids slept in the basement bedroom and loved having the smart tv in there. The toy room was super fun, especially ages 8 and under. Kitchen was well-equipped with all the basics. This is a place the owner said they also use, and you can tell it’s set up nicely and well-loved. The handmade staircase and cute painted basement floor was so fun! The beach looked really nice - will consider checking it out in the summer. FYI this is not a secluded lake cabin. It’s basically a neighborhood house with lake access, nice, but not private. It was a great location, 5 minutes ti Elk River and 40 minutes to downtown Minneapolis.

The house was very cozy for our winter stay, it was beautifully decorated. The toy room was a big hit and was great for keeping the kids occupied. They had a lot of accommodations like a pack and play available, a baby gate etc. The host was easy to communicate with, and was very responsive and helpful if we needed anything at all. I’m sure it’d be great fun in the summer too. Overall a great stay!

We fell in love with this beautiful home! It was very clean and cozy. Would definitely book again!