The Loons Nest is a 5 Bed 5 Bath townhome in the Causeway on Gull Resort. It's absolutely HUGE for a townhome at 3,250 Sq Ft with Five Beds and Five Baths. Complete with two master bedrooms! Newly built and only recently finished in July 2021.  This is the perfect home to host multiple families with plenty of space for everyone to spread out over all three levels. The resort has both indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs with a sauna at the outdoor pool house.  A short stroll down the wooded trail past your private fire pit takes you to the indoor pool building and the Causeway Clubhouse with a selection of arcade games plus ping pong and foosball. The home rental includes a dedicated boat slip on Gull Lake.  There is plenty of room for trailer parking so you can bring your own boat or your ice shack and snowmobiles in the winter months.  If you need to rent a boat there are two options right on-site with YourBoatClub and LakeFunRentals and several others nearby.  You can get anything from a fishing boat or performance tri-toon to jet skis.  There are also many off-site rental businesses that can even rent you a wake boat with or without a captain. Either way, you will have your own slip at Causeway right next to Zorbaz for the duration of your stay at no added cost. This home is fully stocked with all the comforts of home.  The kitchen is loaded, just bring your ingredients and skills.  There are games and puzzles for evenings and rainy days to keep everyone entertained. Six Smart TVs waiting for you to enter in your login info so you can access all your favorite shows and rent/stream a family moving after the sun goes down. We are set in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes area.  The Location is awesome!  Check out our distances to popular spots... Zorbaz (0.1) Walking Distance Bar Harbor Supper Club (0.6) Walking Distance Lost Lake Lodge (0.6) Walking Distance Cowboy*s (1.2) The Iron Waffle Coffee Company (2.3) CHAR Craft Steaks (2.3) The Pines Golf Course (2.1) Nisswa (2.7) 15 Min to Brainard/Baxter for Target, Walmart, Costco, Etc... Anything you need, you can find it there. In addition to the fully stocked kitchen and games, the unit includes; a gas fireplace, central air-conditioning, washer/dryer, deck/patio, natural gas grill, fresh linens, spa-quality bath products, hairdryers, and plenty of fresh towels. The Causeway on Gull Resort amenities you can use include indoor and outdoor pools with hot tubs and sauna, the resort has tennis courts, basketball, and pickleball courts, sand volleyball an updated workout facility, multiple game rooms, and arcade games, ping pong, foosball, and a lakeside clubhouse. The Brainard Lakes Area is loaded with activities and attractions.  The best place to get up to speed on all the activities is at the ExploreBrainerdLakes website.  Golf Courses, Mountain Biking, Off-Road Adventures, Fishing, Hunting, Golf, Racing, Spas… waterparks, Brainerd International Raceway, shopping in Nisswa/Pequot Lakes/Crosslake. No matter if you are booking directly with us at SmothersVacations of if booking via 3rd party website, you are upgrading your resort vacation at an owner-direct discounted price and still getting access to all the resort amenities you want like multiple swimming pools, hot tubs, and outdoor activities. The Loons Next #180 is the personal lake cabin of our close friends that we manage for them.  They have gone above and beyond in decking this unit out with everything you need.  You get the benefit of enjoying all the personal touches they have added to enjoy their own stays that will make your trip one to remember. Rental Rules: No Pets Allowed Minimum Primary Renters Age 25 2 Night Minimum Stay Booking Process: 50% down at the time of making the reservation.  This downpayment is fully refundable up to two weeks prior to your stay.  The remaining 50% due will be charged to your credit card two week prior to check-in. Once paid in full, you will receive an online check-in form that once completed will send you all your check-in instructions with directions, your front door code, wi-fi info, etc. That's it. When it's time for your trip, you won't be wasting valuable vacation time at a front desk waiting to check in.  Just hit the road and head straight to your unit.