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The Navy House is what memories are made of.

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A room with two wooden boat-shaped beds, a ceiling fan, and large windows with a view of trees.
A living room with a grand piano, a patterned armchair, a small table, and a bookshelf.
A two-story house with a dark blue exterior, white trim, and a front porch with a bench.
A living room with two red armchairs, a fireplace, and green walls.
A living room with two pink sofas, a coffee table, and a lamp. There is a staircase leading to another room.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Lake Michigan

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet
  • Onsite parking available
  • Dryer
  • Bathtub

Explore the area

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Waukegan, IL
  • Place, Urban Edge Gallery
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Genesee Theater
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Waukegan Harbor
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 13)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

3 Twin Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 5

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

Bathroom 3

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Kitchen
Outdoor play area

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About the neighborhood

Waukegan

Located in Waukegan, this vacation home is near theme parks and on a lake. Genesee Theater and Urban Edge Gallery are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include MainStreet Libertyville and Cuneo Mansion and Gardens. Traveling with kids? Consider Six Flags Great America, or check out an event or a game at Waukegan BMX Track. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing, kayaking, and motor boating nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling.
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Waukegan, IL

What's nearby

  • Urban Edge Gallery - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Genesee Theater - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Three Brothers Theatre - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Visual Arts Center - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Waukegan Harbor - 2 min drive - 1.8 km

Getting around

  • Waukegan Station - 18 min walk
  • Kenosha, WI (ENW-Kenosha Regional) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Chuck Wagon - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dunkin' - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Mi Jacalito Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Forastero's Tako Restaurante - ‬10 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is The Navy House is what memories are made of. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Navy House is what memories are made of.?

As of Nov 11, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Navy House is what memories are made of. on Nov 15, 2026 start from $614, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Navy House is what memories are made of.?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Navy House is what memories are made of.?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Navy House is what memories are made of. located?

This family-friendly Waukegan vacation home is located on a lake, within 1 mi (2 km) of Vista Medical Center - East and Lake Michigan. Visual Arts Center and Waukegan Harbor are also within 1 mi (2 km). Waukegan Station is 18 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 23 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home with historic charm, fit our needs perfectly!! Host was very responsive and accommodating! Would highly recommend to anyone staying in the area, especially those coming to see their Navy sailor graduate!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My family stayed here for my grandson‘s Navy Boot Camp graduation. The house was absolutely perfect for our family of 12. Lots of space, very clean and well stocked with everything you need for cooking meals to bedding. It’s in a great location, and I had excellent commutation with the host on any questions we had. We would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It is a lovely house. Very spacious. Host is awesome.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful older home!

Such a great house and well kept. Looks exactly how pictured. We throughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is gorgeous, tons of old charm. We had a group of 12 (mostly adults) and we all fit comfortably with the amount of beds, bathrooms and table space. The view of lake Michigan was beautiful with the sunrise also. The house had pretty much everything we needed. There is minimal counter space in the kitchen, but prep cart and tables were helpful to mitigate that. We really enjoyed the fooseball table.We stayed for our son's Navy Graduation and the house is located close to base for easy travel to and from the Recruit Station.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing house with room for all

Beautiful historic home, modernized with excellent air conditioning, plumbing, and modern features. Hosts were accommodating and responsive. Would stay here again!
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Host was quick to respond. I love
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This house was absolutely wonderful in every way! The decor, the seating for several family members, the amount of baths and bedrooms, beautiful lighting (some that were even motion-sensored). The owner thought of everything to make this house special for visiting families. Great Job!!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect home for our large family to attend RTC Graduation

Home was perfect for our family to hang out and spend time with our recent graduate. Close to the base. Home was clean and had everything we needed. Thanks for a memorable weekend!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We were thrilled with this gorgeous home. Very clean and beautiful. If you’re looking for a really special place, this is it. The host has put everything you could need to make your stay memorable. Wonderful neighborhood. Easy access to everything
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for big family vacation

Property was perfect, just as described. My whole family of 11 loved it!! We picked a central location to visit the Cubs, Brewers, White Sox and The Field Of Dreams movie site, a road trip of course, but the location, the house and lanscape was perfect.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home

Everyone enjoyed the Navy House. The house was well kept and there was plenty of room for all twelve of us. It was a wonderful experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Outstanding rental property experience

We have rented a large house as a family for many years, and this is the nicest property we ever rented. The house is beautiful with hardwood floors and nicely decorated throughout, The kitchen had everything we needed and the appliances were newer. Linens throughout were well stocked. The owner quickly responded to any questions. We rented for Navy Boot Camp Graduation, so we probably will not have a reason to return, but if we had a reason, I would not hesitate to rent again
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Navy Graduation

House is creaky. Rooms are all spread out with more sitting rooms than sleeping rooms. House was well stocked. Biggest complaint all bedrooms were up 2 or 3 flights of steps. No AC and the entire house was hot. The bedrooms had tiny fans, but even at night the bedrooms were 86 degrees.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 8, 2025
We wish you would have reached out to us about the AC during your stay because the house has central air that is clearly marked on the thermostat outside of the primary bedroom. I’m sorry the HVAC system was confusing to you. Additionally there is a whole-house fan that does a great job cooling the house as well. In terms of the bedrooms being on upper floors, it’s an older historic home and you can tell by the exterior photo that you’re not getting a ranch house. Sorry for the confusion. Many people find the creaks charming. Best of wishes to you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We stayed here for our daughters, navy graduation. It was about 10 minutes from the rental house, which was very nice .. The house is very nice and roomy, plenty of space for everyone . Two dining room tables , so that was very nice. We gathered at one to eat and the other to play games. Surfaces were clean. It does show a large backyard, but there is no access to it due to the some bad spots in the porches. They have those blocked off. But we did not need that as we did not bring our children with us. But there is a very nice playground right across the street. So it is still a great place for kids to stay.. very convenient to town and shopping malls, etc. everything is within 20 minutes drive. We drove into Chicago and it is about an hour and 15 minutes. Which was not bad at all.The
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Picturesque stay

This house has such a history, the Victorian style has you wondering at the stories it could tell from back in the day. The many levels had the kiddos playing hide and seek for ages. Having the two tables was great, we used one to eat at and the other for our board games. The park directly across the street was great for running off energy.... And that's my only complaint is the pictures show a gorgeous back yard and porches, but they are off limits. Which is fine to have off limits, I just wish that was known at the beginning. There were more parks within 5 min from the house that were amazing. It was also just a short drive to the state park to check out the great lake. There are grocery stores also about 10 min away. Kitchen was stocked with a great amount of dishes (glass and plastic), cooking dishes aplenty, and even some plastic baggies for leftovers, greatly appreciated. Such a wonderfully gorgeous house to stay at.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Estate

This house was amazing to say the least. From its size, landscaping, massive back yard, and having a view of Lake Michigan is what made it stand out the most. If you are looking for a home where the family can all be in one place look no further because this is the house for you. Just keep in mind you can see more of lake when the leaves drop off so my guess is one of the best time to be in this home is during the fall. The picturesque windows all along the back of this home will have you gazing for days or just mesmerized by the beauty of nature. Not to mention, there is a park across the street for kids (so they can be worn out and go to bed early, your welcome parents so uncork that wine or a drink of your choice and enjoy). To add to a great experience, the host was friendly and very accommodating to say the least. So if you have someone who is about to graduate from the Navy get this house for sure, the base is 15/20 minutes away and you too can explore what Waukegan has to offer. Happy vacationing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our time at this rental was beyond an absolute dream come true! The home is beyond gorgeous & the views from all the many windows are breath taking! We traveled for our son's grad from Navy boot camp. In my excitement to reserve the house for our trip I somehow managed to skip through insurance for a refund if a cancelation or date change for travel was needed. I didn't realize it at the time of checkout but wasn't worried as we were so close to graduation time and couldn't foresee anything going wrong, until it did. SO close to PIR date our son was injured & delayed several weeks while recovering in medical. We lost a LOT of money when we had to cancel & rebook, very painful loss. PLEASE be so careful & take your time at checkout to make sure you have purchased this insurance! You never know what can happen. We were so thankful that we were able to rebook for his new PIR. We had a large group of family traveling, & more than anything we wanted a beautiful home to welcome him all together when he was granted his liberty. This home was everything we could have wanted! Base access was quick and easy, the beach was beautiful, lots of room to cook, grill, play games, read, eat together, rest & not feel crowded. There are a lot of stairs & no bedrooms on the 1st floor which was hard for my mom. LOVED our stay here & recommend to all Navy fams for PIR! Owners are very kind and helpful.CHERISHED MEMORIES! only bad part was having to leave! Thank you so very much-all that we needed!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for GL PIR Stay!

This gem was a last minute find two weeks before our son's PIR from Great Lakes but was the perfect house to get to and from the base, eliminating all of the crazy traffic on graduation day as well as liberty pick up. It's less than 10 minutes from the base and in the opposite direction of where everyone else is staying. We were able to leave 15 minutes before the gates opened and were in the graduation hall right at 7:00 am. Same for pick up and drop off for Liberty, easy on and off the base each time. The house was amazing! You can tell the owners paid attention to details when they were restoring this old home. There were some minor issues with some of the install, but overall the home was clean, large enough to hold everyone and give them all their own space when needed. Not great for ADA accessibility, many many stairs to climb. There is no access to the back yard or the back deck as it is in significant disrepair and the owners have it blocked off. I hope the goal is to one day restore the massive deck and update the landscaping because the home has great potential to host family reunions, weddings, etc with the size and view the back yard offers. The owners were very responsive and they live next doo to the property. The neighborhood was very quiet and safe. There is a lot to do around the home, great restaurants and activities if you are not in town for a PIR. If we are ever in the Great Lakes area again we would definitely stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was perfect! It had everything we needed and then some.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful place, great communication with the owner. Would highly recommend the space.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
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