Book now for summer 2018! Maine lakeside log cabin, 3 bd/2ba, hot tub, kayaks

Don't miss out on your preferred week for 2018 - book now! Please note that Kiwi Lodge will have a changeover day of SUNDAY for 2018 season. You have Saturday to prepare for the trip and you miss the heavy traffic with your Sunday arrival and departure. Relax, soak in the beauty of one of western Maine's most beautiful small lakes. Many amenities included plus peace and privacy. PAYMENT: super easy with credit card via Paypal - or personal check, as well as via the vrbo.com "book now". Log House amenities: A well-designed, cozy log house on almost two private acres of lawn and woods. Spacious Kiwi Lodge kitchen is fully equipped with many appliances and everything needed for cooking including pantry items: flour, sugar, oil, rice, condiments, spices, tea, coffee. Pick fresh herbs to enhance home-cooked meals. The solid wood hand-made dining table overlooks the lake, easily seats 8 guests but there's also a long wood picnic table on the deck for al fresco dining as you watch the duck families swimming by at breakfast, or loons popping up from their fishing dives. The upper level has a king bed room and another with queen and full size beds, full bathroom. On the lower, garden level there is a family room and the third bedroom with double/twin bunk bed. All beds are Maine artisan-made with top-of-the-line mattresses and quality bedding. The open plan main level has a second full bathroom, living room and kitchen with a large dining area overlooking the lake. Outside on the lower patio are the hot tub, then the hammock, volleyball/badminton/pickle ball net, horseshoes, croquet, 55' dock and swim raft anchored in lake. Included with your rental are a paddleboat, large canoe and two one-person hard-sided kayaks. Life jackets in all sizes are provided. . Living room and family room have large, flat screen TVs with DVD; Internet/WiFi, cable, Roku, X-Box Kinect, Wii (bring your own games), free calls in US from landline ‘phone. There are many board games, movies, books, cards, CD player. You will find washer, dryer, vacuum cleaner, hand vacuum; cleaning supplies, dishwasher soap, and generous initial supplies of paper goods. Linens and towels are supplied. Please bring your own swim/hot tub towels. On the deck are a gas/charcoal grill, picnic table and Adirondack chairs. Local Area: Kiwi Lodge is on a small, secret lake in Western Maine; a few minutes from the charming university town of Farmington: shopping, restaurants, movies, golf courses, wonderful hiking, and great lobster, of course! We provide lots of recommendations for what to do, where to go, where to eat. The coast is not far away with the lighthouse near Portland echoing with history, world class restaurants and fun shops. Nearer at hand are a host of delightful small towns, each with their treasures of history and culture. We tell you about our favorites before you arrive, to help you plan.Take one of the easy day trips to the delectable restaurants of Portland, plus lighthouses, observatory; outlet shopping in Freeport; hiking up Bald Mountain (hike is 3.5 miles R/T) near Rangeley, and so many other hikes including a short, super-easy walk in the woods, half an hour away, manageable for even small children; a boat trip on Moosehead Lake in Greenville: Western Maine opportunities for recreation are endless. The lake at Kiwi Lodge: You will hear loons, ducks, bullfrogs (in June especially); you may see beavers, muskrats (usually swimming across the lake at dusk) and turtles; bald eagles often hover. The fish come so daringly close to the lake edge, their dorsal fins are above water. Guests fish off the end of the dock. Birds wake early; porcupines stroll the roads at midnight.