Lake & mountain view 2BR 2BA

Our third summer returning to this cottage. Gorgeous lake front, great location for hiking, kayaking, swimming, shopping. All this more than makes up for a quirky kitchen flow. Love this place and the owners are very nice. Joy & Ed

We have been going to this cabin since 5 years. Kids love it there (2, 4, 6). They play in the water all day long. Lots of beds to accomodate everyone. Quiet surrondinds. Just peacefull and relaxing.

We stayed at Ash Cottage for a week in mid-July and had a wonderful time (our second year renting!). The house is an airy, rustic, cozy place. It is simply decorated in traditional northeast cabin style (plenty of moose imagery!). Numerous windows throughout ensure a cheery setting. Kyle and Susan are responsive, conscientious owners. From the first to the second year, they had added a loft to the house. The loft wasn’t going to work for us and our three younger kids (all 5 and under) because of the steep ladder, so the owners took it upon themselves to set up a safety system to prevent access to the lower steps. The loft, however, did look like a great option for a young teen or older to have a little private nook to sleep and there is decent angled headroom. Kyle and Susan also made other improvements from one year to the next, including renovations to one of their bathrooms.The two bedrooms are spacious and comfortable. The back bedroom tends to get a little hotter and stuffier, so you may want to make sure to keep the fans running. The front porch is certainly a highlight of the house and a place where we also spent a lot of time. It is screened in and provides a fantastic view of the beautiful lake and mountains. It’s a great place to have morning coffee or a late night glass of wine. We often heard loons crooning throughout our stay. The porch seconds as a partial kitchen as well. The refrigerator is out there along with a 4-burner stove (no oven) with a cabinet for pans below it. Probably the most awkward thing about the cottage is that you have to cook on this porch but to access the “kitchen sink,” you have to walk through a little bit of the living room and then a bedroom. You do get used to it though, and in fact we enjoyed having an excuse to be out on the porch even more. But it does make clean up a little challenging. It is a double stainless sink, which is helpful. Just outside the front porch, there is a fire pit with two adult and two child-sized Adirondack chairs. This is a fun site for marshmallow roasting. I will warn you that this most recent time we stayed, the mosquitos were pretty brutal from 6pm on, so come fully stocked with bug spray! Another highlight of the nearby outside area is a wealth of blueberry bushes. The kids absolutely loved picking and eating them. We had two great blueberry pancake breakfasts! The lake is a very short walk and perfect for young children (slow grade and very clear). Another fantastic visit!

This cottage at Kezar is a quaint place to stay, well maintained and clean. However, there is absolutely no kitchen in the cottage. The kitchen sink is located in the bathroom (yuck, but that is correct, right next to the toilet - in fact my friends tried to take selfies of them on the john while someone was doing dishes). The dishes are located in a corner of the living room, and the stove and the refrigerator are located on the porch. No where to easily chop and prepare things, and no easy clean up. Dishes would dry in front of the toilet - put the seat down please! If you have no intentions of cooking or eating at your place, this cabin is otherwise a great place to stay. The place has that Maine cabin charm I like, and the lake is beautiful. I would not stay here again, since I do love to cook, and found this cabin to be inconvenient for that. Additionally, I found it to be overpriced as a result of this issue. I think its cheaper per night to stay at the Inn across the road. Same great access to the lake from there too. This cabin is also located right by the town beach area. Not a bad place to be, but not as quiet as a secluded section of the lake would be.

We had a fantastic time on our recent trip to Maine and we couldn't have hoped for a better cabin and area to stay in. The cabin is situated within a small community on Kezar Lake. You can see the breathtaking views of the lake from your front porch and there is a community beach a stones throw away from your door. There are fire pits, swing sets and picnic tables; a restaurant on site and an ice cream stand! You are minutes from some of the countries best hiking and one of the top craft beer bars in the country! All of this within the comforts a fully furnished cozy cabin.