Vistaview Chalet! Gorgeous Mississippi River view with year-round HOT TUB!

Your hosts, Donna & Todd Lensing, have been in the lodging business since 2006 after purchasing the Grandview Motel in Ferryville. Todd has also been a professional duck hunting guide since 2002, and Donna's passion is interior design, which you'll notice when you step through the door of any of our uniquely decorated properties.

Prior to owning the motel we have a combined total of 35 years of retail customer service experience. We know what we're doing, and are proud of our motel and 7 rental properties. We believe we have an excellent idea of what travelers to the Driftless Area expect and look forward to your visit!

Find out why we were drawn the the famous Pool 9 of the Mississippi River. Besides being a top waterfowl hunting destination, this section of the old muddy is an amazing fishery for multiple species year 'round. Our subclimate is so unique and we're happy to tell you what we know about the Driftless Area. Overlooking the river where it's about 3 miles wide we feel so fortunate to experience Mother Nature's finest.

We also do our best to enhance our properties with native plants and flowers and continue to make any and all necessary improvements to give our guests the very best experience possible. Throughout the year you can plan to see bald eagles, whitetail deer, wild turkey, multiple species of waterfowl, including tundra and trumpeter swans. White pelicans provide quite a sight when they're flying along in perfect synchronicity. Songbirds are abundant along the river as well.

There's so much more to love about this area. Make your plans to discover what all the hype is about in our secret little corner of Wisconsin.

We purchased this A-frame cabin in 2017 and continued to rent it out as a vacation property. We purchased the 2 neighboring cabins in 2018 and 2020 -- Woodview Lodge and Riverview Cabbin. They're the only 3 properties on the Night Hawk Trail Road cul de sac. Over the years several groups have booked all 3 places to have room for everyone!

The Eagle Mountain subdivision is up in the bluffs above the village of Ferryville, which is right along the Great River Road. Across the river we see the opposite bluff country of N.E. Iowa.

Ferryville is about mid-way between La Crosse & Prairie du Chien, approximatel 30 miles in either direction. There's also a bridge crossing over to Lansing Iowa nearby. A visit to the area isn't complete without stepping foot in Horsefall's Lansing Variety. Also, make sure to hit up Coffee on the River while you're there and Mt. Hosmer Park. And the Driftless Visitor Center.

Ferryville has 2 bars that serve food plus a gas station/convenience store. May through October welcomes back the weekly Farmers Market on Saturdays at Sugar Creek Park, just south of town.

There are multiple boat landings in the area, including one right in town. If you plan ahead, you can rent a pontoon boat from S&S Houseboat Rentals in Lansing.

If you like to hike?? You can simply stroll through the neighborhood or head down to Sugar Creek Conservancy, just south of town. Rush Creek State Natural Area is upriver a couple miles. Down by Prairie du Chien you'll find Wyalusing State Park, plus Pike's Peak & Effigy Mounds in Iowa. Grandad Bluff and Myrick Park have extensive trails throughout the La Crosse area.

Viroqua is another lovely small city to visit. Lots of eclectic shops and dining options and it's a lovely, scenic drive through the rolling hills of SW Wisconsin.

Get out there and enjoy!

During a break the first winter we spent a lot of time refreshing the cabin with new furnishings from top to bottom. We like that our guests continuously comment on how clean our properties are. Our standards are high and we believe in providing a place to stay that we would enjoy ourselves.

We haven't stopped there. We installed a HOT TUB on the lower level deck and took it up a notch by fully screening it in. Who wants to be swatting at bugs when you're trying to relax and unwind?

In 2023 we did some big improvements, including the wrap-around deck which is screened in on the north side of the cabin. A stairway was built to make easier access down to the fire pit area. Also, the gas grill was moved from being on the deck outside the living room to the enlarged deck just outside the kitchen door. That entire project was wrapped up nicely with a beautiful red steel roof. You won't have difficulty finding the Vistaview Chalet.

In 2025 we've repainted each room and updated the decor. We still have a cute bird them happening but more neutral colors throughout the cabin.

Could we stop making continual improvements? Sure. But it's our passion to showcase excellent accommodations. You've worked hard for your vacations and weekends away from home. It makes sense to us for our guests to feel just as comfortable at our cabin as they do at home.

Relax! Renew! Refresh!

We are fully inspected and licensed by the State of Wisconsin.