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Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!

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An outdoor patio with a stone fireplace, a grill, and outdoor furniture.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a black refrigerator, a white island, and a patterned floor.
A cozy living room with a stone fireplace, wooden walls, a sofa, and a dining table with chairs.
A cozy dining area with a wooden table and chairs, a television mounted on the wall, and a sign above the table.
A cozy living room with two sofas, a coffee table, and a fireplace.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to West Okoboji Lake
5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill
  • Deck or patio

Explore the area

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Arnolds Park, IA
  • Place, West Okoboji Lake
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Emerald Hills Golf Course
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Arnolds Park
    ‪19 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Big Room

2 Queen Beds

Downstairs 1

1 Queen Bed

Downstairs 2

1 Queen Bed

Downstairs 3

1 Queen Bed

Master

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Downstairs

Toilet · Shower only

Master Bath

Toilet · Shower only

Shared Main Level

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!

Staying close to all the attractions for less!
Great place for your family and friends to all be together in a cabin close to all the activities and happenings of Okoboji! We are a very short distance (approximately 6-7 blocks) from beaches, restaurants, bars, and Arnolds Park amusement park. We are located across from a nature reserve, a block from the water (West Lake) and seconds from an amazing bike trail, not to mention 6 blocks from shopping at the Emporium, dining at area restaurants while enjoying the activities on the water. We are 2 blocks from Emerald Hills Golf Course! You are sure to enjoy the lakes area no matter your interest whether it is you and friends or family. Come enjoy the Great Lakes of Iowa in Okoboji!

This cabin/house is located across from a nature preserve and next to our seasonal RV park. You will enjoy a large front yard for activities, grilling, grill pit and patio. The Amenities of this cabin are move in ready for you to enjoy your time with family and friends!
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1578244vb
This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Arnolds Park

Located in Arnolds Park, this holiday home is near theme parks and on a lake. Pillsbury Point State Park and Lower Gar State Recreation Area reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Arnolds Park Amusement Park and Iowa Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Museum. Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum and 'Boji Splash Indoor Waterpark Okoboji are also worth visiting. Jet skiing, kayaking and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.
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Arnolds Park, IA

What's nearby

  • West Okoboji Lake - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Emerald Hills Golf Course - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Pillsbury Point State Park - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Arnolds Park Amusement Park - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Arnolds Park - 19 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) - 102 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Okoboji Store - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Taco House - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Scooters Coffee - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Captain's Getaway - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park! located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Emerald Hills Golf Course, West Okoboji Lake and Pillsbury Point State Park. Arnolds Park Amusement Park and Iowa Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Museum are also within 1 mile (2 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 48 out of 71 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 71 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 71 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 71 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 71 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

2.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

8.8/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My family & I all had a great time staying here, very spacious & close to Lake Okaboji. Definitely would stay here again
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We enjoyed our stay very much. The home was clean and everything we needed was provided! It was located near all the attractions!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cozy home and just a few minutes from Arnold’s park!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Very nice atmosphere

We enjoyed our stay
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Stay

Great space and plenty of room. Great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great area

2 years in a row been great
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location!

House fit our needs well and is great property just a block from the lake. Beds were all comfortable and two rooms upstairs are huge. Would stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice and quiet.

Very quiet area during our stay
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cozy Stay close to Arnold’s Park

We loved it! We already booked a return trip. Very cozy!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Olson fun

Nice place good location
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The property is as advertised, well located, and overall worked well for our two families who met there. Our biggest complaint is that the water never got hotter than lukewarm so showers were very quick!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Golf stay

6 guys stayed. Really comfortable and close to emerald hills.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lady Golfers

Met our needs. Plenty of beds and bathrooms. Close to all golf courses.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Unexpected pleasure!

This house met, and in many ways, exceeded all of our needs; thanks!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Mostly clean. Upstairs is very nice. Downstairs has obvious moisture issues. Downstairs rooms are small with limited storage. Good for kids or young adults.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect house, big and clean

The upstairs rooms are huge and worked out great for cooking, eating and playing games. Used the outdoor table to eat too and fire pit one evening. Three bedrooms downstairs are fine to sleep. All three bathrooms were updated and very nice. Couldn't ask for more..so glad this was our place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Family vacation

Good place..lots of room...hot water heater wasn't working, but owner responded quickly and water heater was broke.. offered us options of using camp ground bathhouse and some wort of refund but haven'theard back yet..5 forks so bring forks, kleenex, tin foil, mixing bowls alot were cracked...dish clothes, only one extra blanket supplied, Our family talked and we would stay again..just the little supplies needed..we have stayed in other places more stocked for travelers kinda shocked us..we do recommend this home...lots of towels..
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Missed stay

We were scheduled to stay here but ended up with a family emergency and weren’t able to make it happen. Maybe another time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Okoboji Weekend

This was a great place for five couples for a golfing/boating weekend. There was plenty of space and the beds were adequate. The bathrooms were all updated and were nice. We didn’t use any of the cooking facilities as we chose to eat out but it looked like the kitchen was well stocked. The first course we played was just right across the highway. The boat ramp was close and easy to find.
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Siblings Retreat

We had a great time. We left a list of suggestions that we thought would be helpful for future guests. We are probably ‘unusual guests’ in that we enjoy being together, cook, bake, play lots of games n stay at the house for the most part. Thank you, Alan, for responding to my ‘issues’ and bringing a new grill. I hope you have a great season!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

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

Okoboji

Biggest and most troublesome problem happened when the lower level flooded - septic issue. Owner did send property manager (she was fabulous and worked her butt off to mediate issues) and plumber ASAP and problem was resolved after about 6 hrs. In the meantime no one could use any plumbing facilities, extreme inconvenience. This resulted in checking out 24 hrs early due to some residual moisture and disinfectant odor. Was told some refund was forthcoming.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jun 2025
I apologize for this, it was something completely out of our control but glad we got it fixed as quick as we could. Our plumber is a volunteer firefighter so he went over as soon as he was done with a fire. I also issued a refund as promised.
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Misrepresention of listing

Part of the house was the office for the adjacent RV park- information on the house did not disclose that the home was part of an RV park. Lower level bedrooms were dark, smelled and musty. Dishwasher did not work. Beds in one upstairs bedroom had uncomfortable beds.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Jul 2022
It does say in the description that we are next to our RV park and have never had an issue with this. The part of the house you are saying is our office is storage and isn't accessible to guests and is not part of the listing or pictures nor is it used during stays unless we are bringing in cleaning products for the house. I apologize the dishwasher broke we have since replaced it and were unware it was broken until your mid stay. I apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks for staying, Alan
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Communication, location, listing accuracy

Not as it looks in pictures

The property is in a RV court which is not listed on the description. The outdoor fire pit and patio area is very small and beside a busy road.. this property did not give a good depiction and the inside of the cabin is very dark. It could improve on cleanliness and the beds are not very comfortable . Many of the doors are warped, and do not close..one of the gas grills was not hooked up and the other was very dirty. I would not recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

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

Stay if you want be in a campground

We checked in at 4pm and the place was a mess. No one had been there to clean. I place was very dated and is in the campground with very little parking for several families to stay. The rooms are not as they look in the pictures. Upstairs 1 room with king bed, and 1 room with 2 queen beds is right. In the advertised pictures they just change the pictures and bed spreads to make it look like more rooms. The 3 bedrooms in the basement each had a full size bed with little walking room and no headboard or nightstands. This place was a step up from staying a camper in a close quarter campers. I give this place a negative 10!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Aug 2024
The amount of rooms in the listing is accurate and not a bait and switch, I refunded you $800 because my cleaner had her dates wrong and we had her come right away and get it clean which I believed was a more than generous offering as its 50% of your stay off. As in the listing there are 5 bedrooms, and sleeps 12 listing 1 master upstaris, a big room with 2 beds upstaris and 3 bedrooms downstairs. The beds are all queens besides the master. We advertise being at the RV park, which has not been an issue. I apologize for these issues and we are trying our best.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location and nice property

We were late to planning and had only a couple options with 5 bedrooms to accommodate our full family. The property was great! I was a little concerned reading the reviews but it was great! Very clean! There were dehumidifiers in the basement to avoid any damp basement smell mentioned by others. We had a small issue with the air conditioning and left a phone message for the owner. He was at the door in 10 minutes!!! And quickly fixed the issue. The house sits right along the road but is primarily bike and golf cart traffic. We had ample parking and there is. Spot Long the road the was easy to park the boat. We were able to walk to Arnold’s park and the beach on quiet back roads. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

About the host

Hosted by Alan Spencer

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My name is Alan and I will be your host. I have been bringing families together in the accommodations/camping business for 6 years in SD, Iowa and Wisconsin. Even though our family business serves 50,000 people a year I try to bring my personal touch into all of our lodging offerings! I hold our properties to a high standard and always want to make sure they are clean, and comfortable for our guests. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns!

Why they chose this property

With 6 new Queen sized beds and updated furniture this property is unique as it can sleep so many so comfortably! With easy access to all the things Okoboji has to offer without paying the expensive hotel prices.

What makes this property unique

Quiet location close to it all. Walkable, and spacious.
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