Walk to Lake & Restaurants | Fire Table, Ping Pong, Shuffleboard | Sleeps 12

Freshly renovated Cape Cod sleeping 12 across 4 bedrooms (14 with two infants - mini-crib & pack & play) — including a Pinterest-worthy bunk room with 4 built-in beds and a daybed with trundle, as well as 3 queen bedrooms.

Made for gathering: two living rooms, a game garage, fire table, and a backyard with patio, grill, and dining table. Easy walk to the lake, the beach, and the village. Stocked like your best friend's lake house, managed by a family who actually uses it.


— WELCOME TO OLIVE HOUSE! —
Some houses you rent. Others become yours the moment you walk in.

Olive House is a fully renovated Cape Cod tucked into one of the quietest, most magical corners of Williams Bay — steps from the lake path, the village, and everything Lake Geneva has to offer.

We built this house for the kind of trip people talk about for years. The kind where you walk in, drop your bags, and you're suddenly just steps from the lake life that Midwesterners dream about all winter long. Beach days, live music, a Spotted Cow around the fire table while the kids take over the game garage. No matter who you're gathering with - this is the place to do it.

— AT A GLANCE —
🛏️ Sleeps: 14 (12 adults or children, 2 infants)
Bedroom 1: queen
Bedroom 2: queen
Bedroom 3: queen
Bedroom 4: 4 twin xl, twin-twin daybed with trundle
For infants: one mini-crib, one pack and play

🍽️ Dining: 14 inside (10 + 4 extra available)

— THE LOCATION —
🚶 7 min walk to the lake path
🏖️ 12 min walk to Williams Bay Beach (lifeguards Memorial Day–Labor Day)
☕ 5 min walk to Green Grocer, Bay Cooks, Harpoon Willies, ice cream
🍷 15 min walk to Pier 290 — waterfront dining, live music, boats at the pier
🎵 10 min walk to Belfry Music Theater
🚗 10 min drive to downtown Lake Geneva
🚗 8 min drive to Fontana and Chuck's
🚗 19 min drive to Grand Geneva
🛒 13 min drive to Target + Walmart — we know that matters

— WHERE YOU'LL GATHER —
🛋️ Main floor living room with full seating area and TV
🍽️ Dining room seats 10, folding table for 4 available
☕ Coffee bar: regular, decaf, hot chocolate, tea, and all the mix-ins
📺 Basement family room: massive TV — perfect for movie nights
🪑 Covered front porch with rocking chairs
🔥 Fire table with 4 Adirondack chairs
🍖 Back patio: gas grill, table for 6
🎮 Garage game room with foosball & ping pong
🌿 Fenced yard with lawn games

— WHERE YOU'LL SLEEP —
Every bedroom has firm mattresses with soft bedding, blackout curtains, white noise machines, side tables with lamps, and charging for every device (USB-A, USB-C, Android, and Apple Watch). Extra blankets and pillows always available.

✨ The Loft (upstairs): 4 custom built-in twin XL beds, each with dimmable reading lamp, shelf, and charging port + twin-over-twin daybed with trundle — sleeps 6. Getting-ready station for girls trips. This is the room that makes Olive House.

🛏️ The Blue Room (main floor): queen bed, steps from the main bathroom. Pack & Play available here upon request.

🌸 The Garden Room (main floor): queen bed with views of the backyard gardens

🌿 The Green Room (basement): queen bed, TV, direct access to renovated bathroom. Most private room in the house. Mini crib available here on request.

❄️ Fully air conditioned throughout — central AC on main floor and basement, dedicated mini-split in the Loft so you'll sleep cool even in July

— THE KITCHEN —
🍳 Freshly renovated: new floors, countertops, gas stove, reverse osmosis filtered water spout
🧑‍🍳 Stocked for people who actually cook: slow cooker, air fryer, griddle, blender, hand mixer, full pots and pans, baking dishes, meat thermometer, wine opener
🧂 Pan spray, salt & pepper, individual condiment packets, foil, and zip bags — because interrupting vacation for a store run is not a vibe

— THE BATHROOMS —
🚿 Main floor: tiled shower, pedestal sink, freshly painted, fully stocked
✨ Basement: renovated to the studs — new tile shower, vanity, flooring
🧴 Both bathrooms: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hair dryer
🪥 "I forgot" basket: feminine products, disposable toothbrush, and other essentials — forgetting something is an inconvenience, not an emergency

— FOR FAMILIES (AND FRIENDS!) —
We are a family of six, and we have the travel stories to prove it — the unforgettable trips, and the ones we're still recovering from. The vacation where everyone was crammed into the same room and the baby had outgrown the pack-and-play and refused to sleep. The rental with those gorgeous linen curtains that let in every ray of morning light at 5:30 AM. The trip where we forgot the white noise machines and paid for it for three days. We've been there. We really have.

Think of us as your most well-traveled mom-friend who set up her lake house for real families — because we know that if the kids aren't sleeping, no one is having fun.

🛏️ Mini crib (set up in the Green Room on request)
🍼 High chair seat, baby bath, baby books
🏖️ Double stroller, beach cart, beach chairs, and beach towels
🎯 Yard games, garage game room, and indoor games
🐾 Dog-friendly on a case-by-case basis — up to 2 well-behaved dogs with prior approval and additional $50 / dog / night pet fee. See house rules for details.

Also perfect for: girls' weekends, bachelorette parties, friend reunions, and families coming to the area for weddings on Geneva Lake — the Loft was basically made for this.

— WHAT WE PROVIDE —
🧺 Dishwasher detergent, hand soap, basic cleaning supplies
🧴 Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hair dryer in every bathroom
🩹 First-aid kit, foil, parchment, zip bags
🪥 "I forgot" basket — the essentials for what you left at home

✅ When you check in, the house is ready. We want the person who booked this trip to walk through the front door and exhale.

— THE WILDLIFE —
Here's something you won't find in most Lake Geneva rentals: Olive House is home to so much wildlife!

🦢 Two sandhill cranes who visit during the summer
🦃 A roving group of turkeys
🦌 A pack of deer who cross the lawn at dusk

We put rocking chairs on the front porch and swivel chairs facing the front windows for exactly this reason.

— A NOTE FROM YOUR HOSTS —
We are not a property management company. We're a family who found something rare in Williams Bay and wanted to share it. When you choose Olive House, you're our guest — and we mean that.

As a mom and the one who plans the family trips and girls' weekends, I know the weight of picking the right place. That moment of pulling up and hoping it's everything you imagined. We set this house up so that it is — and then some. Our goal is simple: that you love it here so much you come back every summer, until it starts to feel like yours too.

There's something that happens when you cross into Wisconsin. The shoulders drop. The pace changes. You're almost there.

Olive House was built in the 1920s, and we want you to know that before you book. Every surface has been renovated — new floors, updated bathrooms, refreshed kitchen, fresh paint throughout — and the house has modern amenities including central air conditioning and a dedicated mini-split for the upstairs loft. But the floors creak. The walls have a little character. The bones are old, and we love them.

This is a renovated lake cottage with a century of history — not a new build. If you're looking for that, this isn't your place. But if you want a home that feels like it has always been exactly where it belongs, with everything updated and nothing lost — welcome to Olive House.

Olive House is a cottage in a natural setting — we're surrounded by green space, wildlife, and gardens, and we love it that way. Occasionally a fly finds its way in, or a stink bug makes an appearance. We treat the property regularly and maintain it carefully, but this is a lake cottage in Wisconsin, not a sealed hotel room. Seasonal insects are a normal part of the environment and are not grounds for a refund or dispute.

-- Before You Book --

🚶 Booking guest must be 25+ and present for the entire stay

🐾 Pets: Up to 2 dogs w/ prior approval, $50/pet/per day. No other pets.
Pet stays are subject to prior approval and are not available via Instant Book. Pet fee of $50 / night / approved dog. Please message us before booking if you plan to bring a dog.

All guests will be required to sign a short rental agreement prior to check-in, in order to collect contact information as required by our short term rental license, and to agree to dog stay rules (if a dog stay has been approve). This agreement will be sent upon booking confirmation and must be signed before check-in instructions are released.

For the safety and security of our guests and property, Olive House has exterior security cameras at the front door and back door. Cameras are exterior only — there are none inside the home.

In order to be good neighbors to our Williams Bay community, we also use a decibel monitor on the property during quiet hours. This device measures noise levels only and does not record audio. If noise levels exceed community standards, we will reach out directly.