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Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch

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A spacious living room with a fireplace, large windows, and a view of the outdoors.
A large house with a pond, surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and trees.
A bedroom with a large bed, wooden beams, a ceiling fan, and large windows offering a view.
A large indoor pool with stone walls and wooden beams, surrounded by stone steps and a wooden deck.
A modern living room with a blue accent wall, a bar area with stools, and a round coffee table with drinks.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Explore, experience, enjoy
    Guests like the location for activities and attractions nearby.
10 bedrooms11 bathroomsSleeps 30

Popular amenities

  • Indoor pool
  • Hot tub on site
  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Potosi, WI
  • Place, Grant River
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, National Brewery Museum
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Place, Whispering Bluffs Winery
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Airport, Dubuque, IA (DBQ-Dubuque Regional)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

10 bedrooms (sleeps 30)

Bedroom 1

+20
11 Single Beds, 7 King Beds and 6 Queen Beds

11 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 5

Bathroom 6

Bathroom 7

Bathroom 8

Bathroom 9

Bathroom 10

Bathroom 11

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden

About this property

Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch

The Great River Ranch is a private, 175 acre retreat located high on the bluffs of the Mississippi River.  The property boasts three houses:  

1.  The main house featuring 5 bedrooms, a chef's kitchen, bar, indoor salt pool/spa, 20 seat theater room, 5 fireplaces 

2.  The separate bunkhouse with 5 additional bedrooms, bar and great room 

3.  The original, freshly renovated farmhouse features two extra bedrooms, a beautiful kitchen, bathroom and relaxing fireplace.  NOTE:  The farmhouse is an additional rental - please inquire if you are interested in renting this space. 

There is close access to the Mississippi River as well as your own private stocked pond for fishing and swimming.  Miles of private hiking trails will lead you to Indian burial mounds and stunning views of the river.  Located atop a 500 foot bluff on the Mississippi River you will find many places to relax and enjoy nature and the views.  A huge gazebo invites storytelling and s'mores as you stay warm by the fire pit.  

Travel only 5 miles to the charming small town of Potosi where you'll find shops with locally made goods, ice cream, restaurants and the historic Potosi Brewery. Multiple golf courses and wineries are nearby.  Take a short ferry ride for a unique travel experience that expands your entertainment options across river.  No pets allowed.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

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 # 2182539vb
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
Parties and events are allowed on site
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 first aid kit

About the area

Potosi

Located in Potosi, this holiday home is in a rural area and on a river. Cassville Bluffs State Natural Area and Nelson Dewey State Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Riverside Park and Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.
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Potosi, WI

What's nearby

  • Grant River - 9 min drive - 7.8 km
  • National Brewery Museum - 14 min drive - 15.9 km
  • Whispering Bluffs Winery - 14 min drive - 15.9 km
  • Cassville Bluffs State Natural Area - 20 min drive - 22.2 km
  • Nelson Dewey State Park - 23 min drive - 27.9 km

Getting around

  • Dubuque, IA (DBQ-Dubuque Regional) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪yesterdaze bar - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Breitbachs Restaurant - ‬64 min drive
  • ‪Potosi Brewing Company - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪The Barn - ‬54 min drive
  • ‪Potosi Inn - ‬15 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool.

Is Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Riverfront Custom Retreat - The Great River Ranch located?

This family-friendly Potosi holiday home is located on a river, 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Grant River, and within 9 mi (15 km) of National Brewery Museum and Whispering Bluffs Winery. Riverside Park and Cassville Bluffs State Natural Area are also within 12 miles (20 km).

Reviews

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Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 19 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

adam d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect all around stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John E.

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

Amazing property!

Would highly recommend this amazing place!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan E.

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

Best Family Reunion

Five days filled with lots of fun things to do to keep everyone of all ages happy and enjoying activities indoors and outdoors.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris M.

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

Great space for family reunion

Multigenerational family gathering - all enjoyed their time here. A variety of things to do and space for people to have alone time too. The pool was great, and the pond proved to be even more entertaining for everyone.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Jul, 2023
Thanks for the kind words. So happy your family had a great time. We hope to hose you all again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Daniel O.

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

Speechless!!!

Amazing place to stay!! Would recommend to anyone that is planning a large family/friends getaway!! We couldn’t have been happier to find and stay at a home like this. Had every thing you could think of, very accommodating!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew P.

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

Memorial Day 2023

This property is as advertised. Beautiful property and location. Check-in was easy, and Chris was easy to communicate with. We will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Valerie D.

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

Amazing family vacation property

We had an amazing weekend with our children and grandchildren at The Great River Ranch! This is a beautiful property that is very well maintained! The host was very friendly, informative and responsive. We enjoyed the indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, outdoor playset, and theater room. It has something to offer for all ages. We look forward to booking this property again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Diane M.

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

Ah-maxing, amazing place!

We have a large family… ages from infant to senior… this was PERFECT! So much to do and space for privacy or group activities. First class attention to detail in every corner. So very private and such a beautiful setting. We can’t say enough good things about this little paradise! We’ll be back- a new high bar of accommodations has been set!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matt O.

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

Great Getaway

We booked this location for a golf outing/ weekend getaway and had a great time. The location is absolutely stunning. From the pool room, to multiple bars, the theatre room, the firepit, the huge kitchen. We were worried the place was good to be true, and we were glad that it delivered. The property was beautiful, clean, more than enough to meet and exceed all of our needs. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandy P.

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

Family reunion with children and grandchildren

Everyone agreed that this is our favorite Vrbo ever! It was spacious and clean, the kitchen had everything we needed and more. Between the pool, the pond with lily pads and kayaks, and expansive grounds with a play structure for the younger ones, everyone truly had a great time. The few questions we had during the week were answered promptly!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jun, 2023
Thanks Sandy! We hope we have the opportunity to host your family again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Theresa M.

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

Wonderful Family Escape

My immediate family of 25(parents, siblings, nieces & nephews) truly enjoyed our time at GRR. The bedrooms and amenities were great. There was a lot of pool time and some of the boys walked down to fish on the Mississippi. Two of them caught some good size fish. The 2 electric bikes also got a lot of use by both adults and teenagers. The movie theater was used on two nights. We brought a volley ball net, which got a lot of use, and had a timed relay race challenge with several teams of two, using items brought from home and the kayaks on the pond. Played games and told ghost stories around the outdoor fire at night. When you have teenagers that put down their phones and stay engaged, you know you have found a great place for everyone.
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Jul, 2021
Thanks Theresa! We loved having your family and hope we get to host you all again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Timothy L.

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

Amazing

Our entire family loved this beautiful, spacious and well maintained home. Our family(ages 1-95) had an amazing 7 days. The kitchen was lovely and provided us with all the essentials needed for big family meals. Both kids and adults had many options to choose for the day. The indoor pool, pond, gazebo, hiking trail and playground were over the top. We had plenty of room for outdoor games and the gazebo was a great place to make our s’mores it just hang out. The kids enjoyed the bunkhouse and the adults loved the rooms and comfortable beds. The home theater was over-the-top amazing for an evening or rainy day show/movie and the throwback Pac-Man arcade game from the 80’s entertained both kids and adults. Chris was great responding to our questions and Katie was the best when helping us through the booking process when Vrbo was having difficulties with securing our reservation. As with any property there were some issues we had to deal with. Wasps, bats(at night) and a couple of mosquitoes but the bats kept them to a minimum. Our family(all 32) of us highly recommend this property. It felt like home. This amazing home(We stayed in all 3) was all we had hoped for and much, much more!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jesse S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It’s a beautiful property with so much to do! We celebrated our 50th anniversary there with our kids and grandkids, (total of 20 people, all ages) and there was plenty of room! The pool was great, and we caught lots of fish in the pond on the property. There were plenty of spaces to sit and relax inside and out. Would highly recommend this property!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jun, 2026
Thanks so much for the kind words—and congratulations again on 50 years together! It means a lot that you chose The Great River Ranch for such an important celebration. We designed the ranch to be a place where big groups can actually spend time together without feeling on top of one another, so hearing that your family had plenty of space while enjoying the pool, fishing, and the property is exactly what we hope for. Thanks again for being wonderful guests. We’d love to have your family back the next time there’s something worth celebrating.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott E.

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

Amazing house.

Couldn’t have asked for a better house to spend time with friends. Pool is incredible, theater room and wet bar downstairs are great. We’ll be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mike A.

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

Great Place for a 40th Birthday!

The amenities and home were amazing! Our guests said it was a once in a lifetime experience! I’m hoping it’s not, would love to go back!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael W.

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

Incredible Rental Property!!!

The Great River Ranch was such a good experience! I have nothing but the best things to say about the property and all its amenities (the movie theater, indoor pool area, bar). The Bedrooms and bathrooms were all extremely nice. The Kitchen area is beyond nice and the view from the property was incredible! The property manager was extremely helpful the whole time (the check in process, communication if any questions, etc.). I would highly recommend!!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard P.

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

Is this really Potosi?

All in all we had a wonderful time at the Great River Ranch. Everyone in our family of 21, from age 1 to 75 enjoyed this vacation retreat a great deal. Comments from various nuclear families reflect the general tenor of our experience: “Terrific” “Gorgeous” “Pretty spectacular” “Clean and comfortable” “Amazing” “Awesome” “Is this really in Potosi?” There were some ‘quibbles’ and ‘wobbles’ (below) but, overall, this is a wonderfully enjoyable property. Particular positives: The owners were responsive to my various questions prior to our visit. Chris, the caretaker, was exceedingly helpful and addressed issues quickly while we were there. There are plentiful and large gathering spaces. The pool is fantastic and the oldest of our group (me) particularly appreciated the whirlpool. The theatre is awesome and became one of the multiple evening gathering places. The game room in the bunkhouse deserves mention, too. Supplies and amenities are outstanding. There are ample towels, huge amounts of dishware and glassware, kitchen utensils, refrigerator and freezer space. There is lots and lots of green space (taken advantage of for our ‘family Olympiad’). The pond was used a lot and the kids, particularly, enjoyed the kayaks and the fishing for bluegills. Use of a UTV was an added bonus. The ‘quibbles’ and ‘wobbles’ The Wi-Fi was down for much of the property for the first 2 days. There were many paper wasp nests on the buildings, including at least 3 active ones. This was a particular worry since one of us has a severe hymenoptera allergy. Chris did his best to take care of these, but concerted attention by a competent exterminator really is needed. There wasn’t a single sharp piece of cutlery in the kitchen; every knife was painfully dull. Many of the bedroom ceiling fans decided to cut out and stop working for unknown reasons. The house is in desperate need of a serviceable broom. Labeling the kitchen drawers would be a help. It took us almost a week to find the cutting boards… None of these was sufficient, though, to substantially affect our great stay here.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Josh H.

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

Awesome family vacation

Great River Ranch is basically like having your own resort. It is very well appointed and the remodel the main lodge is fantastic. If you’re looking for a great place for a large family reunion or a group vacation, I doubt you can find a better place in this part of Wisconsin.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kacey R.

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

Dream Wedding with an unforgettable vacation with those we love most!

It is truly a challenge to articulate the perfection of our experience at The Great River Ranch. From the thoughtful, compassionate, incredible owners, the inviting, thorough, responsive manager, to the stunning, both inside and out property and accommodations, this ranch is a true oasis. We had our dream wedding here with our family and a few close friends. Everyone is STILL talking about it. Each room inviting, updated to convey simple elegance and charm. Each of our guests, cozy with all the comforts of home. When it came time for us to go home, my new husband and I had tears in our eyes. It was a true dream come true experience. We have so much gratitude for the owners for creating this incredible VRBO property. Highest of praise and ratings! We will be back many times over and refer it to all we know!

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