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Lakeside wilderness resort cabin with dock, fire pit, on-site store, bait shop!

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Open concept living/dining area
Make it a movie night
The kitchen is the heart of the home
Enjoy a nice meal together
Beautiful staircase leading to the loft overlooking living/room

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Firepit
  • Deck or patio
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Watersmeet, MI
  • Place, Sylvania Wilderness
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Black Oak Lake
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Place, Lake Gogebic
    ‪42 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

2nd Bedroom

1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Main Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden

About this property

Lakeside wilderness resort cabin with dock, fire pit, on-site store, bait shop!

The Deer Cabin offers two bedrooms with a sleeping loft. This unit features a queen bed in one bedroom, a double and a twin bed in the second bedroom and a double bed and three twins in the loft. There is a traditional stairway that leads to the loft. This cabin sleeps up to 10.

We are conveniently located on Thousand Island Lake on our own private bay. Thousand Island Lake Road serves as a snowmobile trail with access to major trail systems in Michigan and Wisconsin. Snowmobilers will appreciate trailer parking on-site.

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About the area

Watersmeet

Located in Watersmeet, this cabin is in a rural area and on a lake. McCormack's Cisco Chain Marina and Gateway Lodge Golf Course are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Sylvania Wilderness and Ottawa National Forest. Enjoy the area's slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, and don't miss out on the sledging and snowmobiling.
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Watersmeet, MI

What's nearby

  • Sylvania Wilderness - 2 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Black Oak Lake - 15 min drive - 17.7 km
  • Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center - 17 min drive - 23.2 km
  • Bond Falls - 41 min drive - 48.4 km
  • Lake Gogebic - 42 min drive - 70.1 km

Getting around

  • Ironwood, MI (IWD-Gogebic County) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rogers Bar - ‬24 min drive
  • ‪Forest Lake Country Store - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Cisco Lake Resort - ‬31 min drive
  • ‪the lodge - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Forest Lake Cafe & Wine Cellar - ‬16 min drive

Reviews

7.6

Good

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 4 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 4 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

George L.

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

Wilderness Lodge The Deer Cabin

We had a great time and this cabin was very comfortable. The lake is just a few steps away from the porch. Our hosts were very accommodating and responsive to any of our requests. Thank you for a great vacation.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jun, 2023
Thank you so much for staying at Wilderness Lodge Deer Cabin. Thank you for the wonderful feedback, happy to hear you guys enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again. Hiller Vacation Home Staff.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca M.

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

Snowmobile trip

Was perfect for a snowmobile trip worked out well with easy access to the trail. Everything was perfect
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Feb, 2025
Thank you for your review, we are happy you enjoyed your stay and hope to host you again soon!
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2/10 Terrible

Henry L.

Not a good Experience

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We are extremely disappointed in our stay January 20-23rd 2023 in Deer Cabin Wilderness Bay Resort, Watersmeet Michigan.The first morning no hot water for showers. Upon further investigation, the hot water tank was on vacation mode. This is something that should of been on checklist of management prior to check-in of new guests. At day of departure when emptying trash in the kitchen, we found a dead mouse between garbage bag and bottom of garbage can. We notified management of issues and expressed our disappointment and asked for some type of accommodation for this inconvenience.They came back and offered us $100 towards our next stay. We thanked them but told them we wanted a credit to our credit card versus this future stay. We asked to speak to someone from management but all replies were sent from office.We find this offer unacceptable and quite presumptuous that we would return based on our experience. Heller Vacation is all about making money and not about customer service. The cleaning fee of $295 is very high not to mention the Trust & Safety check of $42 along with booking fee of $55. These extras are 36% of total expense. We have stayed at many places and have never experience such a high expense.Waiting for management to do the right thing!
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8/10 Good

Robert M.

49th year coming to hunt and fish the UP

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a good time as usual and have stayed here for quite a few years.The store where we got our license’s and bait were closed until Wednesday so had to go to town for these items. The boat gas at the docks were removed so had to take boat to Bent’s camp for gas. Cabins are very nice and clean as has been the case for year’s
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