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Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown

Holiday home with kitchen, near Lake Michigan

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Exterior
Interior
Living area
Dining
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Lake Forest, IL
  • Place, Lake Forest College
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Market Square
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Forest Park Beach
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪36 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown

A beautifully decorated ranch on a large lot with 3 spacious bedrooms that sleeps 6 people, 2.5 baths, living room, dining room, large family room with gas fire place, office, updated kitchen, and lovely patio right off the kitchen and family room for outside dining. The home sits on a corner lot which is just minutes away from downtown Lake Forest shopping, Lakefront Beach, and Metra Train to downtown Chicago. The open floor plan allows you to relax and enjoy the mounted flat screen television from the kitchen or family room. The master bedroom has a sitting area, work space desk and flat screen television. Other flat screen televisions are throughout the house, central air, and wifi. The master bedroom bathroom has double sinks, a separate shower, and huge soaking tub. The entire house is exceptionally clean and extremely well maintained.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Air conditioning
Parking available
Fireplace

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House Rules

Minimum age to rent: 22
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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

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load the dishwasher
Strip any used beds
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights
Please place keys back in the mailbox.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Two nights minimum stay.

Important information

You need to know

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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Lake Forest

Lake Forest is home to this holiday home. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Michigan and Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve, while Citadel Theatre Company and Three Brothers Theatre are cultural highlights. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Waukegan BMX Track or Waukegan SportsPark. Swimming offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and ecotours nearby.
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Lake Forest, IL

What's nearby

  • Lake Forest College - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Market Square - 3 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Forest Park Beach - 5 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Naval Base Great Lakes - 7 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Six Flags Great America - 16 min drive - 19.4 km

Getting around

  • Lake Bluff Station - 2 min drive
  • Chicago, IL (PWK-Chicago Executive) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sophia Steak - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Bluffington's Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Le Colonial - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Duffer’s Pub - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Where is Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown located?

Situated in Lake Forest, this holiday home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Market Square and Lake Michigan. Lake Forest College and Forest Park Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km). East Lake Forest Station is 25 minutes by foot and Lake Bluff Station is 25 minutes.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 110 out of 121 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 121 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 121 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 121 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 121 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Haley Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Second time staying here visiting family. Great house and location. Will stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauren M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Really lovely home in a beautiful neighborhood.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was very nice!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Host was attentive and nearby. The location was perfect for us to be in Lake Forest and at the college. We are definitely keeping this place in mind for graduation in May.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing location and very clean! Perfect host
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely, clean, quiet home in peaceful wooded neighborhood. Would definitely stay there again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
Nice quite house perfect for our family gathering
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Haley Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful home in amazing neighborhood.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette R.

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

Navy Boot Camp Graduation

Perfect place for our family- super clean, quiet, calm, fully furnished and safe.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danielle M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This house was absolutely perfect! Such a beautiful area! We feel like we scored with this location, we came to see our son graduate from Great Lakes Navy Boot Camp and this lovely house was just PERFECT! The owner was very kind and responsive to any questions I had. I definitely would recommend this house for any occasion, but especially if you're coming in for graduation- no traffic ;) While everyone else is waiting for hours in traffic to get on base, it took us maybe 15 minutes.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect spot to relax while visiting LF - the home was lovely and perfect for our family to spread out.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

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

Excepcional

House is impecably clean and very well located. It has all you need for a great stay. We highly recommend!Shawn, kindly acomodated our needs. We definetly would return there if coming back to this area!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Paul M.

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

Boot Camp Graduation

Property was excellent for Great Lakes Boot camp graduation. Wish there was more information about surrounding area restaurants and activities but overall great time was had by all
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer C.

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

Beautiful home in quiet neighborhood

We enjoyed our stay at this property. It’s a beautiful, clean, well maintained home. The neighborhood is quiet and safe. The owner is easy to work with and was quick to respond if we had questions. I would not hesitate to rent this property again the next time we are in town.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean and Jamie K.

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

Great place for Navy Bootcamp Graduation

Beautiful, clean house in a quiet and safe neighborhood. 8 mins from RTC Great Lakes. Shawn is a great host!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica S.

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

Easy stay!

I rented this house for my family who was in town for a wedding. The pictures don’t do it justice, it’s updated, clean, and very spacious. Would definitely rent again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Guillermo O.

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

Blessed

The house was beautiful! Pastor Shawn’s house was perfect to wake up and end the day in . Not far at all from adventures and the city . The house was very welcoming , and peaceful. We will book again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melanie S.

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

Great location

We came in for my sons graduation from bootcamp. This house was in good distance to the base and was a very comfortable house for a family.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

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

Family

Lovely home. We will stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tom H.

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

College graduation for our daughter

It was great!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pat R., Waukee

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

wedding review

everything was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eustace K.

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

Awesome!

This stay was top notch! The house was spacious and clean. The location was just right for what we were looking for. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a place in lake forest! Thanks Shawn.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert W.

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

Graduation day

We came for my daughter's graduation from naval training.. the house was in a great location to all amenities.. a very beautiful and comfortable place to stay. Will be booking again for my sons graduation next year.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim A., Centennial, CO

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

Convenient Location

The house was very conveniently located for a reunion weekend at Lake Forest College. It also very clean, spacious, and comfortable. The traffic noise from nearby Sheridan Road was the only issue for a light sleeper like me, but overall I would highly recommend this as an accommodation.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily M.

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

Amazing!

This place I can’t say enough about. The pictures do not do it justice. It’s stunning and so comfortable. Had everything we needed. Shawn was quick to get back to me whenever I needed something. Cute little town is just down the road to walk and relax. Perfect location to see my son graduate bootcamp at Great Lakes!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

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