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Private lakeside retreat, swim, boat, fish! Perfect for family events

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A wooden deck with a snow-covered table and umbrella, overlooking a lake and trees.
A two-story wooden cabin with a balcony, surrounded by trees and a picnic table.
A living room with a stone fireplace, wooden ceiling, and a ceiling fan.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a green stove, and a window.
A bedroom with a bed, a chair, a window with curtains, a ceiling fan, and framed pictures on the wall.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Wautoma, WI
  • Place, beach near Bruce Creek
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Johns Lake
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Nordic Mountain
    ‪11 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 18)

Forest Room: Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Living Room 1

1 Double Sofa Bed

Living Room 2

1 Double Sofa Bed

Living Room 3

1 Double Sofa Bed

Master Bedroom: Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

The Nest: Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Trundle Beds and Cots- Twins

+1
4 Single Beds and 1 Crib

2 bathrooms

Ground floor bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Master bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Number of living rooms
Garden

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About the area

Wautoma

Located in Wautoma, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Nordic Mountain and Foxfire Golf Club are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Morris and Irogami Lake. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, or try out other outdoor activities such as sledging and snowmobiling.
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Wautoma, WI

What's nearby

  • beach near Bruce Creek - 2 min drive - 1.1 km
  • Johns Lake - 6 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Lake Morris - 8 min drive - 8.6 km
  • Irogami Lake - 10 min drive - 9.3 km
  • Nordic Mountain - 11 min drive - 11.8 km

Getting around

  • Appleton, WI (ATW-Appleton Intl.) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kwik Trip - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Christianos Pizza - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Taco John's - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Culver's - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Private lakeside retreat, swim, boat, fish! Perfect for family events pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 3 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Private lakeside retreat, swim, boat, fish! Perfect for family events?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Private lakeside retreat, swim, boat, fish! Perfect for family events?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Private lakeside retreat, swim, boat, fish! Perfect for family events?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Private lakeside retreat, swim, boat, fish! Perfect for family events located?

Located on the waterfront, this family-friendly holiday home is within 6 mi (10 km) of Lake Morris, Irogami Lake, and Hills Lake. Hills Lake and Silver Lake are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 94 out of 121 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 121 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 121 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 121 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 121 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was a very nice, relaxing place to stay
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very relaxing week. Reminded me of my childhood days when my parents would take our family to the family cabin for the weekends during the summers.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We stayed there to celebrate my mother’s 84th birthday. It was a great place where the whole family could come and enjoy the lake and the house and spend time with my mom. We enjoyed the fishing, the swimming, the boating and all the games they had inside. The tandem bike was a bonus as my daughter and niece tried to ride it. We will probably go back again next year if it’s available.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
The problem with communication is because we had been given the wrong Network Name and Password, and there was no phone number to reach you guys.We got the correct info later on Sunday.Also, you really need a ladder on the pontoon. It was wonderful to use, but with no ladder, some adults did not swim off the pontoon. That takes a lot of upper strength.Definitely need a ladder.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lake Life Comfort with Family Fun

Great location with everything you need for a large family getaway. Having the pontoon available was a huge plus! The lake is small but has incredibly clear and beautiful water. We had a fun and relaxing weekend—highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family vacation! Wonderful memories! Thank you!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Time with cousins!

Great house, Great Lake! We all had the best time!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Labor day Family Get Together

Great for the size of our family and plenty to do!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice Getaway

We chose this location due to it's proximity to surrounding lakes for our company ice fishing trip. Everything was perfect and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Our whole family had more than enough room at this cottage. We had a wonderful time!

Excellent experience all around. Very clean and the caretaker explained everything around the cottage in great detail. We all had a wonderful time and talked about renting again next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Aug, 2023
Thank you so much for the review! We'd love to have you back!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Overall

Great stay. Had everything we needed games supplies
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great family fun

We enjoyed swimming, boating, fishing, yard games, game room, food, and family time. The house was the perfect size for our party of 14 of various ages. It was great having it close to the lake so we could enjoy that. The hosts were quick to respond to questions. Easy check in and check out.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Christmas Holiday

Our rental worked wonderful for our family. We really enjoyed our time. Thank you for being so easy to work with and sharing your home with us.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Aug, 2023
April, thanks you for the nice review!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Relaxcation

Needed to get away
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had 16 guys for a bachelor party and had evrything we needed. Great place to party. The yard is beautiful. More than enough spots to sleep. The neighbors were friendly. We made plenty of noise late into the night and didn't have a single complaint. Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Plenty of room for 18 of us

Beautiful lake view and everything you need and lots to do.v. We got lucky the whole time was 70's in late September! The check in process got a 4 because code didn't work but response from host were spot on and fixed quickly.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Girls Weekend

We had a great girls weekend! The house was very accommodating and there was plenty of room for all! The lake was beautiful and relaxing. Unfortunately the boat was not in service, however, we still had a great weekend! Would recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful retreat

Absolutely gorgeous property. Clean home. Large yard. Secluded but not too secluded. More than enough room to comfortably sleep 18 people. Our kid-free/parents only weekend getaway with our friends was absolutely perfect. 10/10 would go back. Very easy to work with owners. Also very responsive to emails and questions while we were there
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Very spacious accommodating home.

Great for our family of 18. All us adults and kids loved the open levels, great kitchen, dining room, and big deck. We were floating everydayand on the sanbar and great pontoon. 2 bedrooms upstairs were comfy but the 3 hydabeds need a think foam and the 2 twin beds could really use new mattresses. Our grandchildren said they loved it there.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in
Awesome property and home on a beautiful clean lake. The house had plenty of room for our large family outing of 15. Lots of swimming, boating on the included pontoon boat and we caught enough fish to have a family fish fry on Friday night. We would love to return for another round in the future. Highly recommended. Only issues we had were that we didn’t get the correct code at check-in which was quickly resolved and the lack of toilet paper when we got there.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Family vacation

We enjoyed the pontoon and floating on lake. Had plenty of room for 11 of us. Very clean. Only complaint was the dryer took 2 cycles to dry clothes and would have been nice to have condiments in the fridge so we didn’t have to buy all of them. But the weather was perfect. Would love to come back! Thank you for sharing your lake house with us!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fun with swimming and campfires.

The cottage is very nice and has no steps from the bottom of the cottage to the lake, which was important this year because my wife was on crutches. Having a pontoon boat for cruising and some limited fishing was a nice benefit as well. This was our second year with the same cottage and same week of the year. Overall, we were very pleased.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

nice lake

We used the cottage to allow for additional family to come for a Memorial service for my mother who passed away during covid. We own a cottage on John's Lake but needed more sleeping accommodations. It worked out great and gave everyone some private space. We enjoyed having the use of the pontoon boat for evening cruising.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Wonderful Week

The cabin was spacious and clean. Had everything you needed in kitchen plus lots of extra little things. Our family of 17 enjoyed the carpet ball, pontoon rides and swimming. A little disappointed that the swimming area for the children was weedy and mucky. We made the best of it and enjoyed the week.Thanks for the great memories.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

"paradise" on the lake

Our extended family gathered for a beautiful June weekend at Birch Bay Retreat. My son said that the home and location were "paradise". From quiet mornings listening to the birds from the deck - to canoe trips exploring the lake in one of the two provided canoes - to swimming from the dock to the platform - we enjoyed every moment. Highly recommend Christiano's Pizza in town. Everything in the home is clearly labeled and easy to find and we were quite comfortable. We hope to return in the future!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Aug, 2023
We would love to have you back! Thanks for the great review.
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