Log Home on Circle Lake - Now with Pickleball Court!

Jerry, thank you for those kind words! And we're so glad your family enjoyed all the activities provided. We try to add new amenities regularly! And we're thrilled to announce that we juat purchased a brand new golf cart! We've been wanting one for a few years. It will be so helpful for guests to be able to hop in the golf cart, and bring themselves and their luggage right up to the door! If it's raining or the grass is wet, no problem! We told your family we were going to do it, and we did it! One of the favorite pastimes of so many guests is just sitting on one of the swings and watching the lake. We've had several hundred Pelicans entertain us all summer long. And enjoying the amazing sunsets is absolutely incredible. So thanks again for staying with us, and please come again very soon!

Thanks for your review! And yes, we do have lots of water toys. So many, that kids are confused which one they want to play with first. Haha! This year we will be adding a fire pit table that you can sit around on stools. I saw it at Costco, and couldn't pass it up! People will hang out there for hours. We try to add one or two really cool amenities every year. And since this is our seventh year, we've added lots of cool amenities through the years including the Pickleball Court, Sport Court, Basketball Court. It cost us a ton, but families absolutely love it. They even invent all kinds of games, and Olympics, for the whole family, to play on the court. Please come back and visit us very soon!

Sophia, thanks so much for staying with us! We hope your family had the "Funnest-Fun", and a vacation that they'll remember the rest of their lives! We work hard to continually add to our amenities every year, so people have a ton of stuff to do when they're at the Circle Lake Home! The Pickleball/Sport court has been the biggest hit of the summer! Family spend hours enjoying multiple Sports, the grandparents watching from our brand new comfortable benches! We absolutely love making this home available to amazing families, just like yours! Please come back and visit us real soon! Steve & Julie Peters Owners

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Thanks a ton for staying with us! We are so glad you enjoyed your time at the Circle Lake log home out in the country! It is so fun to make this amazing property available to wonderful families! And thank you too for recommending that others stay here. It means a lot to us. And thanks for leaving the place in so nice and clean! Our cleaner was so appreciative! Safe travels! Steve & Julie Peters Hosts

Thank you for your review! It's so fun to host multi-generational families, just like yours. So often it's the grandparents, with their adult children, with the grandchildren. That actually describes our family perfectly, and we use this property often ourselves. And thanks for noticing that it was clean. We hire one of the best services in town and pay them well. We want the place to meet every woman's approval, including my wife's, who is very fussy about cleaning. Lol!

Brian, glad to hear you enjoyed everything our home has to offer! Next year we will be adding a pickleball court as well! We hope you can come back and enjoy that additional feature!

Jessica, you noticed! You mentioned that we have more amenities than any other VRBO you've ever stayed at. Thank you for noticing! We just went down to Kentucky and stayed at a VRBO with friends, and could not believe how few things were stocked in that home. It made it difficult to stay there. We never want one of our guests to experience anything like that whatsoever. And the beds there were absolutely horrible. Our friends hardly slept. We have spent thousands and thousands of dollars to make sure we have the best beds possible, and many of our guests have noticed. As far as water toys, we now offer two water bikes, (which have been an amazing hit with our guests), two kayaks, a canoe, and two paddle boards, along with a huge lily pad. Some families take them all out at once, and it looks like a huge armada invading the lake! Lol. It's so fun. We are so glad you loved our log home on Circle Lake! Please come back and visit us real soon. Safe travels! Steve Julie Peters, Owners

Mark, You and your family are some great people! You are welcome to come back and visit us again any time! Enjoy the rest of your summer. Safe travels.😎

Valerie, we are so glad that you, "Had an amazing 4 days!" That's music to our ears. Our goal is to do everything we can to make sure that every guest has one of the best vacations of their lives. It's a high goal, and we will continue to work to improve every facet of this experience. Many guests have told us that this is the best Airbnb experience they have ever had! We are glad our kitchen & dining setup for your large group worked well. My wife has stocked the kitchen with everything she thinks a guest would ever need. Plus, being in our 7th year of renting, she knows what's needed. You mentioned that the yard is fantastic. Thanks for noticing. That's my pride and joy! I want the grass to look like carpet, and so we spend a lot of time and money hiring the right people to make that happen. And we've also hired a company to control the bugs and mosquitoes. This is our third year with them, and the guests I've asked say it's incredible. Even though we are way out in the country, I've only heard of one mosquito sting this year. Lol! Please come back and visit us again real soon. But from your review, it sounds like you will be back. We look forward to hosting you again! Steve & Julie Peters, Owners.

Phyllis, thanks a ton for staying with us! We are so glad you were able to use so many of the amenities that we have available to guests. We expand the amenities every year, so guests have a ton of things to do when they're here! We want our guests to have "The Funnest Fun!" Lol! Minnesota is the place to be in the summertime! The weather in the summer is almost perfect! Even if it rains in Minnesota in the summertime, it usually only rains for a short time and then the sun is out again! I've lived here 70 years and wouldn't change a thing! You have an amazing family! Safe travels, and come back and see us real soon! Steve & Julie Peters, Owners

Thanks Tim, for your brief but very kind review. Please come back and see us real soon! We so appreciate you staying with us!

Kent, glad to hear you all enjoyed the home! Come back anytime!

Lillian, thank you for your review! We are so happy to provide amenities to our guests! Next year we will be adding a pickleball court to the home, and we hope you can come back and enjoy the additional feature!

Sean, Yes, the log home sits on top of a 30 ft bluff, so you can see two miles to the other side of the lake, including the entire 100 Acre island in the middle. (But don't worry, we have a nice asphalt path to walk down to the beach area, making it easy access.) We also have three amazing double seat swings, and lots of guests spend much of their vacation just overlooking beautiful Circle Lake, swinging gently to their hearts content! It's one of my favorite pastimes. Since we faced west, the sun sets can be spectacular! And you're right, we host many families visiting their students at St Olaf and Carlton, just a few miles away. We so often have wedding parties, which this home accommodates perfectly. There are many great wedding venues within a few miles. Thanks again for staying with us, and come back and see us real soon. Steve Julie Peters, Owners.

Patricia, you must have loved it, because you're bringing all the girls back again this year! We too, would love to make this a yearly fall getaway for you guys. You are welcome anytime! It's true, we basically have a quiet living room for those that want to stay out of the noise, and a family room complete with games, pool table, 70 in TV for viewing! The bedrooms are a long way from this amenity, and so if someone wants to hit the rack early, they will not be disturbed by any noise! Plus we have sound machines in every room, so you can listen to the sound of lapping water, or a constant fan noise, and blow yourself to sleep. And my wife is so glad that you love her Coffee Corner. We've even upgraded it several weeks ago to contain more flavors of coffee, and several different creamers. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Steve Julie Peters, Hosts.

Cheryl, thanks for the great review! So glad you and your family enjoyed it. When you say that we, "Far exceeded your expectations," that's music to our ears! That's our goal. To ensure that every guest has an amazing experience. We want this to be far more than just a bed you sleep in like a hotel. We want to provide people with memories they'll carry with them for years! And we're so glad you enjoyed the private pickleball court. It's been a major hit since we installed it! It's been worth every penny! And not only can you play Pickleball on it, you can play basketball, soccer, create games, have family Olympics, contests, Etc. So please come back and visit us real soon! We look forward to it.

Brian, what an awesome review! We have owned this property over 25 years now, and continue to improve it every year. Your review makes me so glad we've done all that work, spent all that money, and added all those amenities. My wife and I absolutely love it when people tell us how much they have enjoyed this property! As I write this review, the Sun is setting over Circle Lake. The sunset is spectacular once again! Putting in the Pickleball Court was extremely expensive, but worth every dime! People not only play pickleball, they play basketball, soccer, invent family games, enjoy family Olympics and competitions, and literally have a ball on the sport court! Safe travels, and come back and see us real soon.

Roger, we love to hear that, "Overall, one of the best places we have stayed at!" Music to our ears. We do pay very close attention to every detail of the property and the log home itself. We are very fussy, and would be terribly disappointed if people did not find it exactly as you described it! Thanks so much for that great review! So many guests tell us that The View is nothing short of spectacular. To sit in our comfy swings, and just watch nature at its finest, is so relaxing! The trees, the waterfowl, the huge white pelicans, the Canadian Geese the lake, the waves, the boats, everything about it just takes you a million miles from your daily responsibilities! Thank again for staying with us, and come back and visit us again! Safe travels! Steve & Julie Peters, Owners.

Pamela, thank you so much for staying with us. Glad everything worked out okay. I will use this opportunity to announce for the first time that we just purchased a brand new golf cart. Now, guests will be able to jump in the golf cart, put their luggage aboard, and bring it up to the house. And if ever it's raining very hard, they can pull right into our garage, and load/unload right there, out of the rain! We have been wanting a golf cart for quite some time, and feel this will be a great addition our Circle Lake Log Home experience! Please come back and visit us real soon! Steve & Julie Peters, owners.