This was our second year forgoing our usual vacation at a resort or amusement park to do an "Unplugged Week" at a lakeside cabin. The one we rented last year was booked, so we decided to give this rental a try based upon the privacy of the property and the inclusion of the pontoon. We were not disappointed!
Everything was clean and as described. The place was stocked with everything we needed, with the the exception of a flyswatter and kitchen shears/scissors. (But no big deal)! It was great to have a washer & dryer and air conditioning. We did notice that the AC didn't seem to cool the master bedroom as well as the other bedroom upstairs, so we just slept with the door open and the ceiling fan on in that room.
While the inside of the cabin is great, we didn't spend much time there! During rainy patches, the kids watched movies they found in the upstairs bedroom and we played a lot of games of Clue. But if it wasn't raining, we were outside.
Our 11yo is an avid fisherman and he fished on the dock from sunrise to sunset. My husband also fished, and my daughter and I spent a lot of time lying on the back of the docked pontoon catching some sun, reading, and watching the guys fish. Over the course of 5 days, the guys caught well over 100 panfish off the dock. The cloudy, rainy day was the best fishing -- tons of panfish, a big large mouth, and a Northern. Although the lake is pretty weedy, the water off the dock is shallow and clear, and both kids swam and kayaked there.
The best thing by far about this rental is the pontoon boat. In late morning, the fish stopped biting around the dock so we'd take the boat out to fish in other spots. (Didn't have much luck fishing off the boat)! We also hooked up the tube and took the kids tubing a couple of times. We'd never tubed from a pontoon and didn't know if it would be fast enough, but it was a blast! We'd also go for a ride every night after dinner, sometimes to fish and sometimes to just relax and explore the rest of the lake. We saw loons, muskrats, and bald eagles.
We only left the cabin twice -- once to get groceries in Crandon and once to have dinner at the Water's Edge Lodge on Lake Lucerne (Good food, free wifi) -- so we don't have any suggestions for other things to do in the area.
The owners were great. We texted Dan with a couple of minor questions when we arrived and he was very quick to respond both times. Overall, this is a great place to stay and we'd definitely like to come back!