My family and I had a great time staying at this cottage this past summer. Everything worked out perfectly. The cottage binder that was emailed to us prior to our arrival as well as the information at the cottage (map, restaurant/things to do, etc) was really helpful and covered all the questions that we had. After we arrived, the owner called to see if everything was ok and to let us know about the triathlon that was going to occur on the road outside of the cottage so that we weren’t surprised about restricted access on the road during the triathlon.
The weather was great and we had a blast being on the water - exploring the lake, water tubing, canoeing, paddle boarding, fishing, swimming off the dock. The multiple decks have great views of the water. The dock is a good size and there’s a nice breeze on the water so we had 0 issues with mosquitos. The boats (canoes, paddleboards, pedal boat, row boat) at the cottage that we could use were a real bonus and our children had a lot of fun on the water with these.
The cottage worked out well – the kitchen is well appointed, the open layout is spacious and the bedrooms/bathrooms are nice, grill, outdoor fireplace, Bunkie, etc. There are also lots of board games, darts, etc that our children enjoyed using.
Lake of the Bays, which the cottage is on is a great lake to explore. It’s deep, easy to navigate as there are not a lot of shoals and boat traffic is light.
We also enjoyed checking out Baysville and Dorset. Both are cute and have neat restaurants and things to do. Everyone in the towns were friendly. We rented a boat from Baysville Marina and had a great experience there as well.
This was our first time at staying at this cottage and we look forward to coming back!