Home of 1000 Island#1-Directly on STL river, private beach & FREE boat docking

Hi Ashrith, Thank you so much for your kind review! I’m really glad you and your group enjoyed the space and the beautiful views. It was a pleasure hosting you all. I also appreciate your kind words about the property manager—we’re always happy to help. You’re welcome back anytime!

Thank you! Hope to host you again soon. Lance

Hi Thorsten, thanks for your wonderful review. We are so happy to have such nice guests like you. We are looking forward to host you again soon. Lance

Thank you Marjan for the kind words. I am happy you enjoy the stay. I am looking forward to hosting you again! Lance

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that the cottage did not meet your expectations. Our cottage is an established waterfront property that built in 80's, and it has been continuously maintained and upgraded over the years. Recent improvements include entire new vinyl flooring and replacement of all the appliances, including the refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, range hood, air conditioners, sofa and television. We take guest safety very seriously. The deck railing referenced in your review was professionally inspected and confirmed to be structurally safe. While some guests may prefer a more rigid railing, it was found to be secure and functioning as intended. Regarding the barbecue, when the concern was brought to our attention during your stay, our property manager promptly offered an alternative barbecue for your use, but the offer was declined. We appreciate your kind comments about our property managers, who work hard to assist guests and address concerns as quickly as possible. We value all feedback and remain committed to maintaining and improving the property for future guests.

Thank you Kathleen for your kind review. You are such a great family, it is our pleasure to have you here. Hope you will come back again. Lance

Hi Chandani, Thank you for your review and for your kind comments regarding the cleanliness of the property and the responsiveness of our host and property management team. We are pleased that you enjoyed those aspects of your stay. We were disappointed to read the statement that the listing photos and description did not accurately reflect the property. All photos displayed in our listing are actual photographs taken on-site and represent the property as it exists. They are not stock photos, AI-generated images, or images from another location. If there is any specific photo that you believe does not accurately represent the property, we would genuinely appreciate knowing which one so that we can review it. To date, no guest has identified a photo that was not a true representation of the property. Regarding the age of the home, our cottage was built in the 1980s and is clearly presented as an established waterfront cottage. Guest preferences naturally vary—some visitors appreciate the character and charm of a mature waterfront property, while others may prefer a newer style of accommodation. In the Thousand Islands region, many waterfront homes and cottages are significantly older than ours and are valued for their unique character and setting. We continuously maintain and improve the property while preserving its original charm. We believe it is important for reviews to reflect personal preferences separately from factual accuracy. While we respect that the style of the home may not have matched your expectations, we stand behind the accuracy of our photos and listing description. Thank you again for staying with us, and we appreciate your feedback.

Hi Eric, sorry for late reply I just had chance to translate this review to English. Yes. You asked for docking your boat in six months ago when you were making this booking, at time water level was high, but it changed to low when you were arriving. Its hard for us to predict the water level, it chances every few days. if you could call us before your arrival, it will have a better understanding. The cobwebs, yes, for the house by the water, it comes in every two to three days especially in the summer. I am now make sure the cleaner will come to house to clean it right before guest arrival. This luxury house come with air exchange system, and every room has a vent including the washroom, it will get polluted air to be exhausted from the house and bring fresh air into every room, it is not functioned by traditional fan. All dishes were washed by dishwasher before guest arrival, you don’t need to wash it again, if you dish soap was not enough, you should let me know, since we had few telephone conversations during your stay, then I can ask cleaner to deliver it to you. I believe the docking matter brought you a bad mood, and your wrote this review is not quite fair to me. I feel sorry about this. Anyways, I am willing to pay you back the marina fees. Please contact me. thank you. Lance

Hi Valerie, Thank you for the review. I am glad to see you like to come back again. For the washer and dryer, we don't provide this service and we didn't mentioned it on the website. We only mentioned the dish washer, maybe it confused you. Cheers Lance

Thank you Adam. It's my pleasure to have such great guest like you! Your warm words has encouraged me to provide a better service. I hope to host you again soon. Lance

Thank you so much Madhav! It's my pleasure to have you and your family here. You are such amazing guest, who always keep our cottage perfectly clean, had good communication with us. I cannot wait to host you again!

Thankyou Caitlyn it was an absolute pleasure to have you and your friends stay at Home of 1000 islands and it was unfortunate about the gnats, I believe it was caused by both patio and screen door were opened at same time and it covered by the curtain, and it was hard to recognize this opening, that’s how the gnats came into the room. We feel sorry to the gnats, on next day, we gave you canoe for free it was our compensation to the gnats, we didn’t charge this to you. We never recommended our canoe to guest due to our canoe is for owner own use. I'm glad you enjoyed the canoes and my apologies if you thought you were charged for them I assure you weren't. Thank you for your kind words and hope to see you guys again p.s. hearing all you guys singing was fabulous! Take care and stay safe!

Almas is a very nice guest, keep room lean, left the place incredibly tidy. Almas was the perfect guest and I’d recommend him to any host.” Lance

Hi Dinon, thank you for your kind words. I am happy that you had great time here. It was my pleasure to have such nice guest like you. Hope to host you again soon! Lance

Hi Racha,Thank you for your kind words. I am so glad you enjoyed your time here. I can't wait to hosting you again!! You have a great weekend!! Lance

Thank you so much for your kind words. I am glad that you had a wonderful time here. I am looking forward to seeing you soon. Lance