Lake Front Home w/ Spectacular Views & boat slips!
Views of the lake and mountains for miles. Spirit lake is a sweet lake for a retreat of piece and quite. The nautical lake house is nicely appointed with a outdoor shower in the shale rock mountain side, nestle next to a hot tube over looking the lake. Views from every window and a gourmet kitchen.
The house is absolutely beautiful, massive wall of windows overlooking the lake that makes all common rooms have a beautiful view. There is an opulent master bedroom/bath and comfortable other rooms. The ADU/mother-in-law unit provides a very nice separate space for anyone who requires a bit more privacy. The stairway down to the lake requires it's own comment; built into the cliffside, it resembles something at Yosemite or Zion.
We had a great time. Twelve of us in three families with kids. I thought I might offer a review if only to provide some information not available in the listing, mostly focused on having a boat:
1. The driveway is pretty narrow and not as wide as it appears in the listing. I brought a 19' Lund on a trailer. You pull past the mother-in-law quarters on the left and back your trailer toward that building. I was able to disconnect my trailer and park the pickup with room for cars to move past me on the right, but I wouldn't want to be too much longer.
2. If you pull a loaded boat into the driveway, know that you'll have to back it out of the driveway and uphill onto the highway. That was OK for my boat in 4x4, but if you were much heavier you may struggle to get traction. And while I did it once, backing the boat downhill toward the ramp is really not possible. Very tight and not recommended.
3. The ramp is very long. Unless you run across the neighbor's beach, which I'm sure everyone would tell you not to do, you really need two people to load the boat. Otherwise, you have to hike all the way up and around and down the long stairs to get to the boat to bring it around, all while people are waiting to use the ramp.
4. Once you're loaded, the house dock is awesome, and so is the little boat house near the dock. I was able to run a 100' extension cable to charge my trolling batteries.
5. Contrary to the other review, the house had Starlink and it worked great.
We absolutely loved our stay at this beautiful Spirit Lake house! The house is gorgeous with amazing views of the lake. I loved waking up to the view of the water right in front of the bedroom window! The master bathroom even has an incredible view right from the bath tub and an even better view from the hot tub! The lakefront views and lakefront access made it the perfect place for us to relax and enjoy our vacation. We were easily able to kayak and stand up paddle board right from the dock or beach right in front of the house.
We had plenty of room to spread out and it was not long before it really felt like a home. The house itself somehow straddles the line of being modern yet cozy. The location was great for us as we had easy access to Spokane airport and short trips to silver wood, Coeur D Alene, Post Falls, and Sandpoint.
10/10 would recommend! Already planning our return to this gorgeous lake house!