Presque un château sur le lac Gogebic L. L.C., 5 chambres à coucher, 3. 5 salles de bain, 2 salons + rec

Thank you John, we really appreciate a good review. Sorry about the duck poop. SOme years they really seem to think our pier is the best spot on the lake. We have not been there much with our Labrador retriever to convince the ducks to choose another pier. I should probably have the cleaner leave a couple of buckets at the pier so he and people can slosh water on it. Maybe I can create a pump and hose system to spray it off. Or maybe I need to start looking for duck recipes. :) Thanks again, Alex and Jean

Thank you Jen and please come back!

Renter and their group took good care of the house and were nice to work with. I am sure anyone renting to their group will have the same experience. Thank You, Alex and Jean

I am disappointed with this renter and his review. Reviews are not for venting or blackmailing the owner. They are to help show the property is or is not what was advertised. I let this guest arrive early and leave late. Answered every question in a very timely way and the house was clean. The day before his arrival he added another guest, sent a message saying he will pay the extra guest but did not pay me for it, then left a really low score. He left the house reasonably clean so I still gave him a good review, then he rated ours poorly. Think twice before renting to him unless you are sure it won 't also happen to you. FYI: We do let people use the 2 car detached garage. Our insurance company tells us to not allow snowmobiles/UTV/ATV's/Vehicles and gas to be stored in the houses garage because of fire risks. They can use the houses garage for clothing and outdoor gear, fishing gear, supplies ... just not things that would be dangerous if a fire broke out or items that could start a fire. Our pole barn has our personal items and items to help with repairs and so we don't let renters in there. I'm not sure how he got locked in the upstairs bedroom but all the doors and their locks worked well the next day when I arrived there and this has not ever been a problem, but we will check each door out again. Maybe there is a different reason he could not figure out the door lock? I am routinely told that we have a very nice place that works really well for larger groups and families. The people that complain tend to be people that broke important rules like no smoking and were asked to stop. Thank You,

Hi Thomas, I was in VRBO's site looking for something and noticed they have a system where I can write a response to your review. Thank you for a really nice review. It was a pleasure working with you and we hope you come back. Sincerely, Alex and Jean

Hi Tammy, Thank you for the nice review it truly helps. People often think we must have a lot of money because we own rental properties but they do not come close to breaking even in a year so nice messages help us come closer so thank you. Sincerely, Alex and Jean Elkins

This group was hard to work with, broke some important rules like no smoking and gave a low score for issues that are very easy to prevent, yet they want to come back. We have groups of 12-14 people come frequently for family vacations and snowmobiling. We require all group leaders to call us to go over some basic house rules. Within that phone call we explain that due to local rock types and being close to a lake, the water wells in the area are shallow and cannot support 10-14 showers back to back. We also explain this in our contract, and a third time in an email we send with general house info and the entry code to get into the house. We have many repeat customers with groups of 10-14 people, that come year after year, and I frequently bring that many people there myself. The water supply has not been a problem because people naturally spread their showers out and we instruct them to do so. There is enough water for 60+ min. of straight shower use. If you try to run it longer than that, at some point the well will need 20 min to partially refill. If you spread showers apart by 15 min, it is not a problem. Jacob who wrote the review for Jay, was my main contact for this group. He was hard to work with, did not return calls, and was impatient and seemed irritated when I covered the house rules. Their group did not follow some basic rules. I found several cigarette butts and someone left a bedroom window open about 1/2" (in the winter). We make it very clear there is no smoking. There were other things, but I let everything go, since nothing was damaged. I gave them a 5 out of 5 so it would not limit their ability to rent places. Jacob (son of primary renter) wrote the review for his father and only gave us a 3 out of 5. Jay (father- who paid for it) told me over the phone that everything worked out really well and they want to come back. When members of a group are hard to work with, break important fire safety rules, and other rules, and then write a low scoring review after I gave them a good review, why would I or any other place let them rent a house? I take a lot of time talking and communicating with each guest to make sure they understand what the house is and isn't and that everything meets their groups needs. I won't be renting to members of this group again and it explains why they had to find a new place last year when they booked mine. Thank You, Alex and Jean