Cozy Cottage Cottage Lakefront classique sur le lac du diable

Thank you, Julie! It was a pleasure hosting you. You're welcome back any time!

Thank you, Marci! It was a true pleasure having your family stay at the cottage. Knowing you had a great time, appreciated the history and share the love for Haloma made it all the better. You were a terrific guest and we would love to see you again! Sara and Leslie

Thank you so much, Sherry. It was a true pleasure having you stay at Haloma. You were the perfect guest and left the cottage absolutely pristine. After 10 days, we could hardly tell you were there! Please come back anytime! We would be thrilled to host you again. All the best - Leslie and Sara

Thank you Nicholas. It was a pleasure having your group stay at Haloma. Come back any time!!!

Thank you for your feedback. The listing indicates there is no A/C and that the cottage was built in 1940. The cottage has been and continues to be updated in recent years to include new hardwood floors, brand new flooring in bonus room (2016), newer appliances (2015, 2016), All new windows (2014), new linens, towels and window coverings (2016), newer beds, updated bathroom, updated plumbing (2016), new driveway (2015) and new roof (2016), also Wi-Fi and cable. We plan to continue updating as needed, however this cottage is best suited for those seeking a true "classic cottage" experience - as is reflected in the description.

Thank you Paul. It was a pleasure to have you. Best regards- Sara and Leslie

Thank you Brett! We are so glad you enjoyed your time at Haloma. 😁😁

Thank you Steven. We are so happy you enjoyed your time at Haloma we loved having your family here. Best regards- Sara and Leslie

Thank you Stacie! We are so happy you were able to spend time at the lake with your boys and your sweet Aunt. We appreciated her note. Best regards, Sara and Leslie

Thank you Randy. It was a pleasure having your family stay at Haloma. Sara and Leslie

Thank you Carol! It was a pleasure to have you stay at Haloma. Best regards - Sara and Leslie

Thank you, Dave. It was a pleasure having you guys stay at Haloma. You win the prize for cleanest renters ever! If you're ever back in the area, we'd love to have you stay at Haloma any time. Sara and Leslie

We were surprised and upset to read that you had an issue with the cleanliness of the cottage. We employ a cleaning service to thoroughly clean the cottage prior to every rental. Cleanliness for our renters is a top priority for our family. Had you contacted us with your concerns during your stay, we would have immediately addressed and resolved any issues you had with cleaning. Any extension cords used in the cottage are UL Certified and each cord is used for ONE lamp only, and only when the lamp is placed in a spot where the cord cannot reach the outlet. The cottage was built in 1940, and cottages of that era did not have an abundance of outlets. The electrical was updated years ago with a breaker box and updated wiring. Again, had you contacted us with your concerns, we would have gladly explained this to you. Regarding your bogus comments about reviews, if you had bothered to read VRBO policy, you would know that we have absolutely no control over reviews that are left, or not left, by our renters. Only those who rent through VRBO are allowed to leave reviews, which we welcome and appreciate. The majority of our renters have been clients for years and rent directly through our family with no ability to leave a review on the VRBO website. The fact that the same families return year after year speaks for itself. Haloma is a family summer cottage, which we use ourselves and only rent a few weeks each year. Your insinuation that we are somehow hiding negative reviews or unable to rent due to (non-existent) negative reviews is 100 percent untrue, insulting, and should be disregarded. It is a violation of VRBO policy to post false information in a review.

Thank you Cheryl. It was a pleasure to have your family stay at our cottage. There is a light at the top of the stairs with light switches at the bottom AND top of the stairway (7 stairs) so not sure what the problem was with lighting. We are sorry you had an issue with this And yes, Labor Day weekend is definitely busy on Devil's Lake as it is on most lakes with folks partying as a last hurrah of the summer. We usually don't rent on Labor Day weekend but decided to give it a go this year. We will probably block this weekend in the future. Glad your parents enjoyed themselves. Thanks much! Sara and Leslie

Thank you for your review Laura. We apologize that you had some issues during your stay. Had you contacted us about the fridge, dust and caulk, we would have corrected your concerns immediately. Our cleaning company performs a thorough spring clean every year, as well as a cleaning between each renter. I will discuss your issues with them directly to be sure this does not occur again. We have never experienced complaints with this company. The bathroom shower/tub area is recaulked annually as lake houses can be damp. The bathroom(s), including floor, sink, toilet and tub is thoroughly cleaned and bleached between each renter. We have had the electrical updated in recent years and inspected by an electrician. We do use extension cords in a couple spots solely because the outlets are not all in convenient locations and would require the moving of furniture to reach them. The exterior stairs were scheduled to be replaced this summer but the project was not completed prior to rental season due to a material shortage. We continue to be on a waiting list for this job. As far as clutter, we display memorabilia and nostalgia around the cottage and the feedback has always been positive. We continue to update Haloma annually however our intent is to maintain the feel of a nostalgic 1940’s lake cottage. Thanks again and we wish you all the best.

Thank you Debbie. It was a pleasure having your family as guests at Haloma. Sara

Thank you Leslie - we are so happy you enjoyed your stay at Haloma. You're welcome back any time. Best regards, Sara and Leslie

Michele it was a true pleasure interacting with you and your parents, and having your folks stay at Haloma. We would be happy to welcome your family back any time. Thank you! Sara and Leslie

Thanks so much Debbie! We thoroughly enjoyed having you and would be happy to have you back any time. Thanks for being such great renters. Sara & Leslie

Thank you Andy. We would love to have you back any time. I'm sorry you had a bad experience with the boat rental. Take care and we hope to see you again. Sara & Leslie

Thank you Karmen. It was a pleasure having you and your family as our guests at Haloma. We would be happy to have you back any time.

Thank you for your review Loretta. To address your suggestions, we actually do have our cleaners perform an annual spring cleaning, however this year our original cleaner quit at the last moment which left us scrambling to engage a new service. Fortunately we did find excellent cleaners, and the new service did their best on an extremely tight schedule, but missed dust under the bed and vacuuming the inside of the fold out sofa - for which we blame ourselves - and for that we do apologize. Our new service will perform a spring cleaning early next summer and will pay close attention to these specific issues. Regarding the A/C unit in the middle bedroom, that was just added this summer. We are considering the installation of central air in the future, but for now, our intention was simply to keep folks comfortable during the days of extreme summer heat. We placed the upstairs unit in the middle bedroom due to its central location. The a/c generally works well cooling the bedrooms for sleeping, however I would suggest turning the unit to the "low" setting or even off once the rooms are comfortable in order to avoid the "ice box" effect for those sleeping in the middle bedroom. This has worked well for our family and other renters and we have received no other complaints. Lastly, because this is a lake cottage, we actually prefer to welcome renters with open window and fresh air circulating. Contrary to your opinion, we feel that closed windows leave the cottage stuffy and unwelcoming, even if it is warm outside. Our renters are more than welcome to close windows and turn on the air if they prefer. And in the meantime, they can always throw on their suits and begin their vacations with a float in the beautiful waters of Devils Lake.

Thank you Stacey. It was a pleasure having you! Sara & Leslie