many different spaces. The amenities were fun. The place was a bit dated but really didnt matter. Good tvs too. Beds comfy, place is clean and well stocked. Toys for the kids!Great communications with owner. Only thing was there wasn't any available paper for drawing but we made do! Great fishing for our fisher people. THank you!
Check in was easy and very good communication from the host through the entire processes. The house met our expectations. All couples were impressed with the quaintness of the home. There was a nice personalized welcome letter to us as we arrived. Check out was also a breeze. We really liked that everyone had their own space in the house and there was space for us to be together as well. The towels provided were very soft. The house is aged. If you are expecting a newer house, you may be disappointed. Water pressure wasn't the greatest but was okay. The lake was nice. With a little clean up along the lake it could be improved tremendously, for more of a view of the lake. The lake was very nice and has a sandy bottom, You can walk out quite a ways (100 yards or so) to get to your shoulders for adults.
Our extended family had a fun 5 night stay on Madison Lake. We had 6 adults and 4 kids. There is a large game room with a pool table, ping pong, fooseball, keyboard, and a variety of games and toys, and a 2nd fridge. The kitchen is large and well stocked with pots and pans and dishes galore, and a Kuerig coffee machine. They even provided some snacks, waters, and a couple bottles of wine! What a nice surprise! We enjoyed time by the lake having a fire in the fire pit and playing corn hole toss. We went kayaking few times - we were surprised to see 7 kayaks! One day we used 6 kayaks together. We swam off the dock - its pretty shallow and sandy bottom, some seaweed, but not bad. I had a good communication line with Dorothy and any questions or needs were responded to immediately. She stopped by the first day to introduce herself and make sure we had everything we needed. Jerry is super nice too. The kids loved having so much room to play inside. We spent quite a bit of time painting at the easels - such a great setup! I brought some watercolor paper and paints, and a couple of the kids spent hours each day painting. 2 BRs are upstairs - I got the room with a sun room overlooking the lake - it was so peaceful! There is a 2nd BR upstairs with a shared bath, 1 BR off the kitchen with ensuite bath, and an 'apartment' downstairs with 2 beds, a living area and full bath. The bedding was really nice, with soft brushed cotton sheets and soft fluffy blankets.Great spot, super hosts.
We had a wonderful family reunion here. The lake was amazing. Loved seeing the swans and geese swim. The house was comfortable with a well stocked kitchen! We would definitely stay again.
Beautiful and secluded. Lots of space for activities. The beds exceeded expectations, towels for showers were plentiful. Private parking lot accommodated our six vehicles without issue. The kitchen was fully furnished. We did not need the additional kitchen tools that we brought ourselves.
House was basically as described. Definite musty smell as you enter. Property manager showed up unannounced to "just say hi" while we were out in front of the house so didn't hear the doorbell. This was followed by text messages (that we didn't see because phones were not in hand) asking permission for owner (who lives right next door) to come inside to check mouse traps that were set throughout the house (or just to make sure we left doors open as instructed by the notes
that were attached to them ie-a "greenhouse" type of room that was likely source of mice and musty smell was to remain open at all times).
Overall- stay was good- beds comfortable. Just felt a little too intrusive- definitely aware we were in someone else's home and not "alone" for the weekend.
Our group was in Mankato for the Marathon. Some of us were running and the rest were support staff. House was great for cooking and resting and being together.
Definitely recommend.
We rented this property and the Log Inn for a family stay and had a wonderful time painting, enjoying the lake on a pontoon boat from a local rental place, and just taking in the beautiful lawn.
Our family enjoyed our week at Artists & Anglers. There were eight of us with plenty of room for everyone. The game room was great for those times when everyone was inside and doing various activities. The kitchen had everything we needed. The hill to the lake was okay for our party, but for anyone who has mobility issues, it would be a challenge to go up and down, if you wanted to get to the lake. There was plenty to do!
Overall it was really good. They were impacted by all the flooding in their county so the dock was damaged and they lost some beach in front of the house, but they had another dock available on the other property next to us so no problem. There is also a swimming beach 5min down the road and that was really nice.
Great game room for the kids and the artists easels allowed the kids to paint and have some fun that way too.
The house is older, but is in good shape-they were receptive to suggestions we made to make it better, so that part was good.
Recommend you consider this one!
The good thingsâproperty was clean, a nice setting. Dorothy was very sweet and helpful and they left wine and snacks for us which was a really nice surprise! They also left water in every room and the decor was vintage and charming. They stocked it really well with paper towel, soap, etc.
The not so goodâ bugs were bad-mosquitoes, flies and ants inside and out. Iâm not sure but I think they were getting in from the greenhouse area that we were told to keep open (into the house). Disappointed in the lake as it wasnât one Iâd swim inâit was dirty (more like river water) but definitely a good fishing lake.
Overall we had a good time!
The best part of this stay was Jerry and Dorthy. The communication, friendliness and welcoming atmosphere was the best!!! We would love to return in the future!