Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation. Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation. located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within 3 miles (5 km) of Nelson Park, Overlook Adventure Park and Nelson Dog Park. Children's Museum of Illinois is 2.9 mi (4.7 km) away.

10/10 Excellent

Henry o.

30 Jul 2025

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We had a great time. This listing lived up to everything I hoped for and the communication with the hosts before and during the trip was great.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justin K.

29 Dec 2024

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Christmas on the lake

Great family getaway with good views, lots of bedrooms, bathrooms, entertainment and an indoor hot tub. Clean well stocked, highly recommend.

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barb R.

29 Jun 2025

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Exceptional 5 day stay!

We had family from Iowa, Michigan, and Amsterdam and it was a great 5 day stay! Tons of memories were made. The house was fabulous and had room for kids to play (amenties were great) and for one to sit quiet and read (plenty of rooms). The dock and outide areas were amazing. We loved the covered dock and decks were where we spent most of our time. The kids (3-9 and 35-87) enjoyed the lilly pad, paddle board, and the covered boat dock for our personal boat. Alot of time was spent on the water. They also loved the comfy beds. (Plenty for everyone). I heard many times that this house was the best that we have rented and that they want to so it again next year again! Thankyou so much to the host, who were rel easy to work with and answering all questions! It was a great way to spend five day with our whole family!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin C.

12 Jun 2022

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Great lake, plenty of space

We had a great time. This house was nicely centrally located for a reunion of friends who had all moved to surrounding areas. The house had plenty of beds for everyone and all of the amenities you could ask for. The lake was nice and the deck area was wonderful.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kristine R.

5 Aug 2024

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Wonderful house

This is our second year in a row staying at the lake house for our annual girls trip. Group of 13 women mid 30s to mid 40s. We love this house. We love working with the owners. They provide so much more than any rental we’ve ever stayed at has. Highly recommend this house for your next large gathering.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

julie s.

16 Oct 2022

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Birthday/family reunion

Wonderful stay! Had everything we needed!! We celebrated an aunts 92 birthday. Only negative for her was maneuvering stairs to get to each level. We will definitely stay here again though!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hannah E.

24 Aug 2022

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Great Lake House

We absolutely loved our stay here! It was very clean, had extra toiletries for anyone who forgot anything, & it had all needed kitchen items (e.g., silverware, pots and pans, plates, bowls, coffee maker etc.). This house also had a large enough table and living area for all of the guest to be at, at the same time. Lastly, we enjoyed spending time in the lake and in the hot tub!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

cindy s.

19 Aug 2022

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Simply amazing and relaxing!!

Just WOW!! This house is exactly what we wanted and expected. There where even a few extra touches from the owner that we really enjoyed. Beautiful home, right on the water and wonderful amenities. Thank you so much, and we really hope to be able to return.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ali T., Illinois

14 Aug 2023

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Family weekend at the lake

Our entire family had a great time during our weekend stay and we can’t wait to come back! The house was perfect! Clean, comfortable and full of amenities! We rented the pontoon and enjoyed a weekend of boating, dock fishing and swimming at this lake front property. The hosts are wonderful to work with which made our booking experience smooth and easy. We give this rental a 10/10 and we foresee this being our number one choice for large family vacations going forward! Thank you for a weekend of great memories!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Disa C.

4 Aug 2025

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Best. Family. Vacation. Ever. (And We Still Like Each Other!)

We picked this rental for our first big family vacation — 15 people, 4 families, and a whole lot of opinions — based on the size and location. But what we got was so much more… and miraculously, no one wanted to go home early!Everything in the listing is spot on — for once, the pictures didn’t lie. Honestly, the only thing we would change is adding a teleportation device so we could come back faster.Wendy & Ken were absolute rockstars. Communication was a breeze, and they’ve thought of everything — like, we’re talking Mary Poppins-level prepared. You seriously never have to leave the house (which is great, because rounding up 15 people to go anywhere is basically herding cats).The kids (and the dads, let’s be honest) were obsessed with all the water toys, and the men turned into BBQ chefs overnight thanks to all the outdoor cooking gear. Pretty sure we saw one of them cry tears of joy over a smoker. (Just kidding…or am I?)We had such a blast, we rebooked before we left. Next year, we’re staying longer and possibly applying for squatter’s rights. Sorry, we love it too much.Bottom line: if you’re considering renting from Wendy & Ken, DO IT. Just don’t take our week next year. We’ve claimed it. It’s ours now.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandy J.

6 Jul 2022

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Cool & Quirky

The property is very cool with an interesting layout. There was a lot of room for the common areas so it was great for a family gathering. There is a huge deck, outdoor kitchen, and docks for outside fun; and then inside, there is the hot tub, bar, game area, 2 living rooms, dining room, and kitchen. So much space to be together in a group. The property is also well equipped with plenty of games, seating, and cooking necessities. Ken was great in communicating and was a very accommodating and gracious host.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bob L.

7 Jul 2025

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5 star experience

My family totally loved the experience in this lake home. The lake is a gem. I didn’t know what to expect, honestly. But it was a really nice, beautiful lake. Shockingly, boat traffic was light! On a major peak holiday—hard to believe! So that was a big plus. The pontoon boat was a real joy. (We brought a tube that was easy to attach to the boat…this was tons of fun). The dock area was a fun, play area to swim, play with floaties, fish, etc. My grandkids were ages 15-10. All had a blast! The home itself was big enough that all 12 of us were comfortable. The lower level had a big TV room, play room, and games galore that all enjoyed. The home is fully equipped with everything plus that would need. The owners are great communicators and you can tell they care about the quality and safety about their guests experience. There is a huge deck where we ate together, and a separate area for grilling that is outstanding. We would rate the whole experience and amenities an A. The home itself is a C—functional and clean. Do we wish we had a king bed , bigger bathrooms, less carpet, and no bridge traffic about 1/4 mile away, Yes. Bottom line: All my family members from 10 years old to 69, rated it 5 stars!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristine R., Joliet, United States

31 Jul 2023

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Amazing in person!

This is our 7th annual girls trip and our 4th time renting a home through VRBO and everyone loved the property so much within the first few hours they requested that I book it for next years stay! Ken and Wendy were incredibly sweet leaving thank you gift for renting their home (nobody has ever done that for us), the house has EVERYTHING you can ever imagine needing, the house and property are beautiful. We brought our own tubes and floated all of Saturday. Highly recommend. No issues. I’ll be booking soon for 2024! Thank you!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amy J.

17 Jun 2023

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Friend Reunion

We had a group of 8 adults and 7 kids ranging 1.5-6 years old. The house was very clean and well stocked upon arrival with extra toiletries, games, bath towels, and outdoor items. We had plenty of room for the kids to play/run around, as well as having a comfy space for everyone to sleep. We all loved having access to the lake and using the Lilly pad, kayak, and paddle board (the kids spent hours playing captain and fishing). We were also pleasantly surprised to receive a note and nice welcome gift, a great extra touch! Ken was prompt and friendly while communicating. Our group spent a lot of time on the lake, in the house, and also ventured out to the zoo, Children’s Museum, and Splash Park - would recommend!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

James K.

2 Oct 2023

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Couldn't Have Been Better!

Ken and Wendy have clearly been hosts for a long time as they have perfected their role to a science. We had nine friends staying at this property for four nights. These friends had/have careers traveling internationally, some live overseas now. we have all broad experience staying in a variety of hosted properties and business hotels. We all to a person could not find anything Ken and Wendy had not already thought of to prepare this property to feel welcoming, comfortable and efficient. From the Welcome Bag they arranged on arrival, to the readily available bathroom sundries, we needed only to fill the pantry and the fridge. Communication with Ken was seamless. He responded quickly and clearly to all my communications prior to our visit. There was never any need to contact him during our stay as all questions had been answered prior to our arrival, and literature posted for guests filled in the rest. My friends and I cannot speak highly enough of Ken and Wendy and this property.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris K.

26 Jun 2023

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Weirdly awesome house!

First the location is right off of the highway which means it's really easy to get to, 5 minutes to walmart, grocery and little stores if you need them, which made the stay so much easier! Though because of that, you can hear and see the cars from the lake, which can take away from the relaxation a bit. Next the house itself is obviously a little on the old side and nothing is perfect, but it's exactly what you need! Comfortable beds to sleep in, enough bathrooms and tons of entertainment. From the arcade games to the TV's to the INSIDE HOTTUB, to the dartboard and even octogan billiards. When you're ready to come in from the lake there is lots to do. The owner left us alone and let us do our own thing, but was available if we needed anything. On top of that gave us a gift card to the butcher which was over the top friendly! The outside area is pretty great as well, 2 docks to walk out of, plenty of area near the lakefront and enough grass although not flat to play games like catch or frisbee on. Also included are a built in grill and blackstone which made cooking for everyone pretty simple. Mayflies were out in LARGE quantities for our June trip, so if you really hate bugs, watch out for them. Overall we had a great stay and I would recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen F.

21 Jul 2025

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Had a great stay, would highly recommend.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra Z.

13 Jul 2025

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Great spot for a family reunion

There was a ton of space for multiple families and great outdoor deck areas to relax and have dinner together.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nan T.

24 Jun 2025

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Family Reunion

Our 2nd Annual. Cousins loved the venue/lake/Devon so much they want to keep coming back every year. Wendy & Ken are such great hosts. They make it easy and have worked hard to anticipate any need. I'd give them more than 5 starts if I could!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adele R.

20 Jun 2025

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Great indoor and outdoor entertainment for most ages. A few cosmetic updates needed.

5 days, 14 people ranging in age from 3 to 64. The space was perfect. Some cosmetic refreshing needed with peeling paint on some ceilings. The owners are so friendly and accommodating. Plenty of space to spread out or come together. Fully stocked other than food. Best vacation we have ever had.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pam D.

9 Jun 2025

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Family trip

It was a great space to meet up with our 3 kids and their families, all from different states! Plenty of bedrooms, bathrooms and hang out spaces for everyone. Loved the large dining room table with plenty of seats and the out door eating area was amazing too. Delighted by the welcome bag and all the toiletries provided. Really had a great time down at the lake and in the hot tub. We enjoyed the games and just being together. Thanks!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle M.

27 May 2025

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Multi-generation family trip

This house had everything! Amazing lake access and view, plenty of beds/space for everyone to sleep and lots of extra amenities provided by the owner. We had a wonderful time!

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey S.

20 May 2025

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Great place for large family

We had a wonderful stay. Plenty of room for our family group of 13 people ages 15. Great space for an active family to gather inside and out to play cards, pool, darts, corn hole, and paddleboard. Nice to enjoy the beautiful weather on the deck and cooking/eating in the outdoor kitchen. Quick response from host on questions. Hope to return for our next son's graduation.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Doug W.

8 May 2025

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Great place

Loved it

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris P.

22 Dec 2024

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Fantastic space

Great location for a family get together or a large group. Hosts were so kind and thought of everything to have there for travelers. Thanks so much!!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

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