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A firepit, laundry facilities and a bar are just a few of the amenities provided at Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation.. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub. Free in-room WiFi and a gym are available to all guests.

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10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

6 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 16390 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation.

  • ***Now offering boat rentals! Please inquire for details***

    *** Now offering a 10% discount for military and first responders! ***
    *** Please inquire about discount prior to booking. ***
    **Discount only applies to 3 or more-night stays, not boat rental **
    **Can't be used with any other discount **


    Enough room for the entire family or multiple families. This lakefront property is approximately 4,260 square feet with plenty of room throughout. Interior amenities include a hot tub, indoor bar, bumper pool table& stand-alone pool table, arcade machine, pinball, chess table, puzzle table, multiple rooms with televisions, and free wireless internet access.

    There are also many outdoor amenities, including lake front access, with advance notice a boat house for your use when bringing your own boat, an oversized lower and upper deck, outdoor kitchen (complete with a charcoal grill, gas fire table, natural gas grill, and natural gas griddle w/air fryer). You are welcome to use the kayak and paddle board, float mat, and life jackets at the property during your stay. We also have cornhole game and a large connect four games for you to enjoy.

    The Decatur area offers local restaurants (Including lakefront restaurants), Devon Lakeshore amphitheater, (devonamphitheater.com), Scovill zoo, an overlook Adventure Park completes with mini-golf, batting cages, rope course, and waterpark.

    We are now offering boat rentals exclusively to our guests. If you are interested in renting a boat during your stay, please inquire for further details. Please see below for more information.

    2023 Sun Tracker Pontoon Boat (20 ft) - 10-person capacity
    -Rent for the entire duration of your stay.
    -Available rental dates between May 15 to October 15.
    -for one low price $900 (3+ nights)

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Hot tub

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Griddle
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Dining

  • A bar/lounge
  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 6 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 4 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Fireplace
  • Living room
  • Separate dining area

Entertainment

  • Books
  • DVD player
  • Games
  • Smart TV
  • Stereo
  • Video games

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Charcoal grill
  • Firepit
  • Outdoor furniture

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Printer

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • Up to 453 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 steps to reach entrance
  • Area rugs in public areas
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Tile flooring in public areas
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Designated smoking areas

Location highlights

  • Near a hospital
  • Near a zoo
  • Near the marina
  • On a lake
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Boat
  • Gym
  • Kayak
  • Paddleboard
  • Casino nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Double-glazed windows
  • Recycling
  • Some LED lighting used
  • Unit size: 4,200 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
We will greatly appreciate it if you return the paddle board, kayak and float mat back to their original location and hang up the used life jackets.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Rules

The boat house on the right with the boat are not available to use. The boat house on the left is available for your own boat with advance notice.
No diving from the diving board, dock, or boat houses (Water too shallow). Bring your own swim towels. Kayak, Paddleboard, Life jackets may be used.
No bonfires permitted. Gas fire table provided. No excessive noise after 10:00 PM. Outdoor security cameras are in use and recording.

Pets

Pets are allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 453 kg per pet)
Note from host: please note that the yard is not fenced

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

Events allowed: family gatherings and birthday parties
Have fun, but be respectful of neighbors.

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events (including family gatherings and birthday parties) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 16
Note from host: Have fun, but be respectful of neighbors.
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

About the area

Located in Decatur, this holiday home is near a water park and on the waterfront. Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Lake Decatur reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Children's Museum of Illinois and Scovill Zoo. Kirkland Fine Arts Center and Heroic Age Arts Center are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Jet skiing, kayaking and waterskiing adventures can be found near the property. Visit our Decatur travel guide
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Decatur, IL

What's nearby

  • A wooden bridge leading to a building with a sign reading "Welcome to Rock Springs Nature Center".
    Rock Springs Conservation Area
    14 min drive - 16.5 km
  • A calm lake with a rocky shoreline and a sunset in the background.
    Lake Shelbyville Beach
    50 min drive - 67.1 km
  • Lake Decatur
    1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Millikin University
    7 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Lake Shelbyville
    37 min drive - 49.3 km

Getting around

  • Decatur, IL (DEC)
    4 min drive

Restaurants

  • Circle K
    6 min drive
  • McDonald's
    6 min drive
  • Dairy Queen
    6 min drive
  • McDonald's
    4 min drive
  • Pizza Hut
    4 min drive

Frequently asked questions

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

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 453 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Large waterfront home w/ boat rental available, great for family vacation.?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

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

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is steps from Lake Decatur and within 3 mi (5 km) of Nelson Park and Overlook Adventure Park. Nelson Dog Park and Children's Museum of Illinois are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great group stay

We had a great group stay, everything was just as pictured. We enjoyed the hot tub, the bedrooms were roomy and very comfortable. Will return!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Weekend Vacation

Enjoyed our stay. Property was clean and well maintained. It was much larger than we expected. Good location.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Chicago Bears travel group

The house was absolutely wonderful for my friends who traveled from all over to here and the amenities were great
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family get together.

Very clean. Many fun amenities! Owners were great.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Annual fall reunion

Our group enjoyed time together by the lake as well as meals both inside and outside with multiple gathering locations.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot!

This was a great spot for my group! We used every room including the hot tub! Loved the amount of space we had, it was a great stay! Thanks!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacay

Great time with family. Boat pier with diving board and lily pads was amazing. Plenty of life jackets was very nice to have for use. Outdoor cooking area with air fryer was excellent. Plenty of extra amenities was a very nice touch.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great weekend friend trip

Me and my friends stayed here for 3 nights and loved the house. The easy access to the lake was great. The pontoon boat available to rent is well worth the money as it is a very nice and newer boat. House was clean and much larger than it looks in the photos. Will definitely consider staying here again for our next lakehouse trip!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Eclipse base camp

The property was great. Plenty of room for our 4 kids plus spouses and 3 grands. The arcade game and hot tub were bonus! The outdoor kitchen looked amazing but we didn’t stay long enough to take advantage.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

No complaints. Fantastic place.

This was our second time at this property. It was clean, amenities were plentiful, and we had a great time. I cannot recommend this listing enough. It was perfect for a large group with children. Communication with the hosts is always great as well. All in all, another 10/10 stay.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Celebrated Thanksgiving

Decatur is the half way point for us that live in a southwest suburb of Chicago and our Family from St. Louis… this house was perfect!! Great sized bedrooms, plenty of communal space, and such a beautiful view! Hosts were excellent to communicate with and even had a welcome bag with some goodies waiting for us! We will definitely be back
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AGD Reunion

This property had everything we could ever need and much more. The hosts were incredibly generous with extras in the kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, etc. There is so much space inside and out that our large group had plenty of room to gather together or break off on our own. And we would highly recommend renting the pontoon boat. What a great way to spend the day. We will definitely be back again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super accommodations!!

This was probably the best house I have rented. There were plenty of beds and rooms. The kitchen was stocked amazingly! We cooked all our meals-including a Thanksgiving dinner! The bathrooms had all the things you may have forgotten to bring. The dock was fun to fish from. Just a super wonderful house. The hosts were very responsive with all my questions, and information I didn’t know I needed! Highly recommended!!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

My 70th Birthday

It was a family reunion and we also rented the pontoon boat. The house was like a maze and games ect was like a treasure hunt for family. The large deck overlooking lake decatur accommodated everyone easily. Loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Review

My family and I stayed here for our annual family reunion. We had a total of 10 adults and 2 toddlers. There was plenty of room for everyone to comfortably have their own bedroom. The house has a lot of games and designated room for movies and activities. The indoor and outdoor kitchen were great. The oven, outdoor grill, and blackstone all worked perfectly. We loved everything about this place and will be considering it again next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Celebrate Grandpa's birthday

The house was amazing, with beautiful views, and plenty for space for 7 grandchildren and 8 adults. The cooking and bathroom supplies were greatly appreciated. ☺️ The location was perfect for the children's zoo and museum with having 7 children 5 and under. The kids loved running around in the grass, some canoed with dad, playing the games, eating outside, and seeing the geese, ducks, and the boats. They all want to go back again so we can take the big boat. Thank you so much for the use of your beautiful home to celebrate my husband's 75th birthday with all our children and grandchildren.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Sans one Family Reunion

18 cousins gathered for a reunion with our 93 year old aunt for the first time in over two decades. Although only eight people stayed at the house, it was the perfect gathering spot for our large group. The deck, the dock, inside, outside - so much room to visit in small or large groups. And all the special extras Kenn and Wendy provided were above and beyond. They were attentive, responsive, and had gone the extra mile to make sure we had everything we could possibly need. We’re coming back again next year. I highly recommend this Lake House. It is 10+ + + +!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

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