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The Eliza Mae Cottage

Lakefront cottage in Lebanon with kitchen

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Welcome to The Eliza Mae Cottage in charming Mt. Gretna, within walking distance to the Playhouse and beautiful Lake Conewago. Relax on the amazing front porch with comfortable seating or unwind in the lovely cottage garden.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathrooms186 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Outdoor space

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The Eliza Mae Cottage

The Eliza Mae Cottage is situated on Muhlenberg Avenue in lovely Mt. Gretna. There is off street parking for several cars including a carport in the rear of the cottage. It is within walking distance to the Playhouse, Jigger Shop, basketball and tennis courts, playground and Rails to Trails walking paths. Go for a swim and relax on the beach or grass area at beautiful Lake Conewago. There is a weekly publication of daily activities in Mt. Gretna , obtainable at walkable stops during your stay. The Eliza Mae Cottage has 4 air conditioned bedrooms and 2 whole house fans. The fully equipped kitchen has a microwave, dishwasher and a breakfast bar. There is a washer and dryer and a clothes line in the back. Along with the kitchen, there is a living room, dining room, sunroom and half bath which complete the first floor. Relax with family and friends on the amazing front porch which has comfortable outside seating with rocking chairs and a dining table. On the second floor the bedrooms have ample closet space and comfortable mattresses. A king size, queen size, double size and 3 twins make up the 4 bedrooms. Pets are prohibited and smoking is restricted to only the back porch and rear of the cottage. Linens and towels are provided as are all paper products. There is charcoal grill in the back as well as a lovely cottage garden with a bench. The Eliza Mae has modern amenities preserving cottage charm.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee grinder
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Hob
  • Kitchen island
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room
  • Separate dining area

Entertainment

  • Books
  • DVD player
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels
  • Stereo
  • Video library

Outdoor areas

  • Charcoal grill
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Porch/lanai

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • On a lake

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

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 2,000 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

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

Rules

If coming back from the lake, hang wet beach towels on the clothes line in the rear of the cottage.
Please be respectful of the furnishings and floor coverings inside and outside of the cottage.
After booking traveler must have a conversation with the host within 48 hours.

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
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 and a first aid kit
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

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About the area

Located in Lebanon, this cottage is on a lake. Spooky Nook Sports is worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Hersheypark and Hershey's Chocolate World. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Hersheypark Stadium or Giant Center. Visit our Lebanon travel guide
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Mount Gretna, PA

What's nearby

  • Hersheypark featuring a water park
    Hersheypark
    24 min drive - 23.9 km
  • Gretna Theatre
    3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Conewago Lake
    6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach
    14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick
    2 min drive - 1.8 km

Getting around

  • Elizabethtown Station
    20 min drive
  • Lancaster, PA (LNS)
    27 min drive

Restaurants

  • Blue Bird Inn
    10 min drive
  • Ancestor Coffeehouse & Creperie
    10 min drive
  • South China Buffet
    10 min drive
  • Dunkin'
    10 min drive
  • Absinthe Garden
    9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is The Eliza Mae Cottage pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Eliza Mae Cottage?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at The Eliza Mae Cottage?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Eliza Mae Cottage?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Eliza Mae Cottage located?

Situated on a lake, this cottage is within a 10-minute walk of Gretna Theatre and Conewago Lake. Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach and Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick are also within 1 mile (2 km).

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The Eliza Mae Cottage Reviews

Reviews

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 123 out of 128 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 128 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 128 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 128 reviews

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Cleanliness

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Location

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sarah H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Had a wonderful stay at the Eliza Mae cottage. Perfect for a quiet getaway weekend, and really close to the Renaissance Faire!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cottage was even more adorable than the pictures led us to believe, Marianne was an amazing and communicative host and the check in and out process was smooth. Would stay again in a heartbeat!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This Gretna cottage is one of those rare finds with parking, the porch always exceeds our expectations, and the host is exceptionally easy to communicate with. This was our second experience at the Eliza Mae and we look forward to a return stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth N.

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

Adorable cottage

Planned a trip to Hershey for friends and family to get together. Easy 25 minute ride to the house, cottage was cute and exactly as described. Kids loved the ice cream place around the corner. Wish we stayed longer so we could have checked out the lake area nearby. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Great stay!

We enjoyed the property and town very much. The best part of the cottage is the front porch. A great place to relax and pass the time.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diane P.

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

Little piece of Heaven

My family stayed here and had a wonderful time. Everything was perfect. We played games on the front porch, we ate dinner at the table together, and enjoyed walking to the jigger shop for our evening dessert. I highly recommend staying here and hope to be back again soon.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arthur v.

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

Winter holiday

We had an excellent stay in a nice warm comfortable cozy Christmas decorated Eliza Mae Cottage! Contact with the owner was easy. Great location!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tiffiny K.

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

Great escape

The cottage was peaceful and relaxing. It was close to numerous attractions and was a great spot to come back to after a busy day. The kids loved the fairy garden and pond.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James H.

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

Paradise at Gretna

The cottage and owner are excellent!! Everything is there that you will need. Just walk in and get your stress-free relaxing vacation
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey C.

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

Cozy Cottage

This was our 3rd year staying at the Eliza Mae and we’l be back next year!! My sisters and I love the cottage. It feels like a 2nd home to us. The owners are the nicest people. If you’re in the area this cottage with the beautiful front porch is a must see!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lynne W.

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

Girls Weekend

Beautiful cottage...room for all & still have some privacy. Very quiet neighborhood...we were probably the loud, rowdy ones. Owners were great w/information & readily accessible if needed.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ethel C.

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

Sisters vacation

We love staying at Eliza Mae Cottage in Mt Gretna. It is a quaint , well kept house with a lovely outdoors area that has fish pond in a beautiful setting of plants and flowers. The kitchen is very well stocked. The beds are very comfy and cozy. The porch is big and comfortable and a great place to sit and relax, read a book or have great conversations.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janet K.

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

Week at Eliza Mae

Great trip. House is very nice and clean. Host is on top of everything. Beds were perfect, window air conditioning was fine, bathroom shower and tub were perfect. Wi-if worked great.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie M.

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

Beautiful Weekend Retreat

Our family has stayed at Marianne's cottage several times and we keep going back because it is a wonderful retreat! We enjoy cooking most of our meals at the cottage because the kitchen is well equipped. Our boys enjoy the fish pond and the large, beautiful backyard for playing. Marianne has thought of everything and is a phenomenal host! Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marsha O.

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

Girls Get-a-way

This was our second time staying at the Eliza Mae. Once again, Marianne was an excellent hostess. All questions were answered promptly. The cottage was extremely clean and the fall decor was charming. The kitchen is easy to cook in and well stocked. Our favorite park is the front porch and we spent many hours there relaxing and bonding with each other. We look forward to returning to Mt Gretna next year.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ethel C.

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

Sisters Fall Retreat

We loved staying at Eliza Mae Cottage. I have 3 sisters and every Fall we choose a place to vacation together. This is our first year at Mt Gretna and we loved it ! The cottage was adorable with a wonderful porch, well stocked kitchen, comfortable bedrooms and a great location. We had fun walking through Mt Gretna enjoying the shady streets and looking at all the unique cottages and gardens. Sitting on the porch reading, talking , reminiscing and laughing was great fun! We will be coming back next year . Thanks Marianne.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne B.

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

Family getaway

The Eliza Mae was the perfect place for a family to stay. It’s location was convenient to Hershey about 20 minutes. My husband and daughter went to a concert and we went to the park during our stay. Mt Gretna was such a wonderful lake community. We walked pretty much everywhere we wanted to go. The lake beach was so much fun. Marianne was an amazing host and her home did not disappoint. We all enjoyed the fabulous porch and her home had everything that we needed! My kids loved the pond and the fairy garden and all the attention from people passing by.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ethel C.

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

Eliza Mae Cottage

We love this lovely cottage at Mt Gretna! The porch is fantastic , we spend the majority of our time there talking, laughing , reading and reminiscing . It is surrounded with beautiful plants and a pretty little fish pond. There is even a fairy garden. The area where it is located is lovely, we had many enjoyable walks on the unique streets lined with beautiful older homes. The kitchen is well stocked and we had fun cooking together. The Jigger ice cream shop is a short walking distance away. I would recommend this cottage to anyone looking for a relaxing get away.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Eliza Mae Cottage Stay

Our family stayed but we were visited by extended family between 7 and 77 for Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time. There was plenty of room and we all enjoyed the antiques and holiday decor. This is a sweet, homey location and there is attention paid to the needs of little ones. It also has a wonderfully equipped kitchen that was great for hosting. The kitchen is compact, but has everything from pie plates to platters to a dishwasher and washer and dryer as well as pantry basics. Our family cooks most meals together so the set up was just what we needed. We have stayed in vrbos from Louisiana to New York and this is one of our favorites. Many thanks to Marianne who checked on us regularly even though I always have a little trouble with Vrbo messaging. Many thanks for a great stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen S.

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

Magical cottage

We really enjoyed our stay here. The town was like nothing I’ve ever seen only maybe in a movie or a storybook. I can’t describe in words how beautiful it was. You have to see in in person to believe it. The cottage was so beautiful and quaint. The porch was so relaxing. There was a koi pond and a magical fairy garden in front. The house had everything you could possibly need. I packed things I thought I would need to find everything there already! And the owner was so sweet! I would definitely stay here again in the future and recommend it to all my friends. You won’t be disappointed! Thank you for a wonderful time! We loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bethany C.

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

Amazing family vacation!

Traveled with my husband, my 2 year old and 7 year old, my brother and his 4 year old, and my parents. The area is beautiful and quiet. The house is so nice and cozy. My mom and daughter loved getting up early and sitting on the porch in the quiet reading at 6am. My daughter and nephew loved the fairy garden and they would leave "gifts" for the fairies. We cleaned it up at night, and they believed the fairies accepted their gifts. It was really cute. My daughter loved the porch swing and the swing in the back. The kids loved the toys that were already in the house also. Beds were cozy. Owner was very easy to communicate with. We loved Mt. Gretna. The hide-a-way had good food and the Jiggershop had good ice cream. The lake was so much fun! I would go back just for the lake! We loved our trip and the house and look forward to possible visiting again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marsha O.

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

Perfect friends getaway!

We are a group of 4 friends celebrating our upcoming birthdays by enjoying an annual trip to Mt Gretna. Due to a mix up with our previous reservation, we ended up booking the Eliza Mae approximately 4 weeks before our arrival. Everything from the reservation process to the checkout was seamless. Marianne was very prompt with all communication. Every question was answered almost immediately. The home was exactly as the listing described. Charming.. extremely clean. The porch was the best part of the home. We spent so much time there relaxing and enjoying our few days away from the busyness of our daily lives. This home was the best stocked rental of any of our previous rentals. The kitchen was extremely well equipped. The owner has taken great care to provide everything we could have possibly needed. We would definitely consider staying at the Eliza Mae again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert D.

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

Peace and quiet at Mount Gretna

Marianne, thank you for opening your piece of heaven on earth to our family! We cannot express enough how wonderful our stay at Eliza May was this year!! We had the best time relaxing on the fantastic big porch. The evenings within this extraordinary community was like a step back through time. Between the neighbors and their amazing homes, it was magical, and we loved exploring. The house is immaculate and clean. Host Marianne has the gift of hosting. The bedding is beautiful, and the beds are so comfortable. The house was perfect to cook a meal and eat together Just far enough away from everything to enjoy the peace and quiet of the country yet close enough to drive into the city to enjoy all the amenities. This is our second year here and we would not hesitate to book this home again! I would come back again and again. Marianne was awesome to communicate with. I wish we had more time. Thank you again, Robert
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathy M.

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

Something for everyone

Our family has been spending a week in Mount Gretna every year for the past 30 years. The makeup of the family has evolved as my sons grew up, got married, and had children. We have rented a variety of cottages, and have found the Eliza Mae to be the quintessential Mount Gretna cottage. We are booked again already for 2025, having spent the week there last week, the third year in the Eliza Mae. My husband, my sister, and my 90-year old mother stay for the week, and family visits throughout the week. That gives us the perfect balance of peace and fun! We not only love the porch for visiting, putting puzzles together, reading, eating, etc but find the garden in the back to be delightful too. My grandkids love to explore the garden looking for fairies under the leaves of the flowers, catching lightning bugs, and swinging on the swing. And of course going for walks and getting ice cream at the Jigger Shop is a delight.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tina C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This cottage was perfect, very clean and cozy. We loved sitting on the front porch.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025