Spectacular sunsets 365 days a year. What will your stay look like? Enjoy Lakeside Ferns with Family & Friends. Fish from the dock. Cruise the lake in a two person kayak, two individual kayaks, canoe, or peddle boat. Grill dinner on the charcoal or gas grills. Roast marshmallows by the fire pit. Gaze at sunsets over the lake while rocking in a hammock. Our goal is for you to walk in the front door and feel as though this is YOUR vacation home! We pride ourselves on keeping the home stocked with all the basic necessities and then some. Start up supplies of coffee, tea, sugar/sweetener, kitchen soaps, paper towels, trash bags, zip lock bags, toilet paper, shampoo, soap, and laundry soap. Reusable grocery bags, umbrellas, ice scraper, portable cooler, and day trip supplies like folding chairs, sunglasses, sunscreen and a back pack are provided. Holiday meals: Hand mixer, Ninja Blender, electric carving knife, serving platters, gravy boat, large serving bowls, salad bowls and Tupperware storage containers, service for 16+. Past guests have enjoyed hosting holiday meals here because everyone pitches in. This isn’t your kitchen, it’s everyone’s kitchen during your stay. So all family and friends can assist with meal prep and cleanup! Guests have private access to the home and waterfront area. This property has a self check in process using a numeric keypad. Lakeside Ferns offers a self-checkin process with keyless entry. Upon booking, an electronic welcome book from Touch Stay will be sent. This book includes information about the home and surrounding area - local food, entertainment and events. We will follow up with you a few hours after check in to confirm the property was as expected and to answer any questions you may have. Please note there is an apartment above the detached garage. Our housekeeper resides in this space. She offers complete privacy with no access to the driveway, yard or lake during guest stays. She will move the trash and recycle cans to the road for pickup on Wednesday mornings. Lakeside Ferns is located on Spellman Point of Lake Pocotopaug. Locals know this part of the lake as the quiet side with single family homes with direct water access and level back yards! You'll need a car to get around town. * 21 miles S of Hartford * 35 miles S of Bradley Int'l Airport * 21 miles E of Wesleyan University * 4 miles E of St Clements Castle * 19 miles SE of Pratt & Whitney HQ * 27 miles W of Foxwoods Casino / 33 miles W of Mohegan Sun * 39 miles NW of US Coast Guard Academy * 21 miles SW of UConn (Storres Campus) * 110 miles NE of NYC * 110 miles SW of Boston * 24 miles SE Centra CT State Univ Please Note: This property uses security cameras to monitor the exterior of the property. These cameras are used for security of the property during times of vacancy. The lawn service is scheduled for Wednesday mornings. This schedule is subject to change without notice. Please return the yard to the way you found it after each night. All water equipment and yard furniture should be put away if used, each evening.