Home in Excelsior

Rest & relax on the shore of a peaceful lake surrounded by park land. Enjoy sunsets on the ridge w/ firepit overlooking the lake. Sleeps 15 in beds. We’ll accept more (added $/guest0 Over 16? We'll send quote. Bring a tent & sleeping bags for the yard! Pets welcome. Pet fee is for 1 pet. Added pets ok per discuss & added fee. Wifi & TV available but take this time to unplug & unwind. Bring a book, some family games, your bikes for the trails and your water toys for the lake! Get outdoors! The space The whole house is yours to enjoy! It isn’t the Ritz but it’ll do! It’s a bit of a quirky house actually but it does boast a full kitchen & huge deck with a grill. It’s fully furnished with lots of beds and spaces. Don’t be looking for a Beautyrest bed but enjoy a place to lay your head and clean linens. We have some airbeds if needed. You have one acre and 120 ft of lakeshore to enjoy. Bring a kayak or SUP and enjoy our 100 acre back yard of pure lake bliss! We have a dock and raft for your use. Feel free to bring your own yard games and lake toys! There's also miles of trails for biking and walking with access from our property. So bring your walking shoes, roller blades or bikes! 3 of the 4 bedrooms are in the lower level. If you have trouble with stairs, this may not be the place for you. You’re welcome to bring your own airbeds and sheets to set up in the living room or 4 season porch so you can wake up to a wall of windows looking out at the lake. If you sleep on the couch, you must put sheets on it to sleep on top of. If we find a guest has slept on the couch without sheets under them, we reserve the right to charge for furniture cleaning/shampooing. The bathroom on the main floor is a half bath. The full baths with showers and tubs are in the lower level. There are also many stairs to get to the lake. If you have trouble with stairs, this may not be the spot for you. Pets are welcome. Pets are people too. The listed pet fee is per pet per stay for our four legged guests. If you have more than one pet, we’ll need to approve that in advance. Please let us know details of your pet when you make your reservation request. If deposits are left in yard, you’ll be billed. If you have a tendency to not pick up da poppy, this may not be the place for you. Please wash all dishes used during your stay! Dish soap is provided. Do not leave dirty dishes in sink or on counters. All dishes used must be cleaned and returned to their appropriate spaces? If you use the dishwasher, DO NOT use the "heat dry" option. Plastic plates and glasses may melt. Be sure to check that "Heat Dry" is turned off. There are notes in the cupboard where the dishes are located. There are enough dishes for 12 people. It is not a bad idea to bring paper plates and compostable/ recyclable silverware and cups. There’s a laundry. Please bring your own detergent if you intend to do your laundry during your stay. There are two ovens. The top one has self cleaning. So if your dishes tend to overflow, we'd really appreciate you using the top oven and wiping up the overflow as best you can. Thank you. There's a dehumidifier in the lower level. If it gets too humid or damp for you in the lower level, turn it on. It will pull the humidity out in no time!! Leave it on long enough and it will pull the moisture right out of your skin! There's a fire pit. Bring your own dry wood. You may find plenty of wood around the property. However, it might not be dry. So best to stop at the gas station and get yourself a nice, dry bunch. We recommend getting some marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate while you're there. Be sure fire is out before you head in for the night. Use of property and any lake toys are at your own risk. Return them to their proper homes when you have finished. If you're a small party of two using a small portion of the home, let us know. We can work a reduced cleaning rate for you. It's a big house! Events including additional guests above the confirmed reservation must be approved. Event fees of $40/additional guest will apply. Inquire and approve before your stay. If day guests arrive during your stay that have not been approved, an added fee/guest/day will be assessed at $50/guest. This behavior may result in immediate cancellation of your reservation without refund as is consistent with Airbnb policy. We allow events that are discussed, approved and payment agreed upon prior to a reservation. We do not allow events that are a surprise and not discussed and approved of ahead of time. Communication is key. Parking is limited to 5 cars. If you expect to have more, we need to discuss and arrange for alternative parking solutions. There may be walking involved and an additional fee for additional cars. PARK on the gravel driveway. DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS. And absolutely DO NOT park on the neighbors yard. There is a pink string along the property line. Tho shalt not cross the pink line! :-) We do not have room for trailers and there is no public access on our lake. If you plan to bring a boat and trailer for use on another lake in the area, discuss this at the time of reserving so we can help you plan and make this possible. Other than that, have a blast! It’s a super cool spot! Guest access Park up to two cars by the garage as if you were going to pull into the garage. This way you can back out and pull straight out of the driveway. DO NOT Park cars on the decline of asphalt leading to the garage and front door. Any damage to cars hitting retaining wall are responsibility of the driver and car owner. Three cars can fit around the island of the drive way without blocking the decline of asphalt to the garage and front door. No parking is allowed on any grass areas or the island of the circle drive. If you’re on rock or asphalt, you can park on it. If isis permeable ground or grass, you cannot. Parking on anything but rock or asphalt may result in a fee to repair yard. Hope this helps! Enter through the front door foyer area. Other things to note Check in/out times are flexible. We have it set at check in between 5-10pm and check out at 11am. We understand folks want to enjoy our slice of heaven so early check-in or late check-out can be arranged depending on schedule and availability. Additional fees may apply. We do our best to accommodate! Communication ahead of time is key. Fishing catch and release only please. Fish guts not allowed in our trash or yard. We like nature but maggots and flies .... not so much! Fish guts in the trash or left on the property will result in additional charges for clean up.