Kawartha Lakes Cottage

We had a great stay there, unwinding from the city.

the property was really nice, the house was a bit old and not the cleanest but we made due. we booked very last minute so i can’t complain.

Fine if you are okay with grunge, bacteria and bugs (dead and alive).

The location of the cottage was beautiful and we very much enjoyed the waterfront location. Although, the water is very weedy so not really great for kids to swim in. The canoe had no seats so was difficult to actually use. No life jackets were provided for the canoe or paddleboat. The listing advertised wifi but it didn’t actually have any. The host suggested we make personal hotspots off our own phones which we did and did work. But not as advertised. The floors of the cottage are extremely sloped and there is evidence of the roof leaking with stained and broken ceiling tiles. The bathroom was functional but definitely not luxury. Take very quick showers as you only get a couple of minutes of hot water. The kitchen had everything you needed. There was no propane in the bbq when we arrived. But the host did send us some money so we could go get it filled. The host was very responsive to us and very easy to deal with. We knew that this property was not luxury when we rented it. We really wanted the waterfront location to which it did not disappoint. But the cottage itself was a bit rougher than we were anticipating. We still enjoyed our stay but in all honesty would probably not stay again.

Love this rustic cottage! Its a perfect place right on the lake. Great and responsive communication with the owner and the cottage is very clean! Highly recommended!?

Simple process.. BBQ was not working, but was able to immediately contact host . Issue was resolved with a new BBQ, But took a couple days. Nice fire pit. Good dock. A bit weedy for swimming, but great paddle boarding lake.

Quaint little place with a rustic feel. Loved being right on the lake.

I couldn't use The portable barbecue as it was disheveled and dirty inside. The floors were sloped. I spent a half a day or more sweeping the cobwebs with pine needles off of the picnic table, the Muskogee chairs and the chair set on the deck. I to rinse and wipe everything to get the bird poop off. Then I started in on the dock that was covered in Goose poo, duck poo and seagull poo. And I got that swept off into a garbage bag and then the rain rinsed and I swept. There was no internet. Would have been nice if some of the windows would have opened more.

Quaint little cottage. Bring pillows and blankets, water cooler with jug of water available. Beautiful location.

We rented this cabin for a girls weekend . The property was as advertised, rustic. But the water frontage , dock, location was beautiful. The correspondence with the property owner was seem-less . Water is not potable but the water coolers were convenient. Excellent outdoor space which was precisely what we wanted !