The Lodge at Birch Bay your peaceful getaway!

Oh, this property has so much character! We absolutely loved our time there. The space was wonderful. And the lake is great. Thank you so much!

Great owners and we loved the space for the 15 of us, plus two dogs. The beach was perfect and we spent most of our time outside; boating, swimming, fishing, and just enjoying each others company.

It was a great place to stay. Loved the convenience of renting the pontoon on the site.

We had four families - eight adults and seven kids, one of the kids a crawling infant. The Lodge is set up for groups like this. The lower level has two bedrooms, a living room and kitchen with a game room that overlooks the beach. The main level has a big suite at one end with a queen bed, bunk beds and sofa. The rest of this level has a large living room, two dining areas, a kitchen and a small bedroom (like crab-walk around the bed small).. The upper level has three rooms with a total of seven single beds. The Host does not provide sheets or towels so you have to bring these, even dishtowels which was surprising. There's a dishwasher but it wasn't connected, so the lack of dishtowels was a problem until we got out to the store the next day. The setting is very nice, dock access and a sandy beach with a platform to swim out to . We had our dog along, and he loved playing in the water, too. There's lots of room for the kids to play. All in all, we had a great time.

We really enjoyed our stay at Scott and Mary's!! The Lodge on Lake Washburn is so much fun. It reminded me of my childhood at the lake where the whole community hangs out and enjoys each other's company for a fun filled weekend.

loved the beach and being able to rent the pontoon

I’ll keep this simple, direct and candid. Here are the pros and cons. Pros -View of the lake was beautiful and the surrounding area was beautiful -3 separate cooking spaces and with plenty of room to make meals. -Three separate sleeping areas. Two on the main floor, one one in the basement. There’s also 7 beds in the attic. -Plenty of seating and gathering areas throughout the cabin -Your own dock area with a decent beach to fish from -Two decent fire pit areas -2 canoes to use first come first serve Cons -Each room is very cluttered. Lots of unnecessary pieces of furniture and overall just a lot of junk everywhere. -The most important thing to know is that is cabin does not have air conditioner. It made our stay nearly unbearable as we went in the summer. It was deceiving for it to say it had air conditioning but in reality it did not. -You have to bring your own bedding, towels, pillows, garbage bags and paper towels. -Door was wide open when we arrived. Bottom sliding door doesn’t have a lock. You can slide a board In to lock it when you are there but if you leave, you have yo leave it unlocked because it’s the only working door to the basement. -Lots of old, random things everywhere throughout the house. Empty suit cases and other random stuff. -Cupboards had a lot of junk in them and we found mouse poop in multiple cupboards and other areas through out the house. -Duct taped areas throughout covering up mouse holes or just being used as a quick fix without actually repairing. -No way to enter the basement without going outside -Overall, not very clean. The floor felt grimy and the leather couches were visibly dirty and grimy and actually had a bad smell to them. -Broken equipment and chairs on the beach and very unkempt boat house. -Not clear what lake toys are free to use or not -Pontoon is extra and it has a broken gas gauge making it impossible to know when you are going to run out of gas. -Beer boxes and garbage out front -Dirty rugs sitting out front on the deck. -Beach is decent but also has leeches and grass is long and unmanicured -Overall overpriced for what you get -Dumpster was completely full and garbage was everywhere around it from raccoons and bears getting into it. -Not enough fans to stay cool -Overly cluttered and not enough space to put your stuff -Lots of light bulbs are burned out or just didn’t work

Our family had a fun week out on the lake. It was nice to find a place to accommodate our entire group of 12 and have multiple kitchens for families to cook on their own. The communication from the owners was superb!

The property provided lots of space and beautiful views!

Accommodations were great! Plenty of room for the entire family to have their own space and bed to sleep in. The lower level was large enough for the family to hang out in, play games and eat family meals together. We really enjoyed our stay!