Historic Retreat - steps from the Lake and Downtown

Amazing host and location. The house is really special with a beautiful kitchen perfect for families

The host was very welcoming and accessible if we needed anything. The house was perfect! Walking distance was great! We really had a great weekend!

The house is amazing! Old home with lots of antique character and yet totally modern classy baths and kitchen! More drawers and cabinets in the kitchen than we could count. We hung out on the front porch and the TV room, ate great meals in the spacious dining room, and mostly just sipped and noshed in the giant kitchen! House is 2 blocks from beautiful Geneva Lake and 2 blocks from shops, bars, cafes and more. Located in a historic neighborhood so we had scenic walks past elegant homes every day. A great stay! Highly recommend Rachel's rental and Lake Geneva for a long weekend.

Really nice house for a family vacation (6 adults and 3 young children), and within walking distance to downtown and the lake. Highly recommended.

We had a great time! Beautiful home with lots of space and a nice easy walk to downtown shops, restaurants, and the lake. Rachel was an excellent host - very responsive!

We had such a wonderful stay at this home in Lake Geneva!! The hydrangeas out front were blooming and the porch was the perfect spot to hang out for a cup of coffee in the morning and to watch the storm roll in Saturday afternoon. We had 10 girls staying for my bachelorette party and the space was perfect for our group size! Plenty of seating for relaxing and eating in both the living spaces and the kitchen area, and the bedrooms were super comfortable too! Everyone felt like they had plenty of room to make themselves at home and the long island was a great congregating space. The house is just a short walk from the beach and downtown so it worked out really well for us to be able to walk everyone all weekend long. We didn't use the carriage house but it looked so cute when we popped in! Rachel was really quick and easy to communicate with and she left us with delicious cookies that were such a sweet touch! I would 100% recommend this place to anyone and would love to come back!! Thank you for such an amazing stay!!

Our family stayed at this property in July 2025. We had a great stay. The location of the house was perfect as we were able to walk to the lake as well as the various restaurants. Everything was within a 10 minute walk which was fantastic. It was also nice that the house owner provided us with beach passes.We also appreciated the board games that are available at the house for guests to use. The plate of cookies awaiting our arrival was a nice surprise as well and the cookies tasted delicious!I highly recommend staying at this property.

Just love this house, this was our second time staying there and we booked it again for next year already. The host is amazing, makes homemade cookies, brought us extra beach towels and did everything within her power to make our stay comfortable. Home is charming, comfortable and properly equipped for large groups. We had two families of 5 each in the main house, grandparents loved having the cottage/apartment detached behind the house. They could visit and then retire to their peace and quiet when they were ready. Cannot say enough great things about this home and host. Is give it 6 stars if I could.

Loved the house! Location, convenience, well maintained, jusr perfect!

Enjoyed the location for a large group of friends. Well appointed but needed to pick up a couple things

Just a GREAT neighborhood, so close to everything in town yet quiet and safe. House was amazing, super clean and well equipped - with the guest cottage a nice bonus.

We really enjoyed our stay with our adult children, spouses, girlfriends and grandchildren. Walkable to parks, shops and the lake. Comfortable spaces in the home to talk and play. Comfy beds and beautiful bathrooms and kitchen! We loved it!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this property. The host was very accessible, the location was nice and central, and the house had lots of room for all of us (10 in total) to spread out. Pro tip: bring extra layers if temps dip below zero. It's an old house and got a bit drafty.

We had a very nice weekend staying at the Maxwell House! The renovations in the home are beautiful, there is a lot of space, and the location is perfect! We were blessed with good weather, so we walked all over town. We hope to come back again.

We utilized this home for our daughter’s wedding weekend. It was perfect for our family to stay together and have a central location for the girls to get ready! The “coach house” in back was a fabulous bonus for the bride and groom to have their own space.

Had the most wonderful stay at this beautiful home with our family. The location is perfection- walking distance to town, park, library and beach. Communication with owner was prompt and extremely helpful. Every small hospitable detail did not go unnoticed. Welcomed us with freshly baked cookies waiting on counter. The home and accommodations were perfect for our large family. Truly appreciated the toys and room for play! We cannot wait to come back!!

Adult family members together with spouses stayed 3 nights Sun to Wed. Within a block of the lake & a few blocks to the beach, this property is an ideal location. Nice size kitchen for preparing meals & large dining table for all to comfortably sit down together. The beds were comfortable & the rooms were as described in the listing. There was delicious homemade cookies & a welcome note for us upon arrival, which added a nice touch to our stay. Our host Rachel responded very promptly to an inquiry made upon arrival with respect to accessing the guest house. All in all, a nice home to stay in when in Lake Geneva. We recommend this property.

Property was very clean, and comfortable - very accurately represented on the listing. Host was super friendly, went above and beyond with communication, very flexible and accommodating with requests and quickly responded to all communication. Plenty of space and well appointed kitchen. A few blocks from a school playground, beach and shops. Highly recommend and hope to stay there again in the future!