Spacious Home on East Lake Okoboji

The property was advertised. We made our reservation in May of 2022 for our son's wedding on September 10th of 2022. We were required to pay a three thousand dollar deposit for a three night rental! The owner held the deposit deposit for almost 3 months! I emailed the owner to ask why it was so high but never got a response. That seems very high to me and I wouldn't do it again. It took another two weeks after the conclusion of our rental to get our deposit back.

This was a very nice property. There were a few deficiencies that I will list first. There was a big broken board on the dock that one could fall through. Very dangerous. I found a piece of wood to put over it but still a major deficiency. Also the lawns had not been mowed in weeks. Grass was over 14 inches long in places. Oak tree dropped tons of acorns and there no broom to sweep the patio so we bought one and left it. No instructions on using any of the appliances. The combo microwave oven was very annoying to use, and it took over 5 minutes for 1 mug of water or milk. Made a LOT of extraneous sounds that were loud and annoying. The Murphy bed hydraulics were set way too tight, and hard to pull down, and would not stay down. Not usable. The hideabed was way too uncomfortable to be usable. One person pull down murphy and hold it, then 2 would move mattress on top of the hide a bed, then let Murphy bed to spring back. That worked fine (with some cushions under head of the mattress). Location was great. Big kitchen really nice though many pots dont work on induction stove. Never used before. Hated it. I now know I will never get one. Was a little challenging getting in water with kayaks from high dock but hoist was great! Great bass fishing! Big for length and hard fights. One son caught a PB of 3.1 lb, another 3.0 lb. then beat it with 4.5 lb. I caught a 6 lb drum. Lots panfish off dock. Had a fantastic time. Goodies choc store a must!! This area of lake nice and quiet.

Check in was easy, kitchen was wonderful. Could have used a larger coffee pot . Dock could use some attention and fixing as a board was broken and many boards were unsteady. Overall, a nice home for our little getaway.

We had a blast! The place was beautiful and our hostess was friendly, easy to work with, and super responsive.

Overall the cleanliness of the inside of the house was good. Whoever is hired to do the cleaning did not clean the coffee pot or the Keurig after the last visitors and it was very bad However, the outside was overgrown and uncapped.

Boat dick was removed and laying in the back yard. We had to cancel the rental boat and jet skis because there was not a place to tie them off on the water and swimming was non existent as there was a lot of rocks and couldn’t get to a good swimming area for the kids that was safe.

Good space, well kept

They have really been working on the inside of this property and it looks great! Nice area and clean. However, the outdoor space was disappointing. Weeds along the fence and piled up lumber from the pier with overgrown weeds among the lumber. Beautiful deck with a cover, but the cover was loaded with dirt and cobwebs. The view was amazing if the weeds and unkept outdoor area was kept up! Overall, I would still recommend this property if you don’t mind overlooking the mess outside!!!

A lot of little things spoiled our visit. The lack of a dock and yard space was hard with kids....this was NOT the owners fault,but due to the high lake level. The bunkbeds in the loft were so squeeky that they were horrible to use. Lots of dust under the upstairs beds. Murphy bed was nice, but it wouldnt stay down when you got off. Some kitchen areas were not cleaned well. The Air Conditioner unit was very dirty and not running efficiently until my son in law cleaned it. Could be a really nice property with more attention to details.

lovely place to stay…hopefully can get your dock fixed sometime soon

Great! We enjoyed staying there! Everything was good!

Loved the quiet location adjacent to lakes and trails. Having a nicely-fenced yard was a plus while vacationing with our small dog.