Top-Rated Balsam Lake Vacation Home with Stunning Lake Views, 4 BR & Family Fun

This visit was our second, and was just as wonderful as the first. It's our new home-away-from-home--the most comfortable of all the lake houses we've rented. It's styled and furnished well, including lighting, throw blankets, rugs & pillows, details which are often missed. It's stocked with everything you might need, including sound machines & room darkening curtains because good sleep is important! Our favorite room is the screened in porch, but there's also a rockin rooftop patio on top of the boathouse --all connected and visible from the kitchen. Dock is great for fishing, stargazing, and docking your boat. The view is incredible; the lot and driveway/parking is great. I love this end of Balsam Lake; it's quieter and the neighbors are quiet as well so there's privacy. Rebekah is super responsive and a wonderful host. We're looking forward to next year, already.

Rebekah was fantastic to work with. She made the check in and check out process seamless. Balsam lake is fabulous and we loved the screen porch and deck to fully enjoy the lake. The linens are wonderful and she is incredibly generous with many things that we usually need to bring to VRBOs, paper towels, tp, soap etc. We really appreciated everything and plan to revisit!

This is our new favorite lake rental: so well cared for and equipped! You need to bring very little except your personal items and food--and even that--there's a long list of local food options in Rebekah's detailed guest booklet. We haven't been more comfortable anywhere else. It's spacious and cozy at the same time. Beds and bedrooms are comfortable: room darkening window covering options and fans in each--and sound machines! AC works well too.The views from the kitchen, family room,screened porch, deck atop the boathouse are phenomenal. We love the slightly quieter location on the lake, even amidst neighbors. The dock is in great shape and is a favorite for fishing if you can't take a boat out (see pic). Rebekah is an excellent host-- very responsive.

3 generations stayed for three days. Adorable house. It’s smaller and shows it’s been loved. But as like other reviews, we spent most of our time on the spectacular, spacious deck and screened in porch.We brought our boat and explored beautiful 2,000 acre Balsam Lake. The grandkids tubed and fished. It was too weedy to swim off the dock, but the paddle boards and paddle boat got them out far enough to swim. They loved the place.Excellent communication from owner. We appreciated the small things they provided; paper plates, seasonings, etc.

Our stay was wonderful. We were there during the week so there was little activity on the lake. We enjoyed fishing both from the dock and with our boat. It was also great to have our pup Jaxx with us. Thank you for allowing us to use your property.

Great family week at Balsam! Home was perfectly clean, very well stocked and has an amazing screened porch and deck with plenty of room for all. Host was extremely responsive to any questions. Easy to get to town or restaurants on the lake. Highly recommend!

Lovely, relaxing time at Balsam Lake. Rebekah responded quickly to questions and concerns. Seamless stay. Thank you!

Great place, all you need. Beautiful lake. Well equipped home, comfy and great accommodations! Host was great to work with. Only critique is no WiFi and very limited channels on tv. But that’s minor and did not detract from the lovely time. Thank you!

Our class of '81 friends got together for an annual reunion. We loved the space! The screen porch that overlooked the lake was used for coffee mornings and catching up evenings. We enjoyed the fire pit and watched the moon come up, hoping to glimpse some of the possible northern light show. This cottage is very well stocked for cooking, might need to bring some more foil and food storage containers, but there are plenty of kitchen towels, wash clothes and bath towels. There is a nice big, square dining table for meals and game playing. The beds were comfortable and three of the rooms had king beds, which was great for our crew. There was so many water toys! The dock was used a lot too. We recommend renting a pontoon from Sunnyside Marina that was about a 10-15 minute cruise to the cottage. The lake is huge and fun to explore. Be sure to get a map of the lake with an explanation of the underwater hazard areas, but also the restaurants and bars. We ate out one night at the Thirsty Otter, pretty good. If you want a supper club, make ressys at least three weeks in advance. Went to Balsam Lake Lodge just for drinks (have food too), it was a very nice bar. Rebekah the host is so very nice to work with to get details, recommendations and responded to any questions we had right away. She did a great job of making her multi-generation owned cottage charming and welcoming. She knows so much of the area and has lots of recommendations in her welcome book. Will definitely book again!

The property was lovely and welcoming. We absolutely loved the view from the cabin's screened in porch. Beds were comfortable. We rented a pontoon boat from the marina located on Balsam Lake for both days and had great time. Enjoyed the on-site stand up paddle boards. Host was delightful to work with.