Vacation Rentals By Owner In Merrifield, MN

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The Lakeside On North Long

Merrifield, Minnesota, United States

Check out the onsite rentals below! This brand-new luxury 6BR, 4BA home sleeps up to 15 and is loaded with amenities! Located on beautiful North Long Lake and the iconic Paul Bunyan Trail, it’s perfect for year-round adventure. Centrally positioned in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes Area, you`re just minutes from world-class golfing, shopping, dining, and all the lakeside attractions this premier Minnesota destination has to offer.brbr★★ INSIDE HIGHLIGHTS ★★brbr- Luxury New Build br- Three Levels with multiple spaces br- Sleeps 15br- 6 Bedbr- 4 Bathsbr- Game Room w/ Pool Table, Darts, Golden Tee & more br- Fireplacebr-Fiber Gigabit Internet (1Gbps)brbr★★ GAME ROOM ★★brbr- Pool Tablebr- Golden Tee Golf br- Darts br- Wet Bar w/ 2nd full fridge for entertaining br- 2 large screen TVs to watch all the games or your favorite movie br- Dining/ Game Room seating br- Walk out to the lake! br- A closet full of games and books! brbrThe game room downstairs was built for non-stop fun!brbr★★ BEDROOMS ★★brbr★★ BEDROOMS ★★br- Bedroom 1 – Main Level -King- Full Private Bath (sleeps 2) br- Bedroom 2 – Main Level - King (sleeps 2) br- Bedroom 3 – Upper Level - Queen/Twin Bunk w/ Twin Trundle (Sleeps 4) br- Bedroom 4 – Upper Level- Queen w/ Twin Trundle (Sleeps 3) br- Bedroom 5 – Lower Level King (Sleeps 2) br- Bedroom 6 – Lower Level King (Sleeps 2) br- Queen pull out sofa- upper level- overflow & Pack-n-Play for babies/toddlersbrbr✔ High-quality Linens, Two sets of pillow- One soft- One firm- Extra Pillows and Blanketsbr✔ Top-down bottom-up shades`, Clothing Storage, Smart TV`sbrbrLarge bedrooms, thoughtfully designed, offering style, comfort, character, and R & R.brbr★★ LIVING AND COMMON SPACES ★★brbr- Great Room (Main Level) - Fireplace, Sofa, Chairs, TV – Walkout to the upper deckbrbr- Game room/ Family Room (Lower Level) – Lake access + wet bar w/ 2nd full fridge, Lounge/ Movie area/ game table/ dining brbr- Living Room (Upper) – Pullout Couch, TV, Office Desk Area, Retro Gaming Machinebrbr★★ KITCHEN AND DINING ★★brbr- Fully Equipped Luxury Kitchen br- Stainless Steel Appliance Package. Double Ovens.brbr✔ Regular Drip Coffee and Keurig Coffee + Mugsbr✔ Toaster, Blender, Griddle, Crockpot + Dry Spicesbr✔ Indoor & Outdoor Dishes & Glasswarebr✔ Pots, Pans, Skillets, Utensils, Grill Utensils, Bakeware, Food Storagebr✔ Wine & Drink Glassesbrbrbr★★ BATHROOMS ★★brbr- Bath 1 - Master Ensuite - Dual Vanity, Shower br- Bath 2 – Main Level - Shower br- Bath 3 – Upper Level – Dual Vanity, Shower, Tub Combo br- Bath 4 - Downstairs (shared) – Dual Vanity, ShowerbrbrSpacious, stylish, and sparkling clean, you’ll feel pampered every time you step foot inside.brbrWe use a comprehensive online guide book with extensive information and videos to help our guests prepare for their stay and have all the info they will need during their booking at their fingertips.brbr★★ OUTDOOR Highlights ★★brbr- Amazing View of the Sunsets br- Dock and beach on North Long Lake br- Located right on the Paul Bunyan Trial br- A short walk to a convenience store, bar & grill, liquor store, mini golf, & a parkbr- Swimming br- Kayaks, Paddleboard, & beach toysbr- Boat Club is on the lake br- Pontoon rentals are dropped off and picked up br- Restaurant/ pub on the lake br- Minutes from Nisswabr- Minutes from world class golfing br* Perfect Central Location to the lakes!br- Large Firepit Area, Adirondack Chairs br- Outside Cooking br- Huge deck with an amazing lake view!brbr★★ ACTIVITIES / NEARBY ATTRACTIONS ★★brbr-Boating & Water Sports – Enjoy tubing, wakeboarding, water skiing, or a relaxing pontoon ride on this large, clear lake.br-Fishing – North Long is known for excellent fishing, especially walleye, bass, northern pike, and panfish.br-Swimming & Beach Days – Spend the day on sandy shorelines or floating on lily pads and paddleboards.br-Paul Bunyan Trail – Bike, walk, rollerblade or snowmobile along one of Minnesota’s most scenic trails, right from the property.br-Golfing – Tee off at world-class nearby courses like Deacons Lodge, The Preserve, the Legacy and the Classic Madden’s.br-Dining & Breweries – Explore local favorites like Zorbaz, Bar Harbor, B*Merri, Dunmire’s (by boat), or check out the craft beer at all the Brainerd Lakes Breweries.br-Mini Golf & Go-Karts – Great fun for families at Pirate’s Cove, Northland Kart Kountry or walk to the all-new natural putting course at Lakes Area R & R.br-Shopping in Nisswa – Browse boutiques, candy stores, and lake-inspired shops just a short drive or bike ride away.br-Evening Bonfires & Star Gazing – Unwind lakeside with a fire and take in the crystal-clear night skies.brbrbrDon’t hesitate to reach out with any questions - we look forward to hosting you!brbrAll these activities and more are within your reach when you book with us!brGuest accessbrbrbrLocal Enhanced Experiences brbrThe owners of this property have partnered with a trusted local third-party company to offer a growing collection of premium rentals and enhanced guest experiences designed to make your stay effortless, memorable, and truly unforgettable. Guests can take advantage of Walmart DoorDash grocery delivery, on-site firewood and propane delivery, kitchen and dining upgrades, and infant and toddler essentials to make arrival easy and stress-free. Elevate your vacation with unforgettable amenities such as pontoon rentals, kayaks and paddle boats, e-bikes and electric scooters, and a one-of-a-kind toddler drive-in movie experience. Families will love the children’s fishing gear add-ons, inside game packages, and outdoor games, while adventure seekers can enjoy an ice fishing adventure, snowmobile rental delivery, and an authentic dog sledding experience—with even more options available. All rentals and experiences are available exclusively to vacation homes enrolled in the Cabin Guardians Enhanced Experiences & Rental Program, giving guests the ability to fully customize their stay with convenient, high-quality experiences available year-round. brbrAll optional amenities and experiences are offered independently by third-party providers. Participation is entirely optional and subject to availability, seasonal conditions, and provider terms.brbrIf you’re interested, details can be shared after your reservation is confirmed, allowing you to customize your stay while keeping your booking secure and seamless with VRBO.brbrBook today and start building the perfect vacation—where unforgettable experiences are waiting for you when you arrive.brbrbrbrMN RE&M: Your Premier Vacation Partner in Central MNbrbrMN RE&M is a trusted industry leader in Central Minnesota, dedicated to providing exceptional experience for visitors to the area. For years, we have partnered with homeowners to ensure guests enjoy the best possible stay in the area.brbrWe offer online guidebooks packed with valuable information to help guests prepare for their visit. Additionally, every guest has 24/7 access to our team via call or text, ensuring prompt assistance within minutes.brbrThis fall, we are launching an extensive area guide in collaboration with local businesses, providing our guests with exclusive savings worth thousands of dollars to enhance their vacation experience.brbrCleaning & Stocking FeebrbrOur outstanding local housekeeping team guarantees top-tier cleaning. Linens are laundered off-site for fresh, ready-to-use bed linens. We use eco-friendly, non-toxic cleaning products to maintain a safe and healthy environment.brbrYour stay includes a fully stocked set of 13+ essentials, including:br✔ Shampoobr✔ Conditionerbr✔ Body Washbr✔ Hand soapbr✔ Toilet paperbr✔ Paper towelsbr✔ Tissuesbr✔ Garbage bagsbr✔ Laundry detergentbr✔ Dish soapbr✔ Dishwasher tabletsbr✔ Spongesbr✔ PropanebrbrThe cost for cleaning and stocking is included in the advertised fee—no hidden charges.brbrbrWe look forward to making your Central Minnesota vacation unforgettable!brbrNote: MN RE&M employs an online rental agreement and liability waiver. Upon booking confirmation, we`ll email these forms for your quick completion.

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Private Vacation Home

Gorgeous Lake Retreat

Merrifield, Minnesota, United States

Summer: May 15 thru Labor Day: 7-nite stay req’d w/ Sat. check-in & Sat. checkout ( exceptions sometimes allowed early & late summer season. Please inquire prior to booking).brbrFall-Winter-Spring: 2 nite stay req’d + “Free Days”: For reservations starting the day after Labor Day & ending before May 15, enjoy early Check-in of 6 AM & late checkout of 4 PM. It is like having two extra days. Ignore check-in/checkout times on booking screen. Offer written into my House Rules for your peace of mindbrbrEverything but your food & drink:brFree firewood and propane + 4 adult kayaks, 3 kid kayaks, 2 adult paddle-boards, 2 kids paddle-boards, rowboat, fishing rods/tackle/minnow bucket, fillet knife/board + cocktail station w/tools/commercial blender/fixings + paper towels/toilet paper, shampoo, body wash + sheets/bedding, bath/hand/face towels + board games, numerous bikes, water volleyball/badminton net, bocce ball sets, corn-hole, can-jam, spike-ball, other yard/beach toys +12 snowshoe sets, Ice Auger & tip-up’s + tennis rackets, pickle-ball set & frisbee-golf set for courts/course at park (1/2 mile away). Park also has hiking/biking trails, baseball diamond, kids playground brbrWe do not have any cameras or audio recording devices inside the home or garage. We do have three exterior cameras. One video doorbell & two second story eve mounted cameras that can see the yard & driveway. The same places that are also visible to our neighbors. This being said please only allow booked guests on the property. Our neighbors quiet enjoyment is a priority and we enforce a no extra guests on the property rule. If you book for 8 or 12 then only 8 or 12 are allowed on the propertybrbrThis Executive Home is a stunning architectural property. The best materials, furnishings, amenities & an unbelievably clean sandy bottom lake sets our property apart from others.brbrSunset Bay is an artfully designed four season waterfront home with stunning lake views & expansive perennial gardens. This property offers a unique experience for any season. In warm seasons, you can literally create the illusion that you are in the gardens by opening all the slide-by windows to invite in the sounds of songbirds, the rustling wind and the fragrance of summer flowers. In the winter, the expanse of lakeside windows creates a surreal feeling being outside, despite being toasty warm inside & warmed emotionally by blazing fires that create a feeling of serenity & distance from the stresses you sought refuge frombrbrFour bedrooms & a private Den comfortably accommodate 12 people. The Den has a custom built queen cabinet bed with 6” foam mattress. The Den can be a private space for sleeping if you pull the blinds and close the frosted glass doors. Two wood burning fireplaces add to the warmth & provide a sense of place to the tongue & groove wood interior. The main living space is a contemporary yet warm design constructed of wood, stone, and sculpted concrete brbrThe kitchen, den, office, dinning, great room are all discrete spaces; yet, all interconnected & large enough so that you can withdraw into your own private space while remaining connected to the happenings of your groupbrbrKITCHENbrThere is a fully equipped chef's kitchen with a powerful gas cooktop, convection oven, large refrigerator, microwave, kitchenAid Stand Mixer, electric food processor, Electric Crock-Pot, manual food processor, Stainless Mandolin Slicer, four slice toaster, drip coffee machine, whole bean coffee grinder, pots/pans/stock-pots, stovetop griddle, black clay tagine, stovetop espresso maker, milk frothing wand, cooking utensils, dinnerware, flatware, glassware & barware, etc brbrWhen done cooking /entertaining relax as the ultra-quiet Bosch three-tray dishwasher cleans and dries the dishes from a party of 12 in one load.brbrJust outside the kitchen through the den is a high tech infrared gas grill & gas fire table on a bluestone outdoor patio. brbrThe kitchen island is truly an engaging space where no one is left out of the fun. The cooks, preparers & clean up crew are all included with what is going on in all the spaces around them. Key to this engagement is that the sink, cooktop and much of the countertop have the preparers facing the main seating areas. You won’t have to sauté those onions with your back to the groupbrbrDINNINGbrWe have plenty of dinnerware, flatware & glassware to easily accommodate 12 guests. In addition to that we have tons of serving platers/plates/bowels to feed everyone at all our dinning locationsbrbrThe main dinning table accommodates 8 comfortably & 10 family style. The secondary dinning area (ostrich table) seats 4 very comfortably & 6 family style. The kitchen island seats 4 morebrbrBEDROOMSbrDon’t forget the Den sleeps two on the custom queen cabinet bed with 6 inch foam mattressbrbrThree Top Floor Bedrooms:brThe Master Bedroom, constructed with privacy in mind, has stunning lake views, soaring ceilings, a private bathroom with heated whirlpool bath, shower & bottom up blinds . A gas fireplace in the master bedroom adds a cozy note. It is truly amazing, comfortable and unique. This is definitely the bedroom to fight overbrbrThe second and third top floor bedrooms are constructed with cedar walls & vaulted knotty pine ceilings. Both open to a deck facing the green space behind the house. These bedrooms are located either side of & share a second floor bathroom with a tub and showerbrbrThe first floor bedroom can be turned into a private suite with a private bathroom and shower by closing the pocket door leading to the back of the home. You can keep this space private or open the pocket door to allow access to the first floor bathroom and laundry that are a part of the space.brbrAll the bedrooms, except the bunk-bed room, have queen trundle beds with the same 12 inch high quality mattress’s that adorned the main beds. No bad nights of sleeping for guests on the secondary bedsbrbrOTHER AMENITIESbrOther amenities include a fully equipped laundry room including large washer & dryer. The den contains a large screen TV (no cable). You can stream any Apple/Android device to the TV using the provided Apple TV, Chromcast or Lightening to HDMI converting cable for Apple devices. We also provide, through the AppleTV: Netflix, Pandora & Prime VideobrbrThere also exists a whole house speaker system for playing music throughout the home. This system is nearly always available (99% of the time). Sometime a guest will dismantle the equipment to play video games or similar & the whole house speaker system gets disabled. I can usually direct a guest to fix the system (but sometimes not)brbrTHE GARDENS, LAWN, BEACH AND LAKEbrThe home is surrounded by perennial gardens & the wildlife they attract. Feeders/flowers attract chipmunks, humming birds, sparrows, bluebirds, pileated woodpeckers etc. In the center of the garden facing the lake is a bluestone patio for dining and relaxing. Sit, surrounded by flowers, on the 4 comfy chairs around the stone table with umbrellabrbrExpansive lawn extend from the gardens to the lake. There is plenty of space for lawn games & socializing. Near the beach is a large fire pit & bluestone patio w/12 chairs for cozy camp fires. Chairs can be used in shallow waters.brbrOff the back of the house is a bluestone patio where the grill and fire-table sit. A private grassy yard adjoins this patio. This patio has 4 Adirondack chairs and 6 zero gravity chairs. The Zero gravity chairs, being fabric, can be stored in a container on the same patio to keep them dry brbrThe gardens, lawn, beach and bird/suet feeders require periodic maintenance. Your hosts might seek your permission to perform some of these tasksbrbrWe have installed a beautiful dock & floating swim platform along the north property line for our guests use & enjoyment. The swim platform sits in just a 2 to 3 feet of water and is tucked behind the pontoon to protect it from the wind. It has a table and 2 built in folding backrests. Great for adults to be removed from the hubbub of the beach but great for seeing everything. kids love it alsobrbrThere is a ladder from the dock to the sand bottom lakebrbrAll the paddle boards and kayaks are mounted on racks at dock level & can be accessed from the knee deep all sand bottom waterbrbrAt the waters edge we have created a cozy sugar sand beach on the south 50 percent of our water frontagebrbrCrystal clear water & a weedless sugar sand bottom beach occupy that south 50% of our property; no muck, no stones, no rocks and no drop offs. Just pure sand. The lake is extremely safe at only 3 feet deep 200 feet from shore. It is perfect for swimming & great for water sports. You can walk from the sand beach all the way into the lake without being anywhere near the weeds and natural area on the north side of the propertybrbrThere is a water volleyball net in front of the sandy beach part of the water frontagebrbrThe north 50 percent of our property we allow to grow natural. This natural area is home to frogs, dragonfly’s, fish & visiting blue herons & eagles The weeds & reeds are confined to the north half of the property & extend out only100 feet from the shore, beyond is a weedless pure sand bottom as far out as you can walk. brbrHosts periodically stay in a cottage on a back lot. The cottage is further from the lake home than my three nearest neighbors homes. Hosts occasionally use a private path, on the north property line to access their boats at the end of the dock. brbrWe do not allow guests boats to tie up to our pier. If you rent or bring a boat it can be pulled up on the beach or you can trailer your watercraft daily to the boat landing which is only 1/4 mile away. The dock & swimming platform are available seasonally but will generally be left in as long as possible in the fall and made accessible as soon as possible in the early spring.brbrClose to Nisswa, Crosslake, Brainerd, Crosby.brbrActivities listed are within 30 miles due to our rural setting

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