Lazy River Cabin

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Location
Host

Excellent

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

Dryer
Washer
Parking available
Fireplace
Barbecue grill

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Dorchester, IA

Luther College
‪40 min drive‬
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
‪41 min drive‬
La Crosse Center
‪61 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Living Room 1

1 Double Sofa Bed

Living Room 2

1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Outdoor play area

About this property

3 bed/2 bath cabin sits on the bank of the Upper Iowa River with majestic views of the towering bluffs. You can practically fish right off the back deck. Bring your kayaks, tubes, fishing poles, and of course bathing suits.
*Right by Dorchester public ground hunting.
*Hot tub available all year round with views of the river
*Pets allowed for a one time $50 pet fee per pet
*washer /dryer
-propane for grill and firewood are not provided with this rental. Please bring your own firewood/buy it in local town. There will be a tank at property that can be filled in town as well.
-3 night minimum stay required for weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekend.

Property manager

Gabby

Languages

English, Portuguese

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Amenities

Hot tub

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 18

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 3 total)

Pets allowed for a one time $50 pet fee per pet.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Dorchester

Located in Dorchester, this cabin is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Locust School and Porter House Museum are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lansing Wildlife Management Area and French Creek Wildlife Management Area. Travelling with kids? Consider Spring Grove Aquatics Center, or check out an event or a game at Upper Iowa Speedway. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Dorchester, IA

What's nearby

Luther College - 40 min drive - 39.7 km
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. - 41 min drive - 43.7 km
Dunnings Spring Park - 41 min drive - 35.2 km
La Crosse Center - 61 min drive - 65.0 km
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse - 63 min drive - 66.1 km

Restaurants

‪Knotty Pine Tavern - ‬8 min drive
‪Wings - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Lazy River Cabin pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 3 total).

What time is check-in at Lazy River Cabin?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Lazy River Cabin?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Lazy River Cabin located?

Located on the waterfront, this family-friendly cabin is within 20 mi (32 km) of Locust School, Spring Grove Aquatics Center and Lansing Wildlife Management Area. Bluff Country Artists Gallery and Houston County Historical Society are also within 20 miles (32 km).

8.8

Excellent

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8.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

9.4/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Caleb C.

2 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy cabin, awesome location

Loved staying at the Lazy River Cabin and would definitely stay again! Very cozy property and perfect location on the river with quick access to other streams. Huge bonus with the hot tub, too.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Talina S.

30 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girls Getaway

We had a great time at the cabin. The hot tub was nice and hot! Plenty to do in the area as well.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Karen L.

13 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Galentines

Great location and as listed. Nice layout and space to hang out as well as cook.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen S.

29 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent choice!

The cabin is large and comfortable. Excellent setup for two couples and children. Inside was clean. The outside needs some picking up, which is to be expected in early springtime in Iowa.Some of the utensils, such as the can opener and vegetable peeler, need replacing.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kelly W.

26 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Surprised

Surprised to see a tiny house just 500 feet from the cabin and the garage by the cabin being renovated as another cabin to rent; No one else stayed the days we did so we had the place to ourselves. It also appears that there will be more rentals going up soon, so the information and picture of the place should be updated. Otherwise, Gabby answered all questions promptly and check-in was a breeze! Enjoyed our stay!!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

14 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Liked that the cabin was exactly as advertised. 3 bedrooms was what we wanted, and space to have our things. Was a complete property, as in its a turn key stay. Just bring your food and drink, and enjoy the wonderful views and scenery.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kari H.

13 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fishing

Has a great stay. Cabin has everything we needed.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Tyler E.

30 Dec 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hunting Week

Overall our stay was very pleasant. The property was mostly clean but did have dead flies and ladybugs around. There was also a mouse in the lower level.

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Kate O.

29 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Christmas

My family met with the rest of my family at this cabin for a Christmas get together. We had a relaxing time being together in the cabin. Only thing that seemed odd was the amount of lights flickering and also electricity had shut off two times while we were there. Otherwise we loved it and wonder about visiting in the summertime too.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate B.

24 Feb 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lazy river cottage

Enjoyed our stay

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa R.

19 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Anniversary

This was a well needed get away. Out in the country fishing on the grounds. Right out the back door,enough land far the dogs to run and not worry.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt W.

12 July 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome place

This cabin is amazing. The scenery is perfect for a getaway. The river being right outside made it a nice view, good fishing, and we did a float right to the cabin. We will definitely stay here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

10 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in, communication

Cabin review

We had a very nice time. The cabin was clean and comfortable. The owner did not contact us on day of arrival until later in the evening (well past check in time) I had sent a few messages the day prior with no response and no directions on how to get into the property.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kari H.

25 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fishing

Great clean location with plenty of room.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

John V.

4 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Upper Iowa River House

The property was one of the nicest we have stayed in. Very clean with plenty of towels and linens. It had an amazing view of the bluffs and the river. The hot tub was clean and warm. The only downside is the same that most rwntals have, they are not accesible easily for people with mobility issues or handicaps. Bathrooms are small and cramped woth low toilets, tall toilets would help improve that. Steps were a decent angle but could use better handrails. The 2 decks were so relaxing to sit and watch the river flow and see the brightly covered fall leaf bluffs waukon is 12 miles away and has a great source for groceries and eating. A hop skip and jump East and you are at the Mississippi. Drive to New Albin for great smoked meats and steaks for grilling. It is also home to the only meat vending machine I have ever seen. .

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brandi K.

24 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

My husband and our 2 dogs found the cabin very relaxing. We were able to walk right out to the river & do some fishing. Our dogs had plenty of yard space to venture around. The hot tub was a nice touch at the end of the night. After the traffic calms down from the day, it is very peaceful and all you can hear is the nature. Everything was as described and we enjoyed our stay :)

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Ann M.

31 July 2024

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Beautiful spot

This was a great spot for anyone interested in convenient river access. As far as housekeeping, there was an evident deficit. Dust, toys, and garbage were found in corners of house. It was poorly cleaned and poorly maintained. Prescription medications was left in the unorganized kitched cupboards. Lack of adequate

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl H.

1 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely wonderful place!

Beautiful setting right on the Upper Iowa River. Very private. Very clean. This was a girl's trip (5 of us) and the sleeping arrangements were perfect. We are already talking about coming back. The only issue we had was no railing on the steps going into the house (even though it was only a few steps) and railing only on one side of the steps going to the basement. We had a couple people with mobility issues and had to be very careful. We strongly suggest getting railings in those 2 places. One of the ladies actually fell at the bottom of the basement steps. Luckily she did not get hurt. Aside from that, everything was perfect. We had fun watching the Baltimore Oriole in the trees as well as other birds and watching baby bunnies hopping around.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Alysia R.

21 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Disliked: Communication

Birthday getaway

We spent my besties 40th birthday here for 3 nights. Owners weren’t very good at getting back to us about the check in process, kept us on our toes worried we weren’t going to have the code when we got there. Once I found the phone number, she responded right away! Which I was thankful because once we arrived we had zero service. The cabin is a great set up for hosting the 4 couples we had. The coffee pot was our next hurdle. It’s not the same as the one pictures. We had 1 single serve and a 5 cup brewer. The single serve didn’t even work, and the 5 cup was slower than molasses. I contacted Gabbi and she had one dropped off later that night, which ended up being another 5 cup coffee pot. With 8 adults drinking coffee it wasn’t very convenient, but we made do. We enjoyed the hot tub and the view of the river. We hoped to go kayaking but the rental place and just closed for the season. All in all, it’s a great place to stay. It seems like it could use some updating- some of the outlets didn’t work, or light switches. Happy to have the privacy though and we had amazing weather.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kayla M.

4 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Nice cabin

The cabin was really nice, but it was a little hard communicating with the property manager she didn’t always reply back. We couldn’t get the air-conditioning to work and I tried messaging and calling and never got a response back from the property manager. Luckily, there was a bedroom in the basement which was nice and cool for the whole trip other than that the cabin was really nice only other thing is that we never got any check-in information I had to call and figure out what was going on and how to do it . Would still recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Raymond C.

16 Dec 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle D.

23 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Sandy C.

8 Nov 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

John W.

22 Oct 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ryan Y.

10 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

About the host

Hosted by Gabby

Languages:

English, Portuguese

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Popular amenities

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Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

Living Room 1

Living Room 2

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

About this property

Lazy River Cabin

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House Rules

Children

Events

Pets

Smoking

Important information

You need to know

About the area

Dorchester

What's nearby

Restaurants

Frequently asked questions

Reviews

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8.2/10

10/10

10/10

10/10

9.4/10

9.0/10

9.4/10

9.2/10

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10/10 Excellent

Caleb C.

Cozy cabin, awesome location

Caleb C.

8/10 Good

Talina S.

Girls Getaway

Talina S.

8/10 Good

Karen L.

Galentines

Karen L.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen S.

Excellent choice!

Stephen S.

8/10 Good

Kelly W.

Surprised

Kelly W.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Mark

10/10 Excellent

Kari H.

Fishing

Kari H.

8/10 Good

Tyler E.

Hunting Week

Tyler E.