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Year round Lake home w/wonderful frontage, nice yard w/ fire pit, home theatre

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Lake Front, Rental Home is in the background!
Double Rainbow, afternoon October 14th 2012.
Family gathered around the Fire Pit!
Swimming of the Floating Pier!
View of Outdoor Movie Screen from Deck.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Kitchen
  • Barbecue grill
  • Parking available
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Monticello, IN
  • Lake Shafer
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Tippecanoe Country Club
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Indiana Beach Amusement Resort
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Rensselaer, IN (RNZ-Jasper County)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Year round Lake home w/wonderful frontage, nice yard w/ fire pit, home theatre

Year round Lake Shafer Home, 3 bedrooms (king, full, twin) 3 bathrooms. Lakefront home just steps from the water. 120' lake frontage with boat ramp. Lake front deck. Nice lake yard with fire pit (firewood provided), outdoor speakers, picnic table, outdoor chairs, cement sea wall/side walk, floating pier with ladder. Outdoor movies available (very cool - outdoor movies next to the fire pit on a summer evening). Great kitchen with all the basics (dishwasher, microwave) plus 18 quart turkey roaster, large crock pot, Oster Kitchen Center (blender/mixer/grater). Jenn Air Cooktop with cast iron griddle/grill option. Keurig and standard coffee makers. Plus second small kitchen in lakefront room, very cute. Two refrigerators. Several folding tables and chairs. Home theatre with ceiling mounted projector and surround sound. Popcorn maker, enhance your movie experience with great tasting popcorn, just like at the movies. Home theatre has three sofas that will fold out with many different options. Three televisions, all with dvd players. Two stereos, CD changer, speakers located throughout the house. Wireless internet, theatre room has internet access for Netflix, You Tube etc... Central Air Conditioning that cools very well, ceiling fans in most rooms, heat available. Several sofas, most fold out to beds, plus rollaway beds, air mattresses, other sleeping options. Lots of towels, blankets, pillows etc... Gas grill with side burner and large assortment of utensils. Washer and Dryer. Swimming, Fishing, Boating. If you have a boat I have a great setup for you, launch your boat right here on the cement boat ramp, boat lift available that will fit most boats. Plenty of parking.

Property manager

Mike Wilson
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed: family gatherings
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Outdoor smoking allowed.

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
Parties and events (including family gatherings) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 12
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Monticello

Located in Monticello, this holiday home is near theme parks and on a lake. Tippecanoe Country Club and High Speed Naskart Gokart Racing are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Shafer and Monticello City Park. Indiana Beach Amusement Resort and Terre Vin Monticello WineShop are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Jet skiing, waterskiing and power boating adventures can be found near the property.
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Monticello, IN

What's nearby

  • Lake Shafer - 6 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Tippecanoe Country Club - 8 min drive - 5.3 km
  • High Speed Naskart Gokart Racing - 11 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Indiana Beach Amusement Resort - 12 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Pine View Golf Course - 14 min drive - 8.5 km

Getting around

  • Lafayette, IN (LAF-Purdue University) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Indiana Beach Amusement Resort - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Arni's Monticello - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬17 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Year round Lake home w/wonderful frontage, nice yard w/ fire pit, home theatre pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Year round Lake home w/wonderful frontage, nice yard w/ fire pit, home theatre?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Year round Lake home w/wonderful frontage, nice yard w/ fire pit, home theatre?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Year round Lake home w/wonderful frontage, nice yard w/ fire pit, home theatre located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is 1.9 mi (3 km) from Lake Shafer and within 6 miles (10 km) of Tippecanoe Country Club and High Speed Naskart Gokart Racing. Indiana Beach Amusement Resort and Pine View Golf Course are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 179 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

8/10 Good

Diana B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Peaceful and cozy
Kids loved it! So peaceful and great place for a family sleepover.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

SANDRA D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Peacefully beautiful! AAA+++
Third year and counting. Great relaxing week with the family. We love the new oven. Thanks Mike
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We absolutely love this place!
Wonderful property, we have been four years in a row and will be back! Has everything you need and more. Mike is awesome and a fantastic host. Our family looks forward to the week we spend here every summer!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

William S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family time
Had. Great time
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jared S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had the best time
It was great. We played in the water enjoyed movies and games..cooked out. It was such an awesome time
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pam O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great stay
Mike was a great host. All the comforts of home. Great location. Everyone had a great time!!!! We will be back next year and every year after.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marci H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family gathering
The kitchen is small but extremely well stocked. The house is very clean but dated. Air conditioning and ceiling fans worked well. Very quiet neighborhood. Excellent internet service.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shawn E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Property was what was on the listing
Nice place and location well priced
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great Lake House!
This was our third year here and we already have next year booked! Everyone loves it! Everything you could possibly need and more, super close to Indiana Beach and the boat ramp and lift are a wonderful perk!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Extremely peaceful
Quaint, but spacious.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lynn K., United States

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Another great stay!
This is our second time at this home. Our kids love the lake and had a great time. The owner is very communicative and helpful. The outdoor theater and bonfires are the best.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
4th of July to remember
We had the best time! The house has everything you could possibly need. We had family and friends come by during our week long stay! It was the best! We didn’t utilize the outside theater but next time we will! The house was clean and well stocked. Being right on the lake and having access to a boat dock was perfect! We spent our days and most of the evening boating. If we could give more then 5 stars we would!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittney C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lots of space, beautiful view of the river.
House has lots of space. Owner is very nice and helpful. Nice view of the river from the yard and the deck over the river.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bryan B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
2nd time around
This was our 2nd stay for my wife, adult kids, grandkids and I. Great place with plenty of room inside and out for a large group without the feeling of being right on top of each other. My whole family enjoyed the stay, we would defintly rent again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eileen J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything you would need
Loved its uniqueness
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nicer then the pics
Enjoyed everything , had some problems with the oven but it didn’t effect our stay. Thanks for having us!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

randy c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Don't think I could find something to nit pick or complain about even if I tried.
Used to come to this area on vacation during summer breaks with my family when i was a kid. This was one of my favorite stays ever. If Mike would have us back again in the future, we'll definitely be back. We all loved everything about this stay. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

AMY O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Favorite getaway!
Our BFFs three night stay was great! The three of us have decided that this three bedroom, three bath room lake house is our ideal gathering place. It is always well stocked, clean, cozy, and centrally located between the three of us. Mike is a great host, and we will be returning again next Fall.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Heather C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family vacation
The house had lots of places to sleep. One bathroom super small another bathroom was a little bigger than the 3rd bathroom was much better. The kitchen very small and everything out dated. The whole house really needs an update. When we first got there the house smelled like cat pee but that did go away. The outside had lots of room for everyone. Wonderful views and great dock to jump off and dock a boat. Fire pit was great. Overall it was great. Lots of books and board games and plenty of Towles.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Shafer Lakehouse
Enjoyable relaxing getaway. The house had everything we needed for our 3 day 4 night stay. We definitely overpacked. We had 12 of us and had plenty of room for everyone. Our host, Mike was readily available for all of our questions. This was a much needed and wonderful family getaway.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tammy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Another great time at Mike's Place!
This has become our go-to for an annual summer trip. Like hanging out at the cool Uncle's place. Has everything you need on site. Swim off the dock, lounge in the yard or by the sea-wall, relax around the firepit and watch the water. Close to everything; Indiana Beach, boat rentals, real grocery stores, even Wally-mart. Margeritas while kicked back in a float chair anyone? Blenders in the kitchen waiting on you! Want a burger? Grills just outside the door. Kids getting restless during a rain storm? Fire up the theatre room! Great all round stays every time!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kira S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Favorite spot!
This property is exactly as advertised. We have stayed here twice now. The dock is a great spot to swim and fish. The kids loved the outdoor projector. We love that Mike supplies firewood. A lot less to pack and pay for. Plenty of sleeping for large parties. Mike is very friendly and accommodating. We loved every minute of our stay and will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

AMY O.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Enjoyable 3rd visit
Great location, lots of space, and friendly owner. The previous times we visited, a few household things were't working, but we had fun. This last visit, the carpet areas were dirty, bathroom floor in lake bedroom wasn't clean, and bedroom next to garage smelled of cigarette smoke. The love seat recliner is broken on the left side, and the king size bed caves in on the side next to the door. It's a great place, just needs some updated furniture and a deep cleaning.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beth B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family Lake Vacation with Boating/Skiing
This property worked well with our family group of 10. We had 5 adults; 4 teens and 1 10-year-old. 3 bedrooms for the adults; the media room with flexible futons for the teen girls; and another room with futons for the 2 guys (1 teen and 1 10-yr-old). We set up a folding table in the open kitchen for more dining space. The 3 bathrooms were great with plenty of towels for daily showers and plenty of hot water! Outdoor space was great with 2 docks, boat ramp, fire pit and much more. My husband's grandparents had a cottage on Lake Shafer when he was growing up and this place helped us create the same kind of memory-making opportunity in 2024 that my hubby had when he was a kid. We spent 1 day at Indiana Beach Amusement Park and would highly recommend! The host was very attentive and was quick to respond to questions. It was a great stay... and we would seriously consider a return visit!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janice M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family vacation
We had a great time at Mike’s place. We have a large family and had plenty of room for everyone. It was a very relaxing place, just sitting by the water and fishing. If you like shade, there is a yard with trees and lots of spaces for parking. Mike was a great host and helped us set up an outdoor movie, which was fun. If you have a boat, you will love the set up. We didn’t have a boat, but we still had a blast. One day at the amusement park, which is one of my favorite places in the world, another day we drive about half an hour to France Park, which was a wonderful state park with waterfalls, hiking, fishing and swimming. They have scuba diving, too. The taco place down the road that is on the water has amazing food! We went there twice, The kids liked floating and swimming off the pier and playing euchre on the picnic table. The house is like visiting grandparents at the lake when I was a kid. It’s homey and not so “perfect” that you are afraid to live in it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

About the host

Hosted by Mike Wilson

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I've been coming to this property for over 50 years, my Aunt bought this place in 1965, I purchased it in 2013. I love being close to the lake, many memories made here, enjoy hosting others as additional memories are made. Very nice design, two homes right on the lake front with a nice yard and seawall secluded between the two. This place was designed for summer fun. I stay in the smaller home and I'm here most of the summer. I have a couple of my own gatherings here each year, this place is setup perfectly for family get togethers, lots of fun activities or just get comfortable and relax.

Note that I also manage another vacation rental property. This additional property is also listed on VRBO, #796263. I encourage you to take a look at the listing, note that this luxury home is located within a half mile of Indiana Beach. I'm very excited about adding this property as an option and may add others in the future, please feel free to contact me at 312-802-7076 with questions about either property.

Why they chose this property

This property seems ideal for family vacations (reunions, holidays), group getaway, golf groups, sports events, fishing trip (note boat launch mentioned below), lots of possibilities. This lake home started out as one good sized cottage with a small cottage located on the lakefront. Has had many updates over the years including attaching two cottages into one unit. The lakefront bedroom can serve as an isolated unit, has kitchen, bathroom and door.

What makes this property unique

There is a cement boat ramp on this property, very convenient for launching a boat. Large 8' x 16' floating pier with 120' cement sea wall. Indoor and Outdoor Movies, Indoor theatre with ceiling mounted projector, 6 foot pull down projection screen very nice surround sound system and three sofas. Outdoor theatre is very popular this year, very cool experience sitting around the fire pit watching movies. Outdoor movies does require good weather conditions and projector set up, 100 inch by 160 inch projection screen is up all season. Both projectors can connect to the internet for NetFlix etc... and will play DVDs as well. You might want to consider bringing your laptop or tablet which can in most cases be readily input into the projector. Also note very nice speaker set up in the lake yard for the outdoor movies or just listening to music. Four outdoor speakers surrounding the firepit provide a very unique listening experience. Set up in a manner that allows audio input from your phone, ipod or computer. For music I typically pull up Spotify from my phone or laptop computer, IPod works well too. Popcorn maker, makes great movie style popcorn. Firewood included, I keep a good supply of firewood on hand. I know what a hassle it is to find firewood while on vacation, Some folks bring their own which is always appreciated but don't worry I will always have plenty of firewood. Note that this is a year round rental with reduced rates during the off season. Scenic here all year long, after all you are located right on the water. Works well for holiday gatherings (lots of cooking equipment), sporting events (theatre room), winter getaway, etc...

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