See all properties
Entire home·Private host

Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown

Choose dates to view prices

Photo gallery for Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown

Beach
TV, fireplace
Exterior
Microwave, dishwasher, coffee/tea maker, cookware/dishes/utensils
3 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Dryer
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

Map
Lake Forest, IL
  • Lake Forest College
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Naval Base Great Lakes
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare Intl.)
    ‪34 min drive‬

Room options

Similar properties

TV, books

Quaint Bungalow, near Great Lakes Naval Base

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
4.9 out of 5, Exceptional, (60)
The price is €284
for 1 home
includes taxes & fees
22 Apr - 23 Apr
Quaint Bungalow, near Great Lakes Naval Base

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown

A beautifully decorated ranch on a large lot with 3 spacious bedrooms that sleeps 6 people, 2.5 baths, living room, dining room, large family room with gas fire place, office, updated kitchen, and lovely patio right off the kitchen and family room for outside dining. The home sits on a corner lot which is just minutes away from downtown Lake Forest shopping, Lakefront Beach, and Metra Train to downtown Chicago. The open floor plan allows you to relax and enjoy the mounted flat screen television from the kitchen or family room. The master bedroom has a sitting area, work space desk and flat screen television. Other flat screen televisions are throughout the house, central air, and wifi. The master bedroom bathroom has double sinks, a separate shower, and huge soaking tub. The entire house is exceptionally clean and extremely well maintained.
During your stay at this holiday home, you'll be within walking distance of Lake Michigan. The holiday home offers a kitchen and 2 bathrooms.
  • Air-conditioned home with kitchen, washing machine and 2 bathrooms
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Lake Michigan and 8 minutes from Naval Base Great Lakes

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Car not required
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Fireplace

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near a hospital

Things to do

  • Cycling nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Swimming nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Minimum check-in age - 22

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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 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
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

Property is also known as

Beautifully Decorated Ranch Minutes Lakefront Beach Downtown
Beautifully Decorated Ranch Minutes Lakefront Beach Downtown

Beautifully Decorated Ranch, minutes from Lakefront, Beach and Downtown Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 98 out of 109 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 109 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 109 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 109 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 109 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jill P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Navy Boot Camp Graduation
Had a great time at this home. We rented for 3 days for navy graduation. It was less than 10 minutes south of the base, which made pick ups and drop off of our sailor easy. The pictures if the home dont do it justice. Check out the pics on Realtor.com. Plenty of space, comfortable beds and kitchen is large, nicely equiped with all you need. Nice backyard, quiet, upscale neighboorhood. Laundry room is a bonus.We ate out for dinners. Lots if restaurants nearby, Libertyville is only a 20 minute drive fo more dining options. Also super close to train into Chicago. Dont drive into city, is so expensive. Will look forward to future visits while our sailor is at A school in Great Lakes.ijustice.justice.Check the o ea Elcheck
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Navy Boot Camp Graduation
Perfect place for our family- super clean, quiet, calm, fully furnished and safe.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful home in quiet neighborhood
We enjoyed our stay at this property. It’s a beautiful, clean, well maintained home. The neighborhood is quiet and safe. The owner is easy to work with and was quick to respond if we had questions. I would not hesitate to rent this property again the next time we are in town.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Paul M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Boot Camp Graduation
Property was excellent for Great Lakes Boot camp graduation. Wish there was more information about surrounding area restaurants and activities but overall great time was had by all
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Guillermo O.

Liked: Cleanliness
Blessed
The house was beautiful! Pastor Shawn’s house was perfect to wake up and end the day in . Not far at all from adventures and the city . The house was very welcoming , and peaceful. We will book again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean and Jamie K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place for Navy Bootcamp Graduation
Beautiful, clean house in a quiet and safe neighborhood. 8 mins from RTC Great Lakes. Shawn is a great host!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles W., Houston, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Comfort and Location
We stayed at Shawn’s house for two weeks visiting a relative and temporarily escaping the Texas heat. The house was very comfortable. So often rental houses have stylish but uncomfortable furniture which does not encourage you to spend time in the house. Shawn’s place had comfortable furniture that we greatly enjoyed just relaxing there. For us the location could not have been better. It’s located in a beautiful neighborhood close to the beach.we look forward to staying there again when we visit the area.
Stayed 15 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Easy stay!
I rented this house for my family who was in town for a wedding. The pictures don’t do it justice, it’s updated, clean, and very spacious. Would definitely rent again!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Renee S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location, nice house, noisy laundry
Nice large house. We had 4 adults and 2 kids. Plenty of room to sleep and plenty of bathrooms. The washing machine, no exaggeration, sounds like a jet engine. We had to put the TV on full volume to hear anything over the sound. You also can't shut the door to the laundry room because the machines are too big. Really obnoxious. There don't seem to be any dressers in the house so you have to hang everything or keep it in your suitcase. Really nice backyard and patio.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emily M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing!
This place I can’t say enough about. The pictures do not do it justice. It’s stunning and so comfortable. Had everything we needed. Shawn was quick to get back to me whenever I needed something. Cute little town is just down the road to walk and relax. Perfect location to see my son graduate bootcamp at Great Lakes!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Hassle free!
This was our first time using vrbo. As a family of 5, hotels are not a great fit. We end up needing 2 rooms which is next to impossible to find conjoining rooms, and is quite expensive! We decided to rent this beautiful 3 bedroom house. Not only was it clean, it was clearly well cared for. Location was great as we did not want to be in the “big city” of Chicago but close enough we can make a day trip to the city and surrounding areas. We did not have much communication with the host, but that was because we did not need to. He responded promptly when I had a question about check in the day before our trip and had a nice print out of the expectations, “rules”, and check out procedures. My family had a great trip and staying in this home was perfect! Also, a great price compared to any hotel within an hour in any direction.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Graduation day
We came for my daughter's graduation from naval training.. the house was in a great location to all amenities.. a very beautiful and comfortable place to stay. Will be booking again for my sons graduation next year.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melanie S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location
We came in for my sons graduation from bootcamp. This house was in good distance to the base and was a very comfortable house for a family.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim A., Centennial, CO

Liked: Cleanliness
Convenient Location
The house was very conveniently located for a reunion weekend at Lake Forest College. It also very clean, spacious, and comfortable. The traffic noise from nearby Sheridan Road was the only issue for a light sleeper like me, but overall I would highly recommend this as an accommodation.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eustace K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome!
This stay was top notch! The house was spacious and clean. The location was just right for what we were looking for. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a place in lake forest! Thanks Shawn.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pat R., Waukee

Liked: Cleanliness
wedding review
everything was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tom H.

Liked: Cleanliness
College graduation for our daughter
It was great!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family
Lovely home. We will stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location great house
We loved our stay and have already reserved the house for next Thanksgiving! It was a lovely house for our family, close to everything!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Brief Stay
Enjoyed this lovely home!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joyce F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful Location
Beautiful quiet neighborhood.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Rachael V.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely, spacious home in beautiful community close to Lake Michigan beach
Unfortunately, our (2 night) weekend reservation was overlooked and thought to be included with the prior weekday reservation and the house was not ready for our check-in. However, the owner quickly responded and cleaned the home for our stay. The house is lovely and very spacious. The front dining room and formal living room are beautiful, but we did not even use these. The kitchen is nice and updated, however, not well stocked with a set of cookware, cooking utensils, or bake ware. We were visiting our college student and having 1 pot and fry pan made it challenging to make a couple of home cooked meals. Many odd items in drawers and not enough basic necessities. If cooking is not a priority, then it shouldn't be an issue. There were no napkins, and we ran out of the half roll of paper towels quickly, and kitchen towels were sparse. Found coffee pot in pantry and enough coffee for 1/2 pot. If you intend to cook or have morning coffee, then bring what you need. Comfy beds, and overall a nice home in a great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Mike H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Very Nice
This is a nice property in a good area
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeremey W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great home
Visited family and enjoyed Rib Fest. House was perfect and clean. Very quiet neighborhoods Shawn was very helpful and we enjoyed our stay I his beautiful home.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jon P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great house.
Great place. Very comfortable.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022