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Dog-friendly, lakefront house with beach access, dock, AC, W/D, patio, & firepit

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Interior
Terrace/patio
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Property grounds
TV, fireplace, ping pong

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Entire home

5 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 18330 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Beach view
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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St. Germain, WI
  • Big Saint Germain Lake
    1 min walk
  • Vilas County Historical Museum
    7 min drive
  • St. Germain Golf 9 Hole
    7 min drive
  • Minocqua, WI (ARV-Lakeland)
    22 min drive

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About this property

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

Dog-friendly, lakefront house with beach access, dock, AC, W/D, patio, & firepit

Summer Breeze

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Meticulously planned and sitting on the banks of Big St. Germain Lake, this spectacular five-bedroom house is the perfect fusion of modern comfort and lake house charm, ideal for your next vacation with family and friends! Big St. Germain Lake is a 1,600-acre recreational lake ideal for water sport activities such as water and jet skiing, kayaking, canoeing, and swimming right from the dock! Fishermen can reel in trout, musky, walleye, and bass. St. Germain Sport Marine is less than five miles away, with plenty of boat rentals available, from jet skis to pontoons. Winter guests will even be able to rent snowmobiles for some cold-weather adventure. Take the family out to enjoy a good hike on Shannon Lake Hiking Trail, Awassa Trail, or Fern Ridge Hiking Trail, all five miles or less from the home.

Inside, the living area is bright and spacious, with spectacular lake views through wall-to-wall windows. Guests will love kicking back in the great room, dressed in luxurious furniture, a mounted flatscreen TV, and a stacked-stone wood-burning fireplace, with access to the covered back deck furnished with a swinging bench and comfy chairs. The screened porch is the ideal setting for catching up with old friends over glasses of chilled wine while the kids explore the yard with the family dogs.

The gourmet kitchen is the dream of any family chef, with gleaming countertops and high-end appliances that include a French-door refrigerator and dishwasher, a large pantry, and a center prep island with breakfast bar seating for four, plus a high chair for the little one. The handsome dining table has plenty of seating for up to 10 dinner guests and there is a barbecue dining area right outside the screened porch with two picnic tables and a gas grill, perfect for your next grill session. Good thing too, because after a day on the lake with the home's complimentary rowboat, kayaks, and canoe, there's nothing like throwing a little char on some freshly caught fish!

Gather everyone around the furnished firepit area to spend an evening savoring toasted s'mores and constellations while waves lap against the shoreline just beyond. When it's time to wrap up the night, you'll have five bedrooms and additional sleeping arrangements in the loft to take advantage of, each with its own mounted TV and unique furnishings. The main bedroom enjoys access to an en-suite bath through sliding barn doors, plus access to the covered deck.

Wake up to the aromas of freshly-brewed coffee and head out to the private dock to enjoy the sunrise with a favorite novel. Spend a day in the sun and don't forget to visit the wet bar when it's time to take a break from all the fun. The home's private washer/dryer will keep everyone's laundry sparkling clean, so you can afford to pack light for your trip. Challenge someone to a game of Ping-Pong while the kids play each other with the provided children’s games. Have some work to do while you're here? The home's high-speed WiFi makes it quick and easy for remote workers and students to complete their projects on time. The central AC will keep everything nice and cool during those hot summer months.

THINGS TO KNOW
Rowboat, kayaks, canoe, paddle pontoon boat, ping pong tables, cornhole set, towable tube, air compressor, & beach chairs all available
Streaming services are available with guests’ personal accounts.
This property is managed by Vacasa Wisconsin LLC.

If you are bringing a dog on your trip, the pet fee is already included in your quote when selecting ‘Yes’ to pets. If you would like to add more dogs, please contact us. The pet fee is per stay and ranges between $150 and $200, depending on the bedroom count, and will apply for each additional dog.

Parking notes: There is free parking available for 5 vehicles.

Dock details: Private dock in the water during the summer months that can comfortably hold two boats.

Please note: this home resides in a noise-sensitive area and the owners participate in our Good Neighbor protection program. Our smart home technology will alert our team if excessive decibel or occupancy levels are detected, allowing us to reach out directly with a reminder of maximum occupancy and quiet hours. This technology is privacy compliant, and only monitors the presence of decibels and devices-not any personal conversation or information. Thank you for supporting our efforts to be good neighbors!

Damage waiver: The total cost of your reservation for this Property includes a nightly damage waiver fee, plus tax if applicable (the “Damage Waiver”). (A discount may be applied for stays of 28 nights or longer, if permitted.) The Damage Waiver covers you for up to $3,000 of accidental damage to the Property or its contents (such as furniture, fixtures, and appliances) as long as you report the incident to the host prior to checking out. The Damage Waiver fee eliminates the need for a traditional security deposit.
More information can be downloaded from the "Rental Agreement" on the checkout page.

Due to local laws or HOA requirements, guests must be at least 21 years of age to book. Guests under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for the duration of the reservation.
During your stay at this holiday home, you're just a quick walk from Big Saint Germain Lake. Enjoy your stay with amenities like a kitchen and 4 bathrooms in the holiday home.
  • Air-conditioned home with kitchen, washing machine and 4 bathrooms
  • Steps from Big Saint Germain Lake and 7 minutes by car from Vilas County Historical Museum
Dog-friendly, lakefront house with beach access, dock, AC, W/D, patio, & firepit offers its guests barbecue grills and a garden. The front desk is open around the clock.

Property manager

Vacasa of Wisconsin

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Beach

  • On the beach

Internet

  • Available in the house: Internet access

Parking and transport

  • Car required
  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 5 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 4 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Fireplace
  • Living room
  • Separate dining area

Entertainment

  • Games
  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property
  • Note from host: Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the premises.

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • In a village
  • In the city centre
  • Near a hospital
  • On a lake
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Boat
  • Kayak
  • Table tennis
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Hunting nearby
  • Ice skating nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby
  • Snowmobiling nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 3,550 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

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

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.
  • Note from host: Dogs only. Max of 4.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 are allowed on site
Note from host: Please contact Vacasa for more details.
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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
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

Vrbo Property
52619

Dog-friendly, lakefront house with beach access, dock, AC, W/D, patio, & firepit Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 38 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 38 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Patricia D., De Pere WI54115

Liked: Cleanliness
Fall getaway
My friends and I had a lovely 4 days at “ Peak color” in the North woods at Summer Breeze. The home is beautiful and comfortable with plenty of space to relax and unwind. I highly recommend this home for couples, and families or like us, a chick trip😃! Wonderful accommodations with 2 en suite bedrooms and 3 other bedroom with 2 more full baths. You cannot go wrong if you choose to stay at Summer Breeze!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas M.

Liked: Cleanliness
T Mac
Property was wonderful, excellent room size, be it bedrooms, kitchen, utility, great room, 3 season or porch. Yard was great, and dock was long enough to accommodate our boat and jet skis. Highly recommend this home.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allison B., Glen Ellyn, Il

Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic summer vacation home!
Our family of 15 had an amazing time at Summer Breeze! Great house - it had everything we needed and was very clean. Location was great.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jesse B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Review
It was good
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikki M., Stoughton, WI, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely home after shoveling my way in
Gorgeous home in a perfect location. Walking distance to two restaurants and beautiful views of the lake. Disappointing that after I asked the driveway and walk be shoveled before our arrival, knowing they were getting lots of snow. The managements response was, “ I'm so sorry for the condition of the driveway! We usually supply the homes with a shovel so that guests can plow the driveway if they are able to”. I am sorry but I expect that to be done for us seeing as we paid over $3000 to stay there. The following day it was shoveled and plowed by management only because the neighbor was embarrassed that it was not done.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

ROBERT B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Location
Highly recommended for large family
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kyle G., Naperville, Illinois

Liked: Cleanliness
Large cleanly house
First timers to Saint Germain and had a wonderful time. Home location is very quiet and peaceful and would be a perfect summer getaway for a large group. Very cleanly and spacious. Highly recommended
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany E.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family Reunion Winter Retreat
Huge space that is so open and welcoming. Our mixed generation family reunion had a great time and able to gather in a central location for cooking, meal prep, dinning together, game time and football viewing with a cozy fire. The home has everything you’d want or need. The beds were comfortable, the quality of the lines, furniture etc was exceptional and everything well appointed. Impeccably clean as well. So nice to have our dogs with us vs having to kennel them. Our group did some ice fishing and had a little luck even. We’d come again!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

John A., GREENFIELD

Disliked: Cleanliness
Communication was Horrible and House was Filthy ( I have pics) and Broken Diswasher
We arrived until 4:15pm (check in was 4pm). Upon entering the house, it smelled of pot and full of flies and fruit flies. We opened all windows to air out the house and used the wax melter to help get rid of the smell and found a flyswatter to kill the flies in the house. The landscaping was overgrown, the lawn of full of weeds and numerous ant hills everywhere. When going into the bedroom to unpack suitcase, we found hair all over the master bedroom sheets so we immediately stripped the bed and washed the sheets. The stove and range hood was covered in what appeared to be hardened bacon grease or some other grease used (we assume by previous occupants). I was going to wash the grates in the dishwasher only to see the note that the dishwasher was out of service (Vacasa should have informed us of this as we planned on cooking all meals on the property). When changing the sheets from the washer to the dryer, I dropped one of the pillow cases on the floor and when I went to pick it up, I touched the floor which was gritty. I was wearing white socks and when I looked at the bottom of my socks, they were filthy. We found a wet swiffer and cleaned all of the floors on the main floor including the bathrooms. The swiffers were almost black and covered in dirt. At that time (2 hours after arriving and still not unpacked because now we were cleaning), I received a text from Vacasa asking about the cleanliness of the property. I gave it a low score and someone from a 503 area code asked for a description and pictures of what the issues were. I sent them all of pictures and told them while I have taken care of most of the issues, my concerns were the dishwasher and grass/ants because we have two small rescue dogs and I didn't want them bit by the ants. The person from the 503 area code responded that they were alerting someone from the local Vacasa team (this was a Sunday night). On Tuesday afternoon, I sent a follow up text informing this person at the 503 area code that no one followed up. At 8:45pm on Tuesday night (our last night at the property), Jessica called me to inform me she is looking at the ticket and reviewing the pictures. Jessica was my only contact from the local team and while she was responsive, I wish she would have contacted me Sunday night or Monday morning. There was also construction next door Mon and Tues from 6am-6/7pm daily. Vacasa did not inform me of applicance issues or construction. We would have cancelled
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gina R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Heaven
This property had it all! from the gourmet kitchen, to a dinning room table that could fit us all. Loved the sandy beach close to the house for the grandkids to play in. Everything was just beautiful!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Megan B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful Home in a Great Location
The house was clean and beautiful! Check in and check out process was as simple as opening and closing the lock box. They are building a house right next door this year so that was a little annoying, but nothing major. We loved that there were 2 bar/restaurants within a block of the house, and the grocery store and gas station are less than 10 minutes away. The water is pretty shallow at the end of the pier which was perfect for kids to swim, but difficult to tie a deeper boat to. It was fine for a jet boat but not for a deep V boat. Overall we loved our stay and would definitely recommend this house!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Jen k., Fond du Lac

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice house bummer on yard/construction
The house inside was beautiful, perfect set up for our family of seven. Unfortunately unlike the picture the yard was not mowed and continue to grow all week with lots of weeds, and directly next-door another home is being built and we spent one whole day listening to a dump truck and tractor as they brought Phil down the hill backed into the property and laid it all the way up the basement to ground level. From 7:30 AM until 8 PM. And it was a day that we actually did spend quite a bit of time around the house because the lake was a little choppy for boating. I communicated to the manager and supposedly someone it’s going to drop off a gift card maybe for gas and that never happened, and since then I have even sent my home address to have it mailed and that has also not happened. I think it’s great if the property manager communicates to take action but when action isn’t taken that almost as worse!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Stephanie S.

Extended weekend getaway
The house is big and updated. We loved the open concept main level. Lake access is awesome, although we went in April, so it was still frozen. We also enjoyed that it's literally 3 driveways down from a supper club, and had a couple bars the opposite direction in walking distance. It was very, very quiet this time of year. Loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Christmas House
This is a beautiful house. It was clean. We had plenty of bath towels. There was only a sponge for kitchen clean up. I like to use a dish cloth for clean up and I would have liked more kitchen towels including a dish towel to dry dishes. We needed hot pads and the management brought some out to us- thank you. My sons are great home chefs - they loved the great Viking appliances. The king sized beds were very comfortable. My grandchildren had a lot of fun in their room with the bunks. They loved the swing outside. Christmas was great celebrating in this beautiful home. Thank you.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021