Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out. Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Q: Where is Nelson Lake Retreat: beautiful views of the lake both inside and out. located?

Situated on a lake, this holiday home is steps from Nelson Lake and within 3 mi (5 km) of Smith Lake and Totagatic Wildlife Area. Eytcheson Park is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) away.

8/10 Good

DAVE B.

2 Jul 2025

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Annual family gathering

We want to get our kids and grandkids together once a year and this is how we do it. Swimming...fishing and relaxing near water. This was a really nice venue to do that.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura K.

23 Feb 2025

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Birke Trip

Excellent vacation home very close to Hayward for all Birke activities! Pet friendly and also fully equipped kitchen for home cooked meals, staying home with our pet was important to us!

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt H.

8 Jun 2024

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Friends get away

Very nice place with plenty of room for everyone

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenny F.

25 Jun 2024

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Very relaxing!

It was very quiet and relaxing. The cabin was very clean, nice and cool!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sue R.

30 Aug 2023

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Great family togetherness

We very much enjoyed our time at this lake home- especially nice since we had young kids and a dog

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven M.

14 Jun 2023

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June vacation

We enjoyed our stay at this home on Nelson Lake. The place was ready on time, clean and furnished with all the necessities and more for our stay. The cabin was as advertised and we would stay there again.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie C.

12 Aug 2023

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Great place

We had a wonderful week at the cabin. Layout was great for our family. Beautiful lake view.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca R., Wauwatosa, WI

19 Sept 2022

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Nelson Lake

Great location Excellent kayaks Plenty of room Could use some dish towels

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah G.

10 Jul 2023

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Great space

Clean, and well maintained space. Wonderful stay on Nelson lake

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie C.

26 Jul 2024

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Cabin Week

We love this property. It’s perfect for our kids and grandkids to enjoy. We appreciate that we can also bring our dogs with us. They love swimming in the lake. We look forward to staying there again next year.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carla M.

9 Sept 2022

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Great Stay

We enjoyed our stay. Three siblings and our spouses. Property was very clean, the kitchen was well equipped for our needs and the cabin had plenty of room for all of us.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pepa M.

26 Feb 2020

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Birki house

Grate location and place

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Charles M.

25 Aug 2023

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End of summer vacation

The property was very nice, the lake is very nice, unfortunately the fish were not biting, but we still had a great vacation.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeff H.

20 Jun 2023

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Nice and relaxing

We had a great time! Close to many small towns for shopping, great fishing, boating, kayaking, nice places to eat at, lots of wildlife and beautiful views. Make sure to bring bottled water high iron in the water, bring extra bath towels, washcloths and hand towels (not enough),and hand soap for kitchen. Overall great place and we would stay again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Wayne & Michelle D.

7 Aug 2023

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Nice and quiet

The location was beautiful but the house was not real clean.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave S., Appleton

6 Aug 2023

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A great spot on a very nice lake

This was as advertised. A peaceful and very nice lake home. We loved the location and enjoyed what both the lake and Hayward had to offer. So many positives with this vacation spot. What would even make it better is the addition of a washer/dryer and water softener with iron filter. Thank you for having us.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Mary Kay M.

14 Jul 2024

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Family reunion

We were there 3 years ago it looked the same. Had a Kerig now that was nice . didn’t have any issues My sisters rented a few doors down an aunt and sister in law rented a couple of miles away. It worked out well. Use to be a restaurant/bar at the end that was nice but was changed to a private resort ( we knew that ahead of time) missed that. Added a dog at the last minute but was not a problem! Overall it was a good time

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise O.

28 Aug 2024

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90th birthday for mumsy

Beautiful 4 bedroom home and location (2 bdrms up/2bedrms down with fully exposed walkout basement, gorgeous views, adorable decor, privacy (dead end road), peaceful, accomodating host/manager met all of our needs (a beautiful cooler/water filter system) and the manager filled twice with bottled H20, and took the garbage! Nice private dock, yard and fire pit! Really, no complaints! The only concern was a swimming beach access on the property. With several people with disabilities, we could not swim or wade from our shore (boulders for erosion control with steep bank). Would have loved and really missed a small beach (my whole family are part fish! lol). However, a few miles down the road toward Hayward was a gorgeous public boat landing and beach! The only hassle was loading/unloading all of our gear. All in all...a great vacation!!!

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

23 Sept 2023

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Sept stay

Property was set up very nicely. Beds were very comfortable. Lacked hand towels in bathrooms. No outside garbage cans. In a week you acquire a fair amount of trash. Saw neighbor and offered to pay him to allow us to add to his trash cans since we were uncomfortable leaving it on the porch as suggested. The bedroom carpets all had significant amount of pet stains on them. The oven and stove could use a good cleaning as well. Be aware that the water is maybe safe to drink but I wouldn’t. It was quite brown. Be sure to bring drinking water with you. The location was fabulous. The pier was nice as well

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kelli A.

14 Aug 2024

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Great for multiple families

The photos don't do this cabin justice! Everything was better than expected. Beds were comfortable, however the kids would have preferred bunks (4 girls, 2 per room). Plenty of space for everyone to spread out. The kitchen was well stocked, including a crockpot, high end blender, roasting pan, etc. Nice gas grill as well. Per other reviews, the iron is very noticeable in the water, however they did provide drinking water and the smell was not as bad as you would expect. As for outside, we enjoyed the use of the kayaks, put a few of our own hammocks up in the trees and spent as much time as possible relaxing. The lake was too weedy for our kids near the shore/dock, but we brought our own boat and rented a pontoon from a nearby resort so we spent every day cruising the expansive lake and beaching on Big Island for swimming fun. We loved how close we were to town, trails for our ATV (plenty of parking for trailers) and how close we were to resorts for a quick stop via water or ATV. Amy was easy to work with, great at communication, and very welcoming. We loved our stay and would book again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica B.

21 Jun 2025

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Nelson Lake Retreat

Beautiful! We will be trying to book again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nate H.

25 Aug 2022

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Great spot

This cabin was everything that we’d hoped for. The place was spacious, clean, and offered wonderful views of the lake.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christine M., Otsego

9 Aug 2022

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Great family vaca!

Great property and layout for families! Everything on the listing was listed accurately! VERY CLEAN & gorgeous views of the lake. We for sure would stay here again.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jim E.

5 Aug 2022

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Golf trip. 4 guys

2nd year in a row. Perfect for 4 guys who don't want to share a room. Will probably will stay there next year

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

John W.

10 Jul 2022

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Nice house

Very nice stay. We enjoyed the kayaks and boat dock. The house was clean and had plenty of room.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

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