Our hostess, Sandie, was a delight from the moment my wife and I walked in the door. She made us feel immediately welcome with her gracious, smart, funny, easy going personality. Her 9 year old daughter, Opal, is equally adorable, intelligent, and polite (around part-time). Somehow, Sandie manages to organically and gracefully appear just when you need her and then disappear the rest of the time, so it felt as if we had the place to ourselves. Our room was like a suite at a luxurious resort, with a remarkable dual sink bathroom, large Jacuzzi bathtub, and a lusciously tiled shower so enormous you could lie down and sleep in it. I’ve seen New York apartments smaller than that shower. Ha. Beds are always an intimate and subjective experience, but we found this bed to be extremely comfortable and spacious. The view out of our three grand windows (a triptych) overlooking Cedar Lake, was breathtaking – a picture perfect panorama out of a Norman Rockwell painting. One special highlight (among many) was our canoe ride across Cedar Lake. Gliding under bridges and a canopy of overhanging trees, along the channels that connect one lake to the next, invoked a seamless blend of the "Venice Canals" and "The Secret Garden." Incredibly romantic. Even though our goal was to visit family and friends, we tend to be homebodies and so whenever we did hang out for a bit, making coffee and toast in the morning before leaving for the day or indulging in a late night snack upon our return later that evening, the kitchen was also a wonderful occasion. Sometimes Sandie would be there and sometimes not. But we preferred it when she was around because she is a wealth of information, well read, and eloquent, so you can engage her on just about any subject. Whether you agree with her or not, her nuggets of life wisdom are charming, insightful, and most of all, entertaining. This isn’t an ordinary lodging experience, it’s an epiphany.
– João

On our next visit to MN, my husband and I will definitely stay with Sandie again. It is hands down, the quietest room I’ve ever slept in anywhere. And it is the quietest of the lakes too. This house was built and designed by her with many interesting architectural details. And the space she offers was the master bedroom she originally put together for herself.
I heartily recommend Sandie and her comfortable lodgings.
– Martine