Amazing Unique Boathouse!! Come Relax And Enjoy!

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Dates

December 2024

January 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Exceptional

Popular amenities

Parking available

Kitchen

Explore the area

Sayner, WI

White Birch Lake
1 min walk
Pallette Lake
98 min walk
White Sand Lake
7 min drive
Rhinelander, WI (RHI-Oneida County)
57 min drive

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About this property

Come stay at Amazing Grace Retreat and enjoy the beauty of the Northwoods. Nostalgiic, Very Unique Two Bedroom Boathouse Suite Two Bedroom living quarters! Huge deck over looking White Birch Lake! Awesome view! Great fishing! Everything you need for a Spectacular up north getaway! Catch fish off of your balcony in summer ! Great location on the Ballard chain. It’s like being in Canada without the drive! Seven Miles East of Boulder Junction down Rustic Road, County road K. Full kitchen ! Bathroom has full size tub with shower! Watch the Eagles, Loons and all the wildlife and never leave your porch! We provide kayaks, canoes, paddle boat, stand up paddle board, and a fishing boat all at no extra charge! Excellent hiking and biking trails close by! Dual sport riders can find a Mecca of great riding, with many new trails in the area! 16 Miles West of Conover Wisconsin! ! Trout Lake Golf course 15 minutes away! Very clean and sanitized!

During your stay at this resort, you're just a quick walk from White Birch Lake. A water park is available.

Splash around at the water park
Amenities include a car charging station
Steps from White Birch Lake and 7 minutes by car from White Sand Lake

This resort offers its guests a water park. This resort also features barbecue grills and a garden.

This Star Lake resort is smoke free.

Property manager

Michael and Wanda Hornstein

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: WiFi
Available in some public areas: Internet access

Parking and public transport

Electric car charging station on site

Things to do

Boating
Kayaking
Water park access

Outdoors

BBQ grill(s)
Beach loungers
Beachfront location
Firepit
Garden
Outdoor furniture

Books
Games
Smoke-free property
Video library

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bed sheets
Heating

Bathroom

Bath
Hairdryer
Toilet paper
Towels

Entertainment

DVD player
Smart TV

Food and drink

Blender
Coffee/tea maker
Cookware/dishes/utensils
Dining table
Kitchen
Microwave
Oven
Paper towels
Fridge
Stovetop
Toaster

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Contactless check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 26

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

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

Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and a deadbolt lock

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

Boathouse Ultimate Northwoods Getaway

Amazing Vintage Boathouse Ultimate Northwoods Getaway

Amazing Vintage Boathouse Ultimate Northwoods Getaway.

Amazing Vintage Boathouse Ultimate Northwoods Getaway. Resort

Amazing Unique Boathouse!! Come Relax And Enjoy! Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Joseph Z.

22 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Peaceful Setting

Mike & Wanda are tremendous hosts, go out of their way to ensure your stay is perfect. Can’t beat sitting on deck having morning coffee while the sun rises or watching moon rise at night while overlooking the lake. Had a great time! Thankyou Mike & Wanda for sharing your boathouse and very unique property.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wayne S.

29 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Awesome boathouse

What a fun place to stay. Perfect for the 3 of us. Mike and Wanda are great hosts. Fishing was great. The boathouse as more than I expected

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas S.

19 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location and accommodations !

We really enjoyed our stay here. Very comfortable with amazing views overlooking the lake. A boat launch is right on site with an excellent dock if you bring your own boat. Very cool original appliances throughout. Will definitely be back !!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laurie C.

30 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect little get away!

This place is appropriately named! Amazing Grace is an understatement. Mike and Wanda are gracious hosts. The boat house is antique, awesomely decorated and immaculate. The lake is full of fish, and very uninhabited so it is peaceful also. Thanks Mike and Wanda, we so enjoyed our stay! John and Laurie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dan S.

26 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Being at one with the lake.

Very quaint and unique! Breathless views from this boathouse with incredible morning sunrises. Very clean with a modern and comfortable bed. Good shower. Perfect for a romantic and memorable experience.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Matt H.

3 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Charming boathouse

The grounds are beautiful. The hospitality is amazing. The lake is so peaceful. We’ve stayed here twice and look forward to coming back. So much to do: hiking, kayaking, bike trails. I highly recommend staying here!!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jill S.

23 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

No regrets! Fabulous

Stayed with my parents and my daughter and her friend. The 12yr old girls loved hanging out in the gazebo octagon house and taking out the paddle board to the floating dock and floating trampoline. My parents enjoyed the tranquility and wildlife of the location. How can you beat the proximity to the beautiful quiet lake! I enjoyed that everyone was happy. I’m also a sucker for mid-century and this place had it all!!! Mike and Wanda were awesome, the best hosts you could ask for, sweet sweet people who genuinely care about your experience. Book this gem! So worth it. Thank you Mike and Wanda! -Jill S.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diane H.

3 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect Up North Get Away

Mike and Wanda made us feel so welcome from the moment we arrived. The retro property was spotless and pictured accurately. They live on the same property so checked in to make sure we had everything we needed several times during our stay- but did not interfere in any way. They were available to answer questions or provide a bike route or restaurant recommendation. There is another rental cabin on the property- but they did not interfere with our stay in any way. We thoroughly enjoyed all of the ‘toys” such as canoe, kayaks, stand up paddle boards, row boat and available motor. We also enjoyed the many paved bike routes near by. We thoroughly enjoyed the wildlife: eagles, loons, otters and deer. We can’t recommend this property enough and look forward to returning in the future. Thanks for making our vacation GREAT!!!!!!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

28 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Relaxing North Woods Retreat

We really enjoyed our stay at Amazing Grace. It is the perfect location to get away and relax. Waking up listening to the loons and watching the eagles is a great way to start the day. Mike and Wanda were great host and made sure everything we needed was taken care of. I would recommend this to anybody looking for a north woods getaway. Fishing was also pretty good on the lakes as well!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Andrew C., Milwaukee, WI.

20 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Boat House from Leave It To Beaver Era

The Amazing Grace boat house is amazing. It is a "wet" boathouse, which means that you can actually place a boat inside while it stays in the water. These are rare and due to environmental impacts can't be constructed any longer. This boat house dates to the 1950s and has been lovingly restored to reflect that era. It must have featured the cutting edge elements for the time and most of these are still in good working order. For those of you not fond of living like the Beaver, even if the boat house is someplace any self-respecting beaver would love to call home; do not fear. Mike and Wanda have added modern amenities like a furnace and TV along with WiFi to bring it into the 21st century. The boat house features a generous living / dining room with a truly unique 1950s era kitchen, but there is a microwave. This combines to represent the front 2/3 of the house in an open concept plan. There are two decent sized bedrooms that are roughly the same size. Each features wonderful built in shelving and drawer/dresser systems. The bathroom is a bit small; but functional. There is no central AC, though the second bedroom just have a mobile unit. I suspect it is never really needed though. The home has windows everywhere and positioned out over the lake you catch all the cooling lake breezes. While I never tried it I am convinced I could have caught fish off the deck. The compound, there is another rental property behind you owned by Mike and Wanda too, is one of only three properties on the whole lake. The White Birch Village resort is next door; but it is separated from Mike and Wanda's by the lake's outlet and other than seeing the people there we never really noticed the resort. White Birch lake is a few hundred acres, but about 1/3 of it is shallow and only useful for kayaking. The fishing was hot and heavy while we were there. There is an island across from the property and a really nice sand bar that extends out for swimming. A channel connects you to 500 acre Ballard lake. Only about 30% of this lake has homes with the rest being forest. It has better fishing and several great sand bars for swimming. If this isn't enough to convince you to stay at the Amazing Grace Boathouse then you must not really want to stay in the Wisconsin Northwoods.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Randal A.

7 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Very nice

Everything was easy

10/10 Excellent

Andrew P., Champlin, Minnesota

5 Jul 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Stunning Stays

This is our second stay in the boathouse. Everyday is stunning here. The variety of things to do in this area are plentiful. The ability to comfortably do nothing in a cozy vintage setting on top of the water is priceless. The kitchen is a vintage galley kitchen with an available outdoor grill. Bringing extra coolers this year was great. Mike and Wanda are always attentive to make your stay the best it can be. We will be counting down the days until our return here!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Timothy s., McHenry

2 Mar 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

The boathouse stay

Very nice place to stay. Would stay here again. Owners were very pleasant and accommodating. One down fault was the owners knew vrbo directions were not right .they should have provided directions to property in an email or text.

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Terra L.

14 Feb 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Great winter getaway!

Property was very clean and just as described in the listing. The vintage decor was fantastic. View was fantastic. Mike was extremely responsive and friendly.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tracey M.

7 Feb 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect snowmobiling location

We stayed in the boathouse cabin for almost a week. It’s a cozy cabin overlooking a beautiful little lake and it’s less than a mile by lake to the nearest snowmobile trail. Mike and Wanda were excellent hosts. They were very helpful when we had questions about the cabin or any questions regarding the lake, snowmobile trails, places to eat, etc. We appreciate there kindness and their help throughout our stay! We look forward to staying in their cabin again during the winter to snowmobile in the area or in the summer to experience life on the lake!

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Patricia H.

18 Jan 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Awesome Boathouse Rental

We loved staying at this boathouse. The property was located close to many of our favorite winter trails. The owners were very friendly and helpful. Even in winter, the views overlooking the lake from the huge picture windows were beauteous. The property is very clean and well maintained.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Karen R.

31 Dec 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Bay Windows Extraordinaire

Situated above a boathouse right on the water’s edge, this Amazing Grace cabin had all the comforts of home and beautiful views out of two bay windows. Hosts Mike and Wanda were helpful in orienting us during checking and pointing out good places to hike or eat. We greatly enjoyed our stay and will definitely return this summer!

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Erich K.

30 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

North Woods Gem!

This place is a gem in the north woods. It is quiet and the views of the lake are second to none. This place is perfect for small families or a group of 3-4 friends. The fishing is fantastic and the location to plenty of other lakes and trails is perfect. Mike and Wanda are great to deal with. I will definitely be staying here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dmitriy M., Chicago

17 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Can't beat the location

Boat house is located right on the edge of the lake! The location is hard to beat. Interior is clean and comfortable. Lots of fun things to do on the property - lake, boats, fire pit. Lots of fun things to do off property - hiking, ATVs, little towns. Thanks so much for the wonderful stay Mike and Wanda! Note: the hosts live on the property and there's another rental right next door, so if you're looking for seclusion this is not the right place.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nancey H.

14 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Vintage Charm at it's Best!!

This was a much needed get away - for sanity's sake. It was a bit chilly for the time of year, but I am used to the Northwoods adventure (the Hubs - not so much) Always bring layers, even in July. Other than that, the cottage was immaculate, the hosts were gracious and the fishing wasn't too bad (Caught 2 Northerns) White Birch Lake is the smallest of a 3 lake chain, but we were only able to get to 2 of them. We made a lot of good memories on this trip and had time to reflect what is going on in this crazy world - but what better place to reflect on your blessings than up in the Northwoods! Highly reccomended and looking forward to seeing the property in another year or so, since it is a work in progress!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Patrick K., Huntley

2 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful place!

We love the North Woods and cannot say enough about Mike and Wanda's resort. The resort had everything we needed and Mike and Wanda are extremely accommodating. They really are the nicest people. The resort is beautiful with tons of activities. We did a lot of fishing and boating. We stayed a week and wish we had stayed for two. We cannot wait to go back!!

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

brigid a.

31 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Embrace rustic minimalism

I loved this place. It was clean, comfortable and so well suited to its environment, rustic and peaceful. Felt like you were almost on a boat with just the necessary comforts - fit my desire to simplify and be in nature. Mike and Wanda were very hospitable and went out of their way to help us celebrate an 11 year old birthday. We brought pre-prepared meals and a big cooler to avoid stores and restaurants during pandemic, so small/limited kitchen was fine. Kayaks, SUP, pedal boat right there and easy to use. Water a little mucky but kids got over it and had fun jumping off platform while I watched from the deck. Campfire set up for us each night by hosts. One small bathroom and TV and Wi-Fi weren't the best but we would have spent less time enjoying our surroundings if they had been better. It's not high luxury, but I didn't want a suburban house on a lake. It really did feel like a different time and place - perfect to reset my brain. I recommend the bike path and donuts in Boulder Junction. Plenty of other stuff in area that we didnt get to. Maybe next time!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ann C.

24 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful vacation!

We really enjoyed our stay at Amazing Grace. The boathouse is immaculately clean, with a comfortable master bed, and a well stocked kitchen. Michael and Wanda are wonderful hosts. We really enjoyed using the fishing boat, paddle board, kayaks, and paddle boat. We enjoyed our stay in a very peaceful and beautiful spot.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Molly M.

19 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Weekend getaway

It was wonderful to get away to the north woods

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dylan D.

6 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Great experience

My wife and I couldn’t have asked for a better place to stay. Mike and Wanda went above and beyond to accommodate us. The view from the Boathouse was amazing. We fished, enjoyed the wildlife and relaxed.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020