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Award Winning Home On Nelson Lake ~ 400 Feet Of Private Lakeshore!

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Dates

July 2025

August 2025

5 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location
Host

Exceptional

Entire home

5 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 123300 sq ft

Popular amenities

Dryer
Air conditioning
Washer
Fireplace
Barbecue grill

Explore the area

Hayward, WI

Nelson Lake
‪2 min walk‬
Hayward Lake
‪14 min drive‬
American Birkebeiner Trail
‪17 min drive‬

Room options

About the neighborhood

Hayward

This vacation home places you next to Nelson Lake and within a 15-minute drive of Smith Lake. The vacation home includes a kitchen, a fireplace, and a balcony.

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What's nearby

Nelson Lake - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
Hayward Lake - 14 min drive - 7.6 miles
Hayward Information Center - 14 min drive - 7.8 miles
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum - 15 min drive - 8.3 miles
American Birkebeiner Trail - 17 min drive - 6.3 miles

Getting around

Duluth, MN (DLH-Duluth Intl.) - 109 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬14 min drive
‪Louie's Bar and Bites - ‬13 min drive
‪El Tequila Mexican Restaurant - ‬15 min drive
‪Coop's Pizza - ‬13 min drive
‪Angler's Bar & Grill - ‬13 min drive

About this property

Entire place

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

Award Winning Home On Nelson Lake ~ 400 Feet Of Private Lakeshore!

This is a lovely, custom home that has won the ASID Design Contest and featured in Minneapolis/St.Paul Magazine. Designed to feel like a cozy Hampton’s Cottage, with lake views from every room.

Large adjacent screened gazebo for additional outdoor living. 5 bedrooms with 4 full baths. (3 bedrooms have their own sink in their room) Kitchen with marble island, breakfast area and a hearth stove surround (stove, refrigerator, microwave, trash compactor) 2 wood burning fireplaces and a gas fireplace. The two-story dining room with a dormer is perched above a panoramic view of beautiful Nelson Lake. Vaulted ceilings, charming dormers and a lovely skylight add unusual detail.

This serene private setting offers 400’ of private lakeshore. Wonderful fire pit next to the lake, a picnic table, perennial gardens all along shore pathways with a bench to enjoy those magnificent sunsets while listening to the call of the loons in the distance. Terrace and deck with a barbecue. Central air and heat throughout.

The vacation home is air-conditioned and features a kitchen, 4 bathrooms, and a balcony, and there's space to spread out with 5 bedrooms. Guests can expect to find a TV with a DVD player. Other standard amenities include a washing machine, a fireplace, and a coffee maker.

Property manager

SANDE RUD

Languages

English

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Outdoor Space

$662 nightly

Jul 23 - Jul 24

Total includes taxes and fees

Property amenities

Beach

On the beach

Ski

Cross-country skiing nearby

Internet

Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transportation

Car required
Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

Blender
Coffee/tea maker
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dishwasher
Electric kettle
Microwave
Oven
Refrigerator
Spices
Stovetop
Toaster

Bedrooms

5 bedrooms
Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

4 bathrooms
Bathtub
Hair dryer
Shower
Towels provided

Living spaces

Fireplace
Living room

Entertainment

Books
DVD player
Games
TV with cable/satellite channels
Video library

Outdoor areas

Balcony
Barbecue grill
Firepit
Garden

Laundry

Laundry facilities
Washing machine

Comfort

Air conditioning
Heating

Pets

No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

Smoke-free property
Note from host: ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING

Services and conveniences

Iron/ironing board
Phone

Location highlights

In the city center
Near a hospital
Near the marina
On a lake
On the waterfront

Things to do

Golf
Water park
Water sports equipment
Birdwatching nearby
Casino nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golfing nearby
Hiking/biking trails nearby
Horseback riding nearby
Jet skiing nearby
Motor boating nearby
Rafting nearby
Sailing nearby
Sledding nearby
Snowmobiling nearby
Swimming nearby
Water skiing nearby
Water tubing nearby
Wildlife walks 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 (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
Fire extinguisher
Deadbolt lock

General

Garden
Unit size: 3,300 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Minimum check-in age: 25

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

This property doesn't allow pets

Children and extra beds

Note from host: SUPERVISED CHILDREN WELCOME

Important information

You need to know

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

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 indicated there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock

This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

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

Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 25

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business.
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children. If you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room.
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited.
Onsite safety features include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a deadbolt lock.

Property is also known as

Award Winning Home ON Nelson Lake Cabin Hayward

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Award Winning Home Nelson Lake 400 Feet Private Lakeshore House

Award Winning Home Nelson Lake 400 Feet Private Lakeshore

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Frequently asked questions

What's there to see within easy reach of this vacation home?

This vacation home is located in Hayward, just steps from Nelson Lake. You'll also find Smith Lake and Little Round Lake within a short drive.

Will I be able to park at this vacation home?

Yes, there is a garage.

Is this vacation home next to a casino?

No, this vacation home is not connected to a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at this vacation home?

No, there is no indoor pool at this vacation home.

Is Award Winning Home On Nelson Lake ~ 400 Feet Of Private Lakeshore! a good place to stay for couples?

Amenities that appeal to couples at this beachfront vacation home include a fireplace and a kitchen along with a garden.

Are there hot tubs at Award Winning Home On Nelson Lake ~ 400 Feet Of Private Lakeshore! ?

No, this vacation home doesn't have a spa tub.

Does this vacation home provide breakfast?

No, this vacation home doesn't offer breakfast.

Does this vacation home allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets aren't allowed at this vacation home.

Are there connecting rooms at this vacation home?

No, there aren't connecting rooms at this vacation home.

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at Award Winning Home On Nelson Lake ~ 400 Feet Of Private Lakeshore! ?

Yes, every accommodation at Award Winning Home On Nelson Lake ~ 400 Feet Of Private Lakeshore! comes with a balcony with some featuring water views.

Award Winning Home On Nelson Lake ~ 400 Feet Of Private Lakeshore! Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Cheri A.

Jun 13, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Nelson Lake vaca

House was beautiful and comfortable. The lake location and sand beach were the best parts. Perfect for our young grandkids to fish, play and swim.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Tami M., Hayward Wi

Feb 10, 2025

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Naomi B.

Aug 21, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

A place to gather family

We had a wonderful week at this beautiful home! We have additional family on this lake, so it was awesome to find a home to rent on the same lake, that would accommodate us. It was a bit of a family reunion, and over the week we ranged in age from 3-78! The house accommodated us all! Nestled on a beautiful lot, the home is right on the water. The large kitchen and great deck allowed us to grill and enjoy meals together. We enjoyed the spacious lawn, playing outdoor games, watching the Olympics, playing many card games, and just being together in a very comfortable atmosphere. Our kids and grandkids love to waterski, wakeboard, tube, swim, etc., so a big portion of our week was spent on the water. Some also fished and enjoyed some success with that! :) We mostly ate at the house, but enjoyed the "real bakery" in town for some morning treats, and the trip down Main Street was a fun one. The coffee shop and grocery options are quite good. We had a couple of issues throughout our stay and the host was responsive in getting those sorted out. The outdoor gazebo was a wonderful spot to enjoy the outdoors and avoid the bugs! lol There are several beautiful arrangements and art pieces in the home, some of which we gently put in a closet for the week so that they were not a temptation to the little ones! We would definitely come back if the opportunity arises!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Carol C., Stillwater, MN

Aug 16, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Not Your Typical Lake Property

Very comfortable property. Plenty of room for 10 people of all ages. Bring your own "stuff" to play with, as this property requires it.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark and Donna M.

Jul 22, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Award winning home on Nelson lake

This is the second time we have stayed in this home. What a great setting! Easy access to the lake with a boat dock. Great place for fishing or kayaking. The owner is very friendly and addressed any need we had in a timely manner. Thanks again for a lovely place to spend with family!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trisha C.

Sep 18, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Family Getaway

We loved this property! Wonderful lake view, beautiful house with many rooms and decorated wonderfully! Enough bathrooms for all too!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul L.

Sep 8, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Family gathering

Great house for a large family. Large yard for backyard games. Great fire pit.

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark and Donna M.

Sep 5, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

2nd annual fishing and get away.

Beautiful place, perfect location, peaceful and serene. The owners were more than helpful with any need.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Jane C.

Jul 22, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Best Sunsets

One of the best locations on Nelson Lake. Beautiful house and enjoyed the screened gazebo. The lake was clean and nice shallow sandy area for the little one. Nice pier but the water too shallow for us to be able to dock our large boat. Fortunately, the boat launch is nearby. The location is also close to get to the atv trails. Parking good as we had both a boat and atv. The house was supplied with everything that we needed. It was a bit difficult getting in touch with the property manager as we had poor cell reception with our service and she was out of town which she did make us aware of. She was most helpful before our arrival. Upon our arrival there was a musty smell in the house. It aggravated those of us with allergies. After running dehumidifier and air conditioning it cleared up. Would be absolutely perfect if the carpeting would either be replaced or deep cleaned and the mattresses on the main floor in dire need of replacement. Still, we had a wonderful time.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn S.

Sep 8, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Terrific get away in a beautiful home and beautiful location

We had a wonderful two week stay. We hosted doctoral students from 4 states the first weekend. Then we had brothers and in-laws for a few days followed by adult grandchildren. Everyone appreciated having a spacious and scenic location to gather.

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Todd R.

Aug 6, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great house

The house, property, and location on the lake was great. The only downfall was that the house was not cleaned well at all. There were crumbs, hair, and dust throughout the house. We had to spend a few hours of our time to clean ourselves.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Wendy S.

Jul 5, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Nelson Lake House

We enjoyed staying here. The gazebo was our favorite spot to hang out any time of the day. Very peaceful. My suggestion for the main level of house is to remove some of the chandeliers and replace with ceiling fans. It was a hot week up there and the AC was running non stop…hard to keep this level cool. Especially at night for sleeping. Ceiling fans would help tremendously to circulate the air. The master bedroom upstairs should have some type of window coverings by bed and sink area. Sun comes up at 5:00am and it’s shining right in the bedroom. All in all we enjoyed ourselves sooooo much!!!! Wendy S.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Willliam M., Tomahawk

Jun 22, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful vacation home.

This vacation home is every bit as beautiful as the pictures. We chose this home for our annual fishing and relaxing trip for three senior couples. We found everything to be very clean and the furnishing to be vey comfortable. The bedrooms were spacious as were the bathrooms. We had lots of room on the decks for our coolers and fishing equiptment.The large gazebo was a great place to at, relax and enjoy the colorful sunsets and scenery. The neighbors and caretaker were all friendly and helpful. The large yard was great for parking our vehicles and trailers. The fishing on Nelson Lake and off of the dock was great. Thank You for a wonderful vacation.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer S.

Sep 7, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Family get away

Perfect house for a large group that wants to be together but also needs some space. The outdoor dining was phenomenal as well as the layout of the house. Would love to come again and enjoy a fire in the fireplace on crisp fall days

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Carol K.

Aug 30, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

August 2021

The home provided lots of options for the family for gathering. We loved the gazebo for meals. The little restaurant across the road had good pizza, the owners were fun. We also rented a pontoon went to where the sand bar is and had a nice lunch near there on the water.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Larry D.

Aug 28, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Slice of Heaven

We were looking for a quiet spot to have the whole family come stay if even for a couple days. All 3 of my boys and GF’s / one wife all got to enjoy this place during our weeks stay. Amazing location, large fire area, and the GAZEBO! Everyone agreed that this place was AWESOME!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mick N., Tomahawk,wi

Aug 21, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful home.

We had a group of 8 for a fishing and golf trip. The home is absolutely beautiful and the location was perfect. Thank you so much for allowing us to enjoy your home.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nancy N.

Aug 15, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Lake living at it’s finest!

The home and property was everything our family could have asked for. Three generations spent a week enjoying this beautiful home and location on Nelson Lake. Whether you are on the deck, the terrace, in the gazebo, the kitchen, dining room or living room the lake views are spectacular. The home is spacious and had everything we needed to settle in for a relaxing week. The grounds are beautiful and we enjoyed fishing and boating from the pier along with nightly bonfires in the fire pit.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Darci H.

Aug 3, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Lake Nelson Hayward

Definitely beautiful spacious property for family gatherings with special decoration touches. The Gazebo is a bonus for an outside gathering area. Couple of things to note, there is a resort across the street which caught us by surprise to hear out door music in the evening. Also garbage cans are small and if filled up expectation is to take garbage to the local dump. Be mindful it does costs $6 per container (we had 2) The dock area is well kept and nice sandy Beach area.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sherry P.

Jun 22, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful house, beautiful property.

We absolutely loved staying at the house. We had little children with us that love splashing in the water by the dock. We could not have asked for more enjoyable stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Clay M.

Jun 12, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Property and Manager

Great Lake Side Property. Very Clean and nice place. Property manager was excellent and followed up to make sure everything was good. Would highly recommend this place to anyone!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Patty B.

Jun 5, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Loeffler, Family Vacation . Tribute to OUR SISTER “JANET”

The House is Stunning,Beautiful we brought our Pontoon and Fishing boat we had our own private boat Launch. We would Highly Recommend this Property!!!!!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dan U.

Jan 7, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful Home, Cozy Winter Stay

This is a lovely, spacious and very well-kept home. It's on a point and has half of the tip and nearly all of one side of that point. So the setting is just beautiful. My wife and I stayed of Christmas, so there was no swimming involved! But we had a cozy stay - just a great getaway. And even if you mostly stay inside as we did, you have beautiful views from every room in the house. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Jody D.

Jan 6, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful place with plenty of room for a bigger family

Great property on a beautiful peninsula. Awesome access to ice fishing and sledding right out the door! Kids loved it!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Oct 30, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness

Fall MEA get-away

We stayed at this beautiful lake home for a long weekend in October. It was very quiet and peaceful on the lake. We enjoyed walks up the road and throwing rocks along the shore. We played catch in the huge yard and had a fire in the fire pit. It turned into a snowy weekend(!) so we only had one outdoor fire and enjoyed playing games indoors next to the indoor fireplace! This kitchen is well stocked with forks for roasting marshmallows, crockpot (which we used), tupperware, plenty of pans, dishes, and silverware for a crowd. There are also a couple puzzles and games. The kids were a little disappointed that the gazebo furniture was covered up for winter but it's totally understandable for the time of year--not like we could have enjoyed it on that frigid weekend! It would be a fantastic, screened-in space to hangout in nicer weather! There is tons of space inside and out and had everything we could need!

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020