I had a good experience, but not an outstanding experience. Our room was very clean and they…read morerecently remodeled part of the hotel. The pool was large and very clean. The hot tub was great when it worked. The first day the hot tub was open then the next it was closed and then it was opened and then closed for two more days. They don't have breakfast here, but there is one breakfast place walkable from hearthside and one right down the street. Overall a very nice hotel.

Great spot for a wonderful weekend of snowmobiling. Hot coffee, fireplace in the lobby, and clean…read morerooms. Plus, pull your car or your slid right up to the door. This is where I'm coming next time. I'm in the area.

we've stayed at the resort for the past five years. We love it! The cabins are immaculate. The…read moreresort is lakeside with a wonderful beach area. You can rent pontoon boats right there. They have kayaks, canoes, paddle boats for complimentary use. The resort is located in the heart of the Northwoods, with a cute downtown, restaurants, and plenty of hiking trails. It's a great family resort run by a wonderful family! Looking forward to many more beautiful visits!

The staff was perfect! Brooke was engaging and friendly. The rooms were clean and comfortable. My…read morewife and I will definitely be visiting again in the near future.

I just got back from spending a week at Gypsy Villa with four other families, and we had a great…read moretime. This is a classic mid-century Wisconsin cabin experience. If you're looking for luxury, or a contemporary resort experience, this is definitely not your place. Service: I would describe the service we received as very competent. It's a family run business, and they've been doing it for decades. The phone was answered when we needed it to be answered. The reservations were fulfilled without any issues. Dean, the manager, only has one additional person on staff, but he knows how to make it all work. It's a little eccentric, when compared to a more corporate resort experience, but that's how a family run hospitality business can be. Location: Staying on an island was really fun. No cars or roads obviously, and not even many foot trails. A lot of peace and quiet. A bit of planning is needed to get everything and everyone out to the island, but we saw it as an adventure. Our group is all about being on the water, so for us being on the Eagle River chain of lakes was amazing. We brought two wake/surf boats, and also rented two pontoon boats from Gypsy Villa. The pontoons were old, rudimentary, and noisy, but they always got us where we needed to go. The chain of lakes is bigger than our group could ever see in a week. We spent the majority of our days on Cranberry Lake busy with watersports, and took the pontoons out to dinner three times. It was great having dining options available by boat ride. Facilities: The cabins are all 50 to 60 years old, including the décor. They were clean and fully functional. Most in our group were fine with their beds, some weren't. We all had hot water. The kitchen appliances were dated, but they worked fine. I had hot coffee every morning. Plenty of cookware and utensils. The TVs are old, but we never turned them on anyway. Overall, we all enjoyed the funky cabins. We stayed in the Executive Cabin, and it was generally good. It has a big screen porch that we were able to seat 17 people in for dinner one rainy evening. An odd characteristic of the cabin was that the vaulted ceiling is open between the two downstairs bedrooms, with the wall only going up to 8 feet. My wife and I were in one room, and our teenage son was in the other. Weird. The only real complaint from our group about the facility was that there isn't a fire pit at every cabin. That really should be changed. Having a well designed fire pit next to the water at each cabin should not be too great of a risk to manage. The game room is a total time warp, with all the "video games" being from the 1980's. The pool table worked fine. Everything takes quarters. The kids hung out there when it rained a couple times, but it's not a destination. We used the tennis/basketball court every day for pickleball (we brought our own equipment). Overall: "Up North" resorts with cabins on the shoreline of a Wisconsin lake are from a bygone time. They're like the lodging version of a vintage supper club. It's an experience that's not for everyone, or even most people today. With fewer and fewer people spending their vacation time in places like this, these resorts are disappearing. What this means from a quality stand point is that they've typically not been updated in years, and won't stand up to contemporary resort expectations. But, it has a rustic charm that my friends and I grew up with, and we're really very happy we can still find it, and share it with our kids. Gypsy Villa has rustic charm in spades. At the end of the week everyone wanted to start planning our return next summer.

My husband and I and our two little girls recently stayed here for a long weekend. We had an…read moreincredible time. The lake was clean and beautiful. The town was charming and quaint. The cabin was clean and comfortable. Yes, the decor was a little vintage, but I can appreciate that style. Very private! So much lake shore to ourselves! Owners seemed very accommodating. Overall, we had a great time and would come again!

I've been coming to the N Woods since the 60's but never stayed at Froelich's before. It's Labor…read moreDay weekend. We are the only ones in the Lodge. The lodge is definitely a step back in time to the 60's/70's. But VERY clean and neat and comfortable! Will stay here again. No TV in the room... if you don't like it, don't come to the North Woods. We should all be outside enjoying the woods anyway. Pleasant lady running the lodge. I have no complaints.

I love to trip up here when I get the opportunity. Staying in the cabins is the way to go. It's…read moresimple and just what you need. The scenery and Plum Lake is beautiful! Also the staff are beyond nice.

I stayed at the Homestead cottage over Memorial Day weekend. It was my first time there, but my…read morefamily has been going there twice a year for fourteen years. It is a rather quiet locale, with only the occasional loud boaters and barky dogs at whom to make disapproving faces. The cottage we were in had a rather sloped backyard leading to the lake. It wasn't a difficult climb for me, but I could imagine anyone with mobility issues having a more trying time of it, especially considering there are no stairs. The TVs were plentiful (living room, bar area, bedrooms, even a bathroom), but they don't seem to all get the same channels. They did have a good enough variety of them, though. We even had a Bose radio (the one from the commercials) that put out some decent sound. Be sure to bring your own bedding (they charge extra if you use theirs... don't ask me why) and paper goods. They had a decent supply of plates, serving dishes, bowls, silverware, steak knives, and (most importantly) a corkscrew. The lake itself is oddly shaped, but that makes for more interesting boating excursions. Fishing off of the dock right behind the house yielded some bluegill, a perch, a couple of bass, and a few northern. Fishing from a boat resulted in one muskie. The water near the shore isn't too weedy, but it's also not very deep (about 3 feet at the end of the pier). I have AT&T, and I was able to get 4-5 bars of phone reception and a fine GPS signal, but practically no data signal. The iPhone said it had access to "E" (Edge) data, but about 80% of the time whatever I was trying to do would time out, and that was from the "good" spot near the dining table. There is wifi available at the main area, from what I understand, and also at many nearby shops/coffee places/bars. The ones that do typically advertise with signs. The closest grocery store is pretty high priced, especially for weekender gear, so try not to forget anything important. Cathy's ice cream is a nice place to go on a warmer day, since it's nearby and has covered outdoor seating. The coffee shop next door to it also has wifi, if you buy something from them first.

Our family of 15, 7 adults and 8 kids (all under 12), were warmly welcomed to Jacksons. The…read moreGrandview cabin was great! lots of room for the kids and adults. Close to the lake, great boat docks - perfect for fishing for the kids. The swimming area has a slow slope for our little ones to enjoy the water too. The older kids loved the swimming to the raft. Also, there is a great playground and soccer/grass space we definitely took advantage of. The water was great, we brought a small fishing boat and kayaks, all were well used during the week. Great experience over all, can't wait to book again for next year!

this came across my feed and decided to update it. When we were last there, the water was horrible…read moreand they doubled down telling us; Why can't we drink it because they do? At the minimum they should've given us a discount or provided bottled water but they didn't. Their service level is bottom feeder level. They're trying to sell the place at least they were a couple years ago and they're just doing a money grab and don't care about service. I wanna expose these people for who they are, which is not taking any responsibility and making everything the fault of their guests. We went to this place for over 10 years in a row with declining service every year. This was the final straw. Even if they fixed it, which they probably did this tells you who they are. I got to home water testing kit, spending over $200 on a device and the iron measured 586 per million and they lied and said it was less than 20. look at the photos, they do not lie.

The three star review was not our experience, at all. We agree that the property is very clean. We…read morevisited there with children and grandchildren for several years. A great swimming area for young children, nice fishing for all, and lots of other things to do, both on the resort and in the local area. The owners are very nice and were attentive to our needs. A wonderful place for a family-oriented North Woods vacation, at a very reasonable price. Jim D

Went on a Friday night and was told it would be an hour wait which was fine. Went and had a drink…read moreon the patio which was nice .After an hour went to check and was told it would be a few minutes despite all of the empty tables. After two hours went to the hostess again and was told that only the buffet was available not the menu. When we told them it was unacceptable we were told it's the Northwoods . There whole system of handing out playing cards and no paging was ridiculous. The time the hostess spent looking for the cards (used instead of names) could have been spent clearing tables and getting people seated faster. We needed up at Lumpys and were seated in served quickly. Do not recommend this place and was very disappointed

There just isn't enough staff and what there is is very slow. Can't review the food because after…read more20 at the table and nobody came by with water or even acknowledged we were there, we gave up. Will give it another chance.

Leave it to the NorthWoods. Who'd a thunk you'd find an…read moreAUTOMATED HOTEL way the heck up here in God's Country. I'd more expect something like this in Japan, where the standard of modernization is 15 years ahead of the West. Well. You make your reservations, and they give you a door code. Don't try on getting in until the exact moment of check-in time. Even at check-in time the code didn't work, 'cos they forgot a line on the instructions printed on the door. Lucky the pleasant Owners were there to tip us off. It's a nice, old-style Motor Lodge. Single floor. No restaurant. No vending machines either. Make sure you get your beverages and snacks before returning to the Hotel. Your code is your key to get in the front door, AND to get in your room. The place is comfy and clean-the rooms were fine. Decent mattresses and pillows. No phones in the rooms, either. It's a little creepy, though, knowing there isn't a front desk. I didn't see anyone else other than the folks in our party, even though there were other cars in the lot. It's REAL quiet and still in the North North, weird for a city boy like me, but once you tamp down that wilderness anxiety, the clean air and forest vibe is a recipe for fine sleep. And, oh yes. Make sure you get your ass packed up and out of the place BEFORE the checkout time, 'cos your code will NOT work after that time. A strange but ultimately fine stay. Throwing 5... epilogue: Ignore the horseshit about the owners being rude,etc.. This is a small independent Hotel made for people to sleep and bathe in. It's not the Waldorf-Astoria. There is no concierge, and no one to be a servant for you. There's no on-site staff to answer your whims. It's pretty bare-bones and there are charges for the few frills available. Slow down, go with the flow, read the rules (they're posted right when you walk in) follow them, and you'll have a good night's rest. The Owners are good decent folks,

I booked a room for two nights. My plans changed and I made sure to cancel a full 48 hours in…read moreadvance. No refund, not even a partial refund. It was 72 hours advance notice. This was not even (by their own admission) their busy season. So 72 hours is flat out rude. Never book here.