I stayed here with my partner and two friends visiting from Germany in the fall of 2011. We chose it because it's close to the entrance to Algonquin Park. It's right off the highway, so easy to find but also not very private or quiet, since you're completely exposed to the road and can hear the cars passing. The owners run a gas station/convenience store across the street, which is where you go to check-in and pay. They also live on the property.
The beach area was nice, even though it was too cold to swim, we did hang out here for some time. They had a big playground, so it's kid-friendly. They also had horseshoes and lots of non-motorized watercrafts for guests to enjoy free of charge, which was nice. We went canoeing, something my German friends really revelled in.
We stayed in Cabin 5, which I later discovered was older and smaller than some of the other cabins. It has that cabiny-feel from the pine walls and ceiling, but the bedrooms were barely big enough for the double beds in them and it was just cramped with 4 adults in there. The doors to the bedroom and washroom were thin too so you can hear everyone's business. At the time I thought this was par for the course but upon reviewing their website later I realized they had some bigger, newer cabins in the same price range. There were only one or two other parties staying there while we were there so I'm not sure what the logic was in putting us in the cabin with the smaller rooms. Maybe less cleaning?
I especially would have appreciated it the bedrooms didn't have graffiti carved into the walls. Made me feel like I was back at overnight camp as a kid.
In front of each cabin is a little campfire area which is nice but again, it's not at all private. You're sitting next to the private road that leads to the cottages. Good view of the lake though. On our first night there, the owner had a huge bonfire out near the beach and another couple visiting from the US came and sat with us by the fire. It was nice to look at the stars and listen to the loons, but of course you can do this at any cottage on a lake in this part of Canada.
Overall 2.5 stars, rounded up because I'm nice and this is their first review. I had a good time, but likely because I love seeing my friends and it was off-season, so the resort was quiet. The accommodations were too small and the cabins too close together with no trees between them for me to enjoy returning during the busier summer season. read more