Finding a 3 night rental in the summer on Sebago Lake is a tough fete but Steve got us in. Thanks Steve! We stayed at the Waterview Cottage- the cottage closest to the lake. I can say if you are looking for rustic and basic this is for you. We also thought it was a great price!
The layout: The owner lives in the office next to the private beach.
The lodge is across the street from the public beach (the lodge has a rec room that everyone can use... piano, foosball table, games, books, etc... My daughter liked it a lot!) There is a road that take you through the property that is lined with cottages.
Private beach: has an area roped off just for swimming. There are plastic reclining lawn chairs left out for patrons to use- there were probably about a dozen. Beware- rock city when you enter then you get to sand. They do have 2 canoe's and 2 paddleboats that are available for use plus life jackets too! Added plus! We had the place all to ourselves on an August Saturday morning. Quite pleasant.
The cottage we stayed in was a 2 bedroom. The master had a queen bed and we had a small 2nd bedroom with two bunk beds (with really nice mattress'.) My first thought walking in was this place is immaculate! Well kept! We had the basics... beds, fridge, stove, toaster, plates, pans, and towels. It's cozy. We had a nice enclosed deck with a table and a desk. I loved the clothes line- we used it everyday! We also had a charcoal grill available at our cottage. (Don't buy charcoal the owner said lots of people leave it behind so he hooked us up-lighter fluid too!)
My suggestion of things to bring:
(depending on how long you stay) Garbage bags
sponge
aluminum foil (helped us a lot in cooking)
large knives (to cut/chop with)
if you have kids there were no plastic cups
I have to tell you if you are looked to be out in the middle of nowhere- this isn't the place for you! The road is really busy even late into the evening. We were on the front porch at midnight and cars were still travelling through- and the headlights hit right into our porch table area. But taking into consideration how close we were to the water and having to carry the kids stuff there- it was good for us to be close. PLUS there is a general store (Gemmes) a very short walk away so it was easy to get there with a child. So we really did like the cottage and it's location.
Our only real complaint... the windows are old and swollen frames. The locks on the windows didn't really work. And the room with the most windows... the bunk bed area! I know it's Maine but as a parent I always like safety and security for my child. On top of that- the main cottage door lock did not fit!
The owner and his son were quite the duo! Super laid back (literally walks around barefoot all the time) and funny! The son... his hat was on point! read more