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Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!

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Outdoor dining
TV
Interior
5 bedrooms, free WiFi, bed sheets
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Entire home

5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer
  • Parking available
  • Outdoor Space
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen

About this property

Entire place

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

Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!

Staying close to all the attractions for less!
Great place for your family and friends to all be together in a cabin close to all the activities and happenings of Okoboji! We are a very short distance (approximately 6-7 blocks) from beaches, restaurants, bars, and Arnolds Park amusement park. We are located across from a nature reserve, a block from the water (West Lake) and seconds from an amazing bike trail, not to mention 6 blocks from shopping at the Emporium, dining at area restaurants while enjoying the activities on the water. We are 2 blocks from Emerald Hills Golf Course! You are sure to enjoy the lakes area no matter your interest whether it is you and friends or family. Come enjoy the Great Lakes of Iowa in Okoboji!

This cabin/house is located across from a nature preserve and next to our seasonal RV park. You will enjoy a large front yard for activities, grilling, grill pit and patio. The Amenities of this cabin are move in ready for you to enjoy your time with family and friends!

Property manager

Alan Spencer

Property amenities

Internet

  • Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking
  • Car recommended

Kitchen

  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Paper towels
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchen island

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 5 bedrooms
  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • 3 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Soap
  • Shampoo
  • Towels provided
  • Toilet paper

Living spaces

  • Living room
  • Dining room

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite service

Outdoor areas

  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Firepit

Laundry

  • Washing machine and dryer
  • Near laundromat

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Location highlights

  • On the lake
  • Near a hospital

Things to do

  • Water park
  • Fitness facilities nearby
  • Marina nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Theme parks nearby
  • Scuba diving nearby
  • Parasailing nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector installed (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector installed (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are 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 indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
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 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

We should mention

A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Your Family Friends Stay Heart Okoboji/arnolds Park House
Your Family Friends Stay Heart Okoboji/arnolds House
Your Family Friends Stay Heart Okoboji/arnolds Park
Your Family Friends Stay Heart Okoboji/arnolds Park House
Your Family Friends Stay Heart Okoboji/arnolds House
Your Family Friends Stay Heart Okoboji/arnolds Park
Your Family Friends Stay Heart Okoboji/arnolds
Your Family Friends Stay in the Heart of Okoboji/arnolds Park

About the neighborhood

Map
Arnolds Park, IA

What's nearby

  • West Okoboji Lake - 7 min walk
  • Arnolds Park - 19 min walk
  • East Okoboji Lake - 4 min drive
  • 'Boji Splash Indoor Waterpark Okoboji - 5 min drive
  • Okoboji Summer Theatre - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) - 102 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Taco House - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Hutt Bar & Grill - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Okoboji Store - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪West O Beer - ‬19 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park!?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park! located?

Situated on a lake, this vacation home is within a 10-minute walk of Emerald Hills Golf Course and West Okoboji Lake. Arnolds Park and Lower Gar State Recreation Area are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Your Family Vacation Starts Here, Less than a Mile from Arnold's Park! Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 64 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 64 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 64 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 64 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 64 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

2.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tanner B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great Stay
Great space and plenty of room. Great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brad H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice and quiet.
Very quiet area during our stay
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Olson fun
Nice place good location
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Golf stay
6 guys stayed. Really comfortable and close to emerald hills.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pat D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lady Golfers
Met our needs. Plenty of beds and bathrooms. Close to all golf courses.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pat R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Unexpected pleasure!
This house met, and in many ways, exceeded all of our needs; thanks!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elaine S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect house, big and clean
The upstairs rooms are huge and worked out great for cooking, eating and playing games. Used the outdoor table to eat too and fire pit one evening. Three bedrooms downstairs are fine to sleep. All three bathrooms were updated and very nice. Couldn't ask for more..so glad this was our place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Shelley A.

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stay if you want be in a campground
We checked in at 4pm and the place was a mess. No one had been there to clean. I place was very dated and is in the campground with very little parking for several families to stay. The rooms are not as they look in the pictures. Upstairs 1 room with king bed, and 1 room with 2 queen beds is right. In the advertised pictures they just change the pictures and bed spreads to make it look like more rooms. The 3 bedrooms in the basement each had a full size bed with little walking room and no headboard or nightstands. This place was a step up from staying a camper in a close quarter campers. I give this place a negative 10!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeff B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Missed stay
We were scheduled to stay here but ended up with a family emergency and weren’t able to make it happen. Maybe another time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Janice R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Siblings Retreat
We had a great time. We left a list of suggestions that we thought would be helpful for future guests. We are probably ‘unusual guests’ in that we enjoy being together, cook, bake, play lots of games n stay at the house for the most part. Thank you, Alan, for responding to my ‘issues’ and bringing a new grill. I hope you have a great season!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jon W.

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Misrepresention of listing
Part of the house was the office for the adjacent RV park- information on the house did not disclose that the home was part of an RV park. Lower level bedrooms were dark, smelled and musty. Dishwasher did not work. Beds in one upstairs bedroom had uncomfortable beds.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Sonja

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, communication
We arrived to a clean property after having to wait to check in past the check in time. The property is located in an RV park and has a small, unkept yard. The patio was dirty and unkept with branches all over. It is not secluded at all, nor is it safe for children. The pictures were deceiving about the location of the property. The location is very busy located on a busy road and also with a road circling the house for any tenants to use. The house is not in walking distance of businesses or beaches. The house itself was clean. The kitchen faucet and dishwasher barely worked. We struggled to find information as there was no booklet or information left in the house for Wi-Fi login, remotes, checking out requirements, and garbage information. Parking spots were unclear. The host responded once in a while. We contacted owner about grill and remotes. One grill did not work and was not hooked up. For the amount of money spent to stay, we felt the information for booking was misleading.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Katie B., Nederland

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
Okoboji Family Reunion
We rented this place out because of the number of people that could stay. We were able to sleep 8 adults and a handful of kids very comfortably. The location was great. It’s within minutes of the amusement park, water park, and beaches. The property manager was communicative and kind. Although we enjoyed our stay we were disappointed in the cleanliness of the place. The floors were very dirty. The kids feet were all black within minutes of taking their shoes off. There were dishes in the dishwasher, liquid and some trash in the bottom of the trash can under the bag, and crust on the “clean dishes”. There was also a leak under kitchen sink from a loose connection. My husband was able to fix it and we were able to sop up the water. There was a huge patch of mold on the downstairs bathroom ceiling. We made the property manager aware of these things and he did come by to check it out and was very apologetic. All that being said it was a frustrating having to clean up after a long drive. I would say, if they up their cleaning game a bit, this is a perfect spot for a large family gathering.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Brad H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great area
2 years in a row been great
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice atmosphere
We enjoyed our stay
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Cozy Stay close to Arnold’s Park
We loved it! We already booked a return trip. Very cozy!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monica S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location and nice property
We were late to planning and had only a couple options with 5 bedrooms to accommodate our full family. The property was great! I was a little concerned reading the reviews but it was great! Very clean! There were dehumidifiers in the basement to avoid any damp basement smell mentioned by others. We had a small issue with the air conditioning and left a phone message for the owner. He was at the door in 10 minutes!!! And quickly fixed the issue. The house sits right along the road but is primarily bike and golf cart traffic. We had ample parking and there is. Spot Long the road the was easy to park the boat. We were able to walk to Arnold’s park and the beach on quiet back roads. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Kim V.

Disliked: Communication, location, listing accuracy
Not as it looks in pictures
The property is in a RV court which is not listed on the description. The outdoor fire pit and patio area is very small and beside a busy road.. this property did not give a good depiction and the inside of the cabin is very dark. It could improve on cleanliness and the beds are not very comfortable . Many of the doors are warped, and do not close..one of the gas grills was not hooked up and the other was very dirty. I would not recommend this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Paula A.

Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Location
Misleading listing
The main problem with the listing is that it is misleading. It does say that it is located next to an RV park, but does not reveal that there are RV's surrounding the house (literally within feet). One end of the house is the office to the RV park, and there is very little outdoor space. The only outdoor space available is pictured - a small porch and fire pit - and it is just a few feet from a fairly busy road. So, if you are looking for privacy and outdoor space, this place is not for you. Also, the house, especially the basement, was extremely damp and musty. This may have been worse because of the very wet summer that Iowa has had, but it made especially the basement unpleasant. All the doors in the basement were difficult or impossible to close because of the swelling due to the moisture. We usually do a lot of our own cooking on vacations, and the pots and pans at the house were not adequate for cooking family dinners. Otherwise, the house was clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chase R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location!
House fit our needs well and is great property just a block from the lake. Beds were all comfortable and two rooms upstairs are huge. Would stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kris B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Okobji
Great place! Everything was perfect except the pillows on the beds need to be replaced. Otherwise it’s a great place.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Thomas O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Family place
Nice for family we had 3 families park is nice for kids
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

michelle h.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Nice place and easy to get to
Nice house and plenty of room!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Robert V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Enjoyed our stay
It was OK.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Tonya B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Okoboji Family Vacation
This cabin was very clean and just the right size for our family. Only downfall is that it wasn't near as close to walking distance to shops and restaurants. Overall, a great place to stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022