Cabin

Cozy Lakeview Chalet

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A log cabin interior with a stone fireplace, leather sofa, dining table, and chairs.
Property video
A wooden cabin interior with a dining area, kitchen, and a sliding glass door leading to a deck.
Interior
A cabin with a deck, surrounded by dense forest and a clear sky.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Kitchenette
  • Barbecue
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Wadena, IA
  • Place, Brush Creek Canyon State Park
    ‪19 min drive‬
  • Place, Volga River State Recreation Area
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Place, Backbone State Park
    ‪33 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bunk Bed

First floor bedroom

2 Large Single Sofa Beds

Loft

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Main Floor Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Wadena

Located in Wadena, this cabin is on a river. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Volga River State Recreation Area and Echo Valley State Park, while Montauk Historical Site and Carter House Museum are cultural highlights. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking, power boating and fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking.
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Map
Wadena, IA

What's nearby

  • Brush Creek Canyon State Park - 19 min drive - 20.3 km
  • Volga River State Recreation Area - 24 min drive - 22.9 km
  • Echo Valley State Park - 25 min drive - 27.8 km
  • Backbone State Park - 33 min drive - 41.3 km
  • Pikes Peak State Park - 48 min drive - 70.8 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Barney's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Chapala - ‬14 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Cozy Lakeview Chalet pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 4 total) with a maximum weight of up to 453 kg per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Cozy Lakeview Chalet?

As of 2 November 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Cozy Lakeview Chalet on 25 April 2027 start from NZ$1,929, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Cozy Lakeview Chalet?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Cozy Lakeview Chalet?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Cozy Lakeview Chalet?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Cozy Lakeview Chalet located?

Situated on a river, this cabin is 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Volga River State Recreation Area and within 16 miles (25 km) of Echo Valley State Park and Glovers Creek Fish & Wildlife Area. Montauk Historical Site and Keystone Bridge are also within 20 miles (32 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 55 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 55 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 55 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 55 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 55 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great cabin, very clean with beautiful views. We really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy Chalet

Great location and accomodations!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cabon was great, we really got the quiet and peacefull time we were hoping. Fairly short drive to nice state parks in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Easy check-in. Perfect quiet getaway for our fam.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cabin by the lake

Everything about this cabin was great! We definitely will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very clean cute cabin. Comfortable to sleep 4.

Wonderful experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 4 November 2021
Thank you so much for staying and supporting small business I hope you can return soon.... Thanks again
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This property was clean, reasonably-priced, and spacious. It was also remarkably peaceful. A good place to bring your family. Plenty of room to park your vehicles. The property owner was real easy to get along with and left clear instructions for those staying at the property.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful and relaxing, highly recommend!!

Very quiet and relaxing. Truly a home away from home on the waters edge! Very few bugs and able to relax on the deck after dark or before the dun comes up if you are a
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Great little getaway for my family of 4 and small dog! Will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good times

Nice place. Great host!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 18 March 2024
Thanks again and please return.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

Great location for peace and quiet. The place was clean and the owner was prompt. And the fishing was excellent as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay!

This is a Great property, the accommodations were great, the host was great at answering questions a providing a nice quiet place to stay! We will be back! Thank you Andy for the Hospitality!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 2 July 2023
Nice meeting you, Thanks so much for Staying and the Great review. I hope you can return soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Property!

The check-in was extremely easy. The cabin was clean and comfortable for our family. The host was very accommodating and communicated with us throughout our stay. The pond was great, lots of fun fishing for the kids! We had a great time and we will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet getaway

We enjoyed our stay! It was a quiet and peaceful few days. We enjoyed being able to use the kayaks and paddle boat to do some fishing. It was a great, relaxing time!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family weekend

We had a great time unplugging in this cozy cabin with beautiful views. The boys had fun kayaking and I enjoyed taking walks around the pond.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun, relaxing and peaceful!

Andy is fantastic! Very friendly, easy to get hold of and very helpful! I will be definitely be booking another stay!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 29 July 2021
How can I argue with that? 😊 Thank you so much for the kind review And supporting small business.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cabin stay!

Had a great family trip to the cabin! Andy was a great host. Great location to visit the little towns and explore Backbone! Caught an almost 6# bass in the pond!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful cabin with lovely scenery and a nice quiet are. Plenty nearby to visit and do. The only slight negative is we didn’t bring a ton of blankets (so bring yours!!). Other than that, this is going to become a regular trip for us. Andy is awesome.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxed

It was peaceful and calm....
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay!

We brought the family here to give them a taste of the country. Andy is very friendly and helpful. We loved our stay!! Even the kids who were going through WiFi withdrawals, said they would have liked to have stayed longer. I would not recommend this property for small children, though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 5 August 2021
I'm assuming they wouldn't recommend the property for small children because of the spiral staircase. And not the playground equipment or the sandpiles to play on or the nature trails or the fishing or the outdoors or the wildlife life or the sunshine and fresh air?😊
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very good

Nice cabin. The only negative is the proximity with the camping area. No so quiet specially at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 28 July 2020
It is Very quiet and Peaceful there 98% of the time The campers are 200 plus yards away from this cabin and are mainly used on weekends. The noise was from the large group I had staying at the other cabin which also brought some campers out so there was a lot of activity those 2 nights with people driving and walking back-and-forth and your dog was barking at everyone who passed by which didnt help. But to say that it is not quiet at night is not accurate or consistent 98% of the time.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Andy does great job, fishing was great even though temps in the 90's. Campers are all vary quiet don't even no there aound. Cabins air works great!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in
Disliked: Location

Fishing weekend

No range, no TV or Wifi made for a disappointing weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 15 November 2022
I'm sorry to read your review. In the description I advertise those cabin specifically as having no TV or no Wi-Fi to just Unplug for a while. But I am considering making that change. I suggest next time you rent the other cabin with the full size appliances and other amenities. And If you all return for another visit I'll give you a discount. Thanks
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful and cozy!

To celebrate my husband's retirement, we sought a peaceful place with a pond to overlook. Because our stay was during week in September very few neighbors. This location was just what we desired. Loved listening to the nighttime owls, geese and coyotes as we enjoyed our fires at night. Enjoyed use of kayak and paddleboat. Because our stay was during week in September very few neighbors. Good comfy bed!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 1 October 2022
Thank you for your kind review and accentuating the positives. I'm sure there were a few minor issues that could have been improved and some guests concentrate on the negatives when giving a review, but not you. I really appreciate you concentrating on the positive points of your stay and I hope you can return. Thank you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great little place

We had a great time exploring this part of the state. You were supposed to call upon arrival but we had zero cell reception (Boost/Sprint) so we could not properly check in. We learned that Strawberry Point was the nearest place we had signal. That was the only hiccup. If you're looking for off grid peace and quiet this place is for you. We drove and hiked at the near by parks and did a little fishing in the lake. We would return
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 18 June 2022
Thanks so much for staying and I hope you can return soon. I'm sorry about your cell service. I've had people get 4 bars there with Verizon and there is a US cell a half mile away but, Thanks again so much for this stay and supporting small business.
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