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Dog & kid friendly! Backyard fishing! Boat slip! Kayaks! Dedicated workspace!

Lakefront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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The Cozy Cove is calling you! Do you hear it? It’s a a quiet safe lakeside home
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Property grounds

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 10162.6 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Tool, TX
  • Place, Cedar Creek Reservoir
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Richland Chambers Reservoir
    ‪41 min drive‬
  • Place, First Monday Trade Days
    ‪48 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

2 Queen Beds

Living Room 1

1 Double Sofa Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo

Spaces

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

About this property

Dog & kid friendly! Backyard fishing! Boat slip! Kayaks! Dedicated workspace!

Lake stays are meant to be long and relaxing--listen to the birds while you sit lakeside and sip your morning coffee. Work from home with our dedicated workspace and great WiFi. Enjoy our low weekday rates with generous seven or thirty day discounts. Experience all the best vacation memories with your friends--sleepovers with the cousins, early morning fishing, playing games and spending evenings by the fire—even the dogs will be happy! Lake vacations--aren't they the best!

There's plenty of room to park cars in the carport and your boat or trailer fits beside the house. The POA boat launch is just a two minute walk from the house and is next to their safe swimming area. Once launched, park your boat in the boat slip in our backyard. Sit under our umbrella and catch catfish in our cove or launch our kayaks (four of them) or our paddle board right there. We have lifejackets in a brown chest by the back porch.

We've got great WiFi and a huge TV for your enjoyment and you can use your favorite apps like Netflix and Disney. We’ve filled the house with games, toys, books, movies, lawn games, puzzles and everything we could squeeze in, making it the best place on the lake for family fun.

Group meals are especially nice at our huge dining table! Seating for 10 or more! For casual meals, there are tables in the sunroom and on the porch. We have a high chair for your baby, plus baby gates, a pack-n-play and changing table equipment for your wee ones.

You'll find our kitchen fully equipped with all the appliances you'll need plus the gas grill on the porch. Bring your telescope for nighttime stargazing from our upper deck or make S’mores by the fire. You'll want to book at least a week to experience all the fun!

There's great restaurants just a mile north of our home. “Fig’s Backyard," $$ and "Fig's Steak House" $$$$ (figssteakhouse.com). South of us are “Gab’s Sandwich Shop,” and there’s take out pizza and other fast food at The Dragon Mart and Wingman Pizza at the Valero station. Another favorite restaurant is “The Whistlestop Restaurant and Bar” $$ (Whistlestop.net) in Trinidad. It’s worth the trip!

Visit area attractions like Whatz-Up Fun Park (whatzup.net), Tip Top Lanes Bowling (facebook.com/TipTopLanes) and Cedar Creek Brewery (www.cedarcreekbrewery.com) in Seven Points.

Check out local wineries, "Triple N Ranch Winery" (triplenranchwinery.com) just south in Trinidad and Sugar Ridge Winery, (www.sugarridgewinery.com) near the quaint city of Ennis.

Take time to shop and dine in The Best Little Market Street in Texas in Mabank. (mabankmarketstreet.com/search). Enjoy a day trip to adorable Ennis, the Blue Bonnet Capital of Texas (bluebonnettrail.org). Experience the World's Largest Flea Market in Canton (firstmondaycanton.com). Daily necessities and casual shopping are just across the lake in Gun Barrel City. Or if it’s sophisticated shopping you’re looking for, it’s just an hour away in Dallas.

Check out the area's motor cross tracks, Underground MX Park,(ugmxpark.com) and The Pit MX Track in Tool.

Buy a ticket for the car races nearby at Cedar Creek Dragway (cedarcreekdragway.com), Big O Speedway (bigospeedway.com) or Texas Motorplex (texasmotorplex.com). Or take in a professional baseball or football game in DFW.

Bring your bicycle or motorcycle to enjoy our scenic and quiet lake country roads or explore the area on horseback at one of the many stables in the area.

If you're hosting a retreat or a reunion and need additional housing, consider combining another nearby vacation home for a lovely vacation for a larger group, making your event even sweeter!

There's so much fun to do! What are you waiting for?

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Pack-n-play, high chair, safety gates, toddler cot
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)
House trained only. Home has a small fenced area.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
Turn the thermostat up to 85 in summer or down to 55 in the winter.
Ensure the upstairs air conditioner is OFF if used during your stay.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Please treat our home and our neighbors like your own with respect at all times. On departure, please follow the check out rules posted on the fridge.
POA rules do not allow fireworks anywhere except at the POA boat launch area. Please restrict them to July 4th and New Years celebrations.
Have fun! Our goal is for you to thoroughly enjoy your stay and come back often. Please contact us with any questions, suggestions or complaints.

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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
Property Registration Number 32084230336-00001

About the area

Tool

Located in Tool, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Cedar Creek Country Club and Tara Vineyards and Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Purtis Creek State Park and Cedar Creek Reservoir. Travelling with kids? Consider Whatz-Up Family Fun Park and East Texas Arboretum. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing, kayaking and waterskiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding.
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Tool, TX

What's nearby

  • Cedar Creek Reservoir - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Trinity Valley Community College - 33 min drive - 53.1 km
  • Richland Chambers Reservoir - 41 min drive - 53.1 km
  • First Monday Trade Days - 48 min drive - 63.1 km
  • Navarro College - 52 min drive - 67.8 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Chili's Grill & Bar - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Casey's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Figs Backyard Bar & Grill - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Hector's Mexican Restaurant - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Dog & kid friendly! Backyard fishing! Boat slip! Kayaks! Dedicated workspace! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Dog & kid friendly! Backyard fishing! Boat slip! Kayaks! Dedicated workspace!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Dog & kid friendly! Backyard fishing! Boat slip! Kayaks! Dedicated workspace!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Dog & kid friendly! Backyard fishing! Boat slip! Kayaks! Dedicated workspace! located?

This family-friendly Tool holiday home is located on the waterfront, steps from Cedar Creek Reservoir and within 6 mi (10 km) of Whatz-Up Family Fun Park and Optimist Park. Flag Lake and Tom Finley Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

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9.0/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jodi G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our hosts were kind and prompt. We enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jon S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a easy check in and the house was very nice we had enough room for my family we had fun seeing each other and worked really good with our dog thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

About the host

Hosted by Blane & Joan Wollschlager

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As kids, we grew up either on the lake or close to one so some of our best memories revolve around time spent near the water. We wanted that lifestyle for our own family, so we created this place to share with our two children, their spouses and their four children who range from pre-school to college.

We cater to families and gatherings of friends who want a true "lake vacation." Our local HOA includes folks who live there full time, so we've chosen to keep the peace with them. We'd rather not hear them tell us of huge loud parties with cars parked up and down the road we share. If that happens, we could lose the opportunity to make our lake home available to others. So we hope you'll make this a FUN Zone and not a PARTY Zone. We would hope our lake home becomes a place your family will look forward to returning to year after year--because there isn't anything better than that, is there?

Happy Camping!

Why they chose this property

The Cozy Cove is on the west side of Cedar Creek Lake where the cities of Seven Points & Tool have worked hard to improve their communities. Tool carefully monitors & regulates their vacation rentals & recently added a public park & new City Hall. They’ve expanded area business opportunities like the two new Fig’s restaurants a mile from our home. Tool’s local greenhouse has also recently expanded.

Our home is in Cedarcrest Shores POA. They strictly enforce their rules, making the area both safe & enjoyable for everyone. They provide a safe swimming area & boat launch for residents & guests, making your stay feel like your home away from home.

We love the little cove just behind our home where fish are often caught. Anglers can pull their boats into our boat slip and walk straight to the house.

We love to sit on the porch in the mornings and evenings and listen to the birds. We have an upper deck as well, lovely for stargazing or private conversations
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Sport fans enjoy the big screen TV and great WiFi, allowing them to sign into their favorite TV apps. We also have a gas grill to making barbecues easy.

Everyone loves the birdsong & the quiet solitude of the back porch. There’s a
fully stocked kitchen & a HUGE dining table that seats 10, plus smaller tables in the breakfast room & porch.

Kids love the loft upstairs where they can plug their own video games into the mounted TV. The bedroom & hang out space has a full ensuite bath with shower & a walk in closet for children's toys & books.

We've filled the shelves with puzzles, games & toys. There's space for 10 to sleep (Use the queen sofa bed or blow up mattresses ) if you need to adjust the sleeping spaces.

What makes this property unique

Whatz-Up Fun Park is just three miles north in Seven Points, as well as Tip Top Bowling, restaurants, ice cream and pizza places, boat rentals and the Cedar Creek Brewery. Across the bridge in Gun Barrel City is a movie theater, restaurants and shopping.

South of us in Tool is The Pit MX BMX Bike Track. Just a bit further south in Trinidad is Triple N Ranch Winery and there are three or four more wineries within 45 minutes of our house.

There's a big grocery store, Brookline's, in Seven Points, just three miles north. And if you like flea markets, we have some in Tool and Seven Points. We're also only 40 miles from the huge and famous flea market in Canton, TX.

For more excitement, we're just an hour from Dallas, where you can explore museums, botanic gardens, zoos, see professional concerts, comedy clubs and sporting events and find epic shopping!

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