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Home on sunset lake. 3Bed/3Bath.

Lakefront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Front and Driveway
Large yard with fire pit
Detached Deck with view of lake
TV with Internet for streaming Live TV
Dining

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 6171.9 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

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Aitkin, MN
  • Place, Farm Island Lake
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Bay Lake
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, The Lakes
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Airport, Brainerd, MN (BRD-Brainerd Lakes Regional)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Living Room

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Home on sunset lake. 3Bed/3Bath.

This three bedroom cabin has an understated charm with over 100 foot of lake front on Sunset lake. This includes use of a 3 bedroom cabin and detached garage. The two main Bedrooms each have private bathrooms and include a shower. Their is also a 1/2 Bath near the kitchen. Bedroom one has a king log bed with memory foam mattress, bathroom with Jacuzzi tub and shower. Bedroom two has a queen size log bed and bathroom with shower and tub. Bedroom three has queen bed. The four season porch allows for great outdoor feel rain or shine. The cabin has a dock and pontoon lift. The lake has a very basic boat launch area so it stays very quiet compared to big name lakes. Don't let that fool you it still has good fishing and some deep holes.

The shoreline is mostly grass held back by rocks. It is about a 1.5 feet over the rocks into 1.5' water. Rocks are softball to football size. The middle of the dock is 4' deep with sand/gravel bottom. End of the dock is about 5' with cabbage weed and small lily pads. The lake is crystal clear water.

The cabin is located only 4 miles from the landing on farm island lake. 14 miles from Garrison and 25 miles from Brainard. It's a short 25 min drive down to the Grand Casino on Mille Lacs.

Includes use of peddel boat and one kayak.
Fire wood provided.

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Smoking outside only
The house uses a septic tank so, please do not flush anything you can throw in the garbage such as Kleenex, feminine hygiene products, or paper towels
Please be aware I do have 2 security cameras on the exterior of the house.
No firearms or fireworks are allowed to be discarged on the property.

Important information

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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
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 and a deadlock

About the area

Aitkin

Located in Aitkin, this holiday home is on a lake. The Lakes and Traditions at Cuyuna Falls Mini Golf are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Mississippi River and Farm Island Lake Wildlife Management Area. Travelling with kids? Consider Northern Pacific Depot and Aitkin County Fairgrounds. Looking to get your feet wet? Water tubing, fishing and swimming adventures can be found near the property.
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Aitkin, MN

What's nearby

  • Farm Island Lake - 5 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Bay Lake - 8 min drive - 4.3 km
  • The Lakes - 12 min drive - 8.7 km
  • Mille Lacs Lake - 18 min drive - 20.1 km
  • Traditions at Cuyuna Falls Mini Golf - 21 min drive - 14.8 km

Getting around

  • Brainerd, MN (BRD-Brainerd Lakes Regional) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Deerstand Restaurant and Bar - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪The Joint - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪White Oak Grill - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Lonesome Pine Restaurant and Bar - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Coach's Corner - ‬19 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Home on sunset lake. 3Bed/3Bath. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Home on sunset lake. 3Bed/3Bath. ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Home on sunset lake. 3Bed/3Bath. ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Home on sunset lake. 3Bed/3Bath. located?

This family-friendly Aitkin holiday home is located on a lake, 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Farm Island Lake, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Farm Island Lake Wildlife Management Area and Bay Lake. Bird Island and Mallard Lake are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 30 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 30 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 30 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John M.

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

Great Lake view property

We thoroughly enjoyed the Lakehouse with a view. Matt was a great host.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Enjoyed this property!

We enjoyed staying at this property. Having the use of the pontoon was a bonus. We have corresponded with Matt regarding the pontoon and it appears he is working on fixing the issues we brought up. Otherwise everything was great. We would stay there again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Location is very family friendly. In addition to the 3 bed/3 bath the kitchen was quite large, with lots of utensils for food prep. Dining/living room are large for family gathering. Lots of games and a bumper pool table for entertainment. Nice outside sitting area around fire pit. Great views of the lake, with easy access to the kayak, pedal boat and pontoon, if needed. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
When we arrived, we did see some lack of cleanliness. There was a half empty coke can and an empty beer bottle on the washing machine. And there were ripped and stained dish towels in the drawers.However, after a curious, first impression, everything else was awesome! This cabin is beautiful and amazing! The Wi-Fi was strong! And the accommodations were really quite awesome!We took the advantage of renting the pontoon for the week. It was quite inexpensive and, to be honest, we could see why. It is a slow motor, and the pontoon itself is old and has not had a lot of updates done. It was not in very good shape.HOWEVER! It was very inexpensive to rent for the week and it was worth every penny! It started up every single time we took it out! We were out on the water every single day, either fishing or swimming or both. Several times a day. Our experience with this cabin would have been good, but the Pontoon made it Exceptional! This lake is small, but full of fish! My son caught the the biggest crappie I’ve seen!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Crystal E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice cabin, great yard, peaceful lake!! Matt is a wonderful host and extremely responsive. He went out of his way to mail us a very special stuffed animal back that we had forgotten when we left his place (free of charge even). Thank you Matt, we will definitely be back!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

JANE S.

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

Wonderful Week on Sunset Lake

Quiet location, wonderful screened 3-season porch in which to enjoy breakfast coffee and play cards and games with family, beautiful large kitchen to prepare meals and a fun "log" dining room table and chairs. Would like to suggest adding a towel bar/hooks in each of the two bathrooms to hang wet towels. The shower floor in the king-bedroom bathroom is very slippery when wet...would suggest adding a mat or some of those non slip shower strips/stickers to solve that issue. The pontoon boat was an added bonus, even though our fishing endeavors resulted only in catching very small northerns and bass, which kept our "fisher-man" well entertained. All in all, a wonderful week, and I would definitely be interested in returning.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Todd G.

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

Todd

Very nice property—plenty of room to play yard games and nice fire pit. Great location. Good fishing right off the dock. Recommend renting the pontoon-it was nice to take cruises.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Debra T.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication

Annual Minnesota Fishing Trip

#1) owner MUST Must!!!!!!!!get a better cleaning crew as our first impression was a toilet brush in a dirty toilet and then I proceeded to clean the other 2 toilets as they were disgustingly dirty. We live on a pond ourselves so understand that any home near water can have spiders but the master bedroom was crawling everywhere with them! Changed beds after 1 night due to bites received. Place had been partially cleaned and refrig was spotless ( could tell as it was still wet from being cleaned and fresh food in garbage deposal.) Kitchen has extremely!!!! Limited pots and pans—- 1 lid for assorted 3 skillets /2 pots( except for 2 large “ lobster pots “— on a fresh water lake?? #2 Pontoon had not been touched as it had wet trash and moldy life jackets under the filthy ripped seats. #3 Found out day before we arrived that we needed to bring bottled water after asked host for more info 3 weeks prior as we would be in area the week prior and would appreciate any instructions/ info. No—- I am NOT new to MN lake life as we have been coming for years—- this is first time in July instead of September and our usual unairconditioned place was not available. Only plus —neighbors and the lake are wonderful people and fantastic beautiful lake!!- also grill works great Yes we did take pictures!! Would make a fantastic place if more attention to basic!!! Details of daily life in addition to a clean ref
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

AJ G.

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

Nice Property and location

Property was very nice with great location on private lake. House is on water with big backyard for games/hang out. The cabin is open with spacious rooms. Two bedrooms had full baths which was great. Would recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey M.

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

Nice place near many outdoor activities

Matt is a good host, responsive. Good setup for family, group of 4-6
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael H.

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

Family vacation

Cabin was awesome, rooms were very good size. Loved how big the kitchen was. The lake was clear and had a lot of success fishing. Good size yard to play games. Also not to far from town as well.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Bobbi F.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Good but could be better . . .

The house is large with plenty of room and bathrooms. The use of the pontoon was a plus along with the paddleboat. The small beach is perfect for kids and the fishing from the dock is amazing!!! The location is close to the Twin Cities and close to Aitkin. Our only disappointment was that the house, the pontoon, and the paddleboat were not clean. Power washing the house and boats and doing a thorough cleaning of the other surfaces would go a long way to making this an amazing place to stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Lisa D.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Quiet and beautiful lake sunsets

Host was helpful when reaching out to him. The pontoon and paddle boat were a definite must. We also really enjoyed the bumper pool table in the screened in porch. Thankful host informed me a day or two in advanced to bring water along for drinking etc… the water does have a. But if a smell to it. It is well water —I wouldn’t drink it. Grocery store is pretty close by. Loved the lake. It was beautiful. Only a couple things that could be improved on. Living room Furniture and bedding need updating. Old furniture doesn’t invite me to want to lounge on it. Cleanliness— needed a little more attention to cob webs throughout the house and the guest bathroom had garbage in the trash can and didn’t appear to have been cleaned prior to our stay. We also had some issues w the internet. My husband reached out to the owner but problem remained unsolved ( I’m assuming it was out of his control). Tried resetting the router but didn’t have success in making it better. Kitchen could use a griddle and maybe a few more pots/pans. Other wise it is stocked pretty well.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Tom L.

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

Great place

Perfect place to spend time away from the day to day. Fishing is fantastic if you like the fish the lake has many of. Love the quiet
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shelley B.

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

Great get away

The cabin is spacious and clean. Beds are comfortable. We enjoyed the screened in porch alot. Aitkin had fun shops and good restaurants, especially the Roadside Cafe. We enjoyed fishing on the pontoon and many fish were caught. It is quiet and peaceful!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shelly S.

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

Nice quiet lake

Nice property good location quiet lake. Pontoon was a definite plus
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Joy H., west metro, MN

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

Sunset view on Sunset Lake

Communication with Matt was great, he always replied in a timely manner. Upon arriving at the house, it looked like nobody had lived there in a long time. The house was very dusty, the entry and all sidewalks were covered in dirt and pine needles. Nothing we can't sweep off ourselves, but just thought it could have been ready for us. Same with the kayak and paddle boat, full or webs, pine needles and dirt. The house had ample room and we were able to all have our own space, but still all be together at the same time. The kitchen was well stocked with everything you need. The master bed is rock hard if you like that sort of thing. The bunk beds felt like they were going to collapse at any moment so the kid assigned to the top bunk ended up sleeping on the floor. Maybe just an issue of needing the screws tightened. The bedrooms were all a nice size, enough room to add dressers. The lake is very clean and clear. The little sand beach area was nice to launch our kayaks and paddleboards. Dinner with a sunset view is always a plus.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Larry C.

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

Beautiful sunsets and very quite.

The property is very nice as described. Fishing is good. and the sunsets are great. The only reason we didn't give it a 5 was that we were looking for property closer to Crosby.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jeff R., Waverly, MN

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

Nice home on Private lake

We had a great family vacation. Fishing was very good. Bumper pool and the electric "pedal boat" were a big hit with our teenage kids. Would love to stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kari F.

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

Great getaway

We enjoyed our stay here. Very relaxing,! Matt was very responsive when we had a question. The yard was big and could play many different yard games. The cabin had many nice touches like bottled water, chocolates, and soap in every bathroom! Would stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Great cabin

This was a very nice cabin to stay for the weekend and it would have been a perfect getaway for a longer vacation. The area was very quiet and relaxing. The only problem was the lake water was too cold for a swim!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Jill C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our Time in MN

Overall a nice place to stay. Location on Sunset Lake is great and within 2 hours of many other locations in MN for day trips.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joni K.

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

Perfect weekend get-away

Property was exactly as described. Quiet, lakefront, with gorgeous leaves in splendid fall colors. Beds were comfortable which was a huge plus! Hope to return during the summer.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Bill R.

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

Guys river fishing trip

The house was a great place for us to spend our evenings sharing our daily fishing experiences and pics. The house was clean and had more than enough room for the 4 of us. Great kitchen that was well supplied. We will definitely consider staying here next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Julie F.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Lake Views & Fishing!

Matt's place on Sunset Lake has spectacular views of the lake and provides a very comfortable setting for a couple or group get away. The home has large rooms and modern amenities. We spent our time in the pontoon on the lake, grilling out, playing yard games and enjoying evening fires. We really appreciated that the yard was sprayed, and we could enjoy it without the nusiance of mosquitos! While there are close neighbors on both sides of the property, the setting was private. Matt was very responsive to any questions or concerns. We had a great stay here!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

About the host

Hosted by Matt Besser

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Why they chose this property

Great fishing lake, less boat traffic.

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English
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