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Best location! Next door to full service marina and bar/restaurant.

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Oven, paper towels
Interior
Fireplace
Exterior
3 bedrooms, internet, bed sheets

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Marion, IL
  • Shawnee National Forest
    1 min walk
  • Lake of Egypt
    1 min walk
  • Ferne Clyffe State Park
    16 min drive
  • Marion, IL (MWA-Williamson County Regional)
    23 min drive

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About the neighborhood

Marion

With a stay at this vacation home in Marion, you'll be steps from Shawnee National Forest and Lake of Egypt. .This vacation home is 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Marion Carnegie Library and 8.5 mi (13.6 km) from Tower Square Plaza.

What's nearby

  • Shawnee National Forest - 1 min walk
  • Lake of Egypt - 1 min walk
  • Ferne Clyffe State Park - 16 min drive
  • Marion Cultural and Civic Center - 18 min drive
  • Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge - 18 min drive

Getting around

  • Carbondale Station - 37 min drive
  • Marion, IL (MWA-Williamson County Regional) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wendy's - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Katy-Lynn Winery and Distillery - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Big Blues Que - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Entire place

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

Best location! Next door to full service marina and bar/restaurant.

This lakefront property has a lot to offer! We are the perfect spot for your family weekend getaway, fishing trip with your buddies, or your week-long summer vacation. This property is within walking distance to Mack's Marina, the only full-service marina with a bar and restaurant (The Cross-Eyed Bear) on the water. They also offer pontoon rentals to complete your lake stay! Please visit macksmarina.com to reserve your pontoon.

This property has 3 bedrooms, 2 queen and 1 full size beds, 2 full bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, spacious living room with a Roku TV and short walk down the back yard to a new single covered boat dock with additional boat parking available!

We have a 6-person hot tub on the back patio and a fire pit in the back yard. (Firewood is available) Perfect for roasting hotdogs and making s'mores!

Kayaking is allowed, however we do not provide kayaks. If you like to swim, you can enjoy the 10ft deep water right off our dock.

We are in the heart of wine country with plenty of wineries to visit along the Shawnee Wine Trail. You can enjoy hiking, fishing, zip lining and so much more, all nearby!

We are also one of the few properties available to rent on the north side of the lake. That means that we have the best access to interstate 57 (4 minutes) and 10 minutes to downtown Marion. We are also 2 minutes from a Dollar General. Making it easy to grab anything extra that you might need for your stay.

Please message if you have any further questions! We look forward to having you!
Make yourself comfortable in this vacation home, which features a fireplace.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property manager

Chandler

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the house: Internet access

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Food and drink

  • Oven
  • Paper towels

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower

Living spaces

  • Fireplace
  • Living room

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
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

Best location! Next door to full service marina and bar/restaurant. Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 76 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 102 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 102 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Benjie F., USA, Missouri

Liked: Cleanliness
Great
Ours was a very last minute booking, but everything went well. The property manager was great and easy to work with. The house was as advertised. The outside could use a little work/clean up, but I really think it was because we were so last minute. We would definitely stay again. It was nice to be so close to the water and carry out from the marina restaurant was good and handy.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent location
Great location and easy to get to. House had everything we needed for our stay. View is exactly as shown in listing. Outdoor furniture was pretty sunbleached so sitting on chairs was a risk of falling through the seat.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Olarbell W., PEMBROKE TWP

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful lake property
Easy access to lake. Loved the covered dock. Living room furniture comfortable. We have stayed at other homes on the lake of egypt, and we would come back to this one. Was not moldy like some. Restaurant next door has good food. Was a little noisy at night because they had a concert, but was fine with us
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Dave B.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good property
This was a last minute rental for us. We've never stayed at this location in the last four years we've been vacationing at the Lake. But it is definitely in the running for next year. We all had a great time. The house is as described and very close to the water.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful Location!
This house had everything we needed for a girls weekend on the lake... boat dock, swim dock with ladder (bring rafts), hot tub, and restaurant next door. We will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda N.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome
Everything was great. The view was great and relaxing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Served us well
We were visiting family in the area and this home was right down the street. We mainly used it for showers and sleeping. We did not use many of the amenities due to the brief times in the house during our stay. The beds were comfortable and showers had great water pressure! Some of the house looks like it’s in need of a bit of repair but none of this got in the way of a nice stay. We had some trouble with entering the property due to an access code problem but it was quickly resolved — and this was 4th of July week so I was really happy to get such a quick reply and resolution to the issue! My only disappointment was the upstairs deck is peeling and pretty run down so we didn’t really use it to enjoy the wonderful views of the lake. This is minor in the scheme of things as overall everything was very good.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joe E.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fun without frills
We had fun at this location with 2 nice docks - 1 for swimming and 1 for your boat. House is basic, but everything is functional and you have what you need. Hot tub worked fine for us. Convenient to boat launch and restaurant. Kitchen only has basic items. Fire pit is in rough shape.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great lake vacation
Really nice place to stay on the lake!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kory R., Smithton, illinois

Liked: Cleanliness
Weekend getaway
The location is great, next to marina and place to eat. Only complaint is the geese on the docks.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenn T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lakefront Oasis
Cute house, right on the lake. Came down for college graduation, but seemed to spend more time at the house and lake thank anything else. House had every amenity needed, including a boat dock and electricity. On a whim decided to bring a boat along, and make a short vacation out of the trip. Looking forward to another trip down! Hopefully this house will be available on our next booking!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great lakeside property
It was really a great place and went smoothly. Thinking about coming back in the summer.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith G.

Liked: Cleanliness
New Lake
Great place to stay. Easy access to the lake. Great towels in bathrooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aaron F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome weekend on the lake
Location is awesome being right next door to the marina and having a nice dock was a huge plus too. Hot tub was nice. Fishing was a little screwed up due to the huge rain they had a few days before but we still caught several bluegill, crappie, and a few bass. Watersports and swimming was great in this lake. Only complaint about the house is that the bedroom with the sliding glass door stays about 5-10 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. One of our days we went to Ferne Clyffe State Park which is an awesome place to check out about 20 minutes away. Overall great trip!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Dawn G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good stay
Clean simple house close to the marina. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Hidden Gem!
This house is fairly priced compared to most nearby. It's lake front and has two docks, one with a swim ladder and the other is covered. The location is on a quiet cove, but only a few minutes idling away from the main channel. We liked being right nextdoor to Macks Marina for ease of launching and parking at the house dock. Inside the house is tastefully decorated and fully livable. All three bedrooms are on the second floor along with a bathroom. The lower level of the house has a living room, dining, eat in bar, kitchen, laundry and full restroom. We enjoyed sitting outside and grilling while our teens swam. The only thing I would like to see the owners change is the size of the three beds. They're all queens or maybe fulls. The bedrooms are big enough to have kings or add bunks. The teen boys ended up using the floor and a couch because they were too big to share the small beds. I would definitely rent again for my family of six, but we'd bring air mattresses.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Josh C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great lakefront lot
The place was very clean and had everything we needed. The hot tub was heated and ready to go when we arrived. The host was very accommodating and responded quickly. The lakefront lot is very flat all the way down to the water. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Brook R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good House, Poor Communication, Hot tub not working
Overall house was great but i cant give the property a great review bc of poor communication of owner and his apparent lack of care when we had an issue. I had contacted the owner before booking to make sure the hot tub was working, after reading some reviews that they had issues. I would be paying $300 more for the weekend to stay in his house vs a very similar one on the same lake d/t this one having a hot tub(as that was important to us). He said it was. He even sent me a message the day we were checking in saying that the hot tub would be ready for us on arrival. When we got there, it was not hot. We were disappointed after wanting to get in after a long day of hiking. My husband followed the electrical conduit and realized the breaker had flipped so he flipped it back, which turned it back on but it didnt heat up until the next evening. I notified the owner that it was in fact not hot, and he literally never replied to my message. Not even an apology. Honestly, we thought he should refund some of our money but would have been happy with even a simple apology. Nothing!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danielle B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing house!!!!
We stayed the weekend of October 21st and lucked out totally with super warm weather for our group of 4 celebrating birthdays. We really enjoyed fishing off the dock and hanging out by the fire. The house was SUPER clean! We ordered takeout from the Mexican restaurant that was walking distance next door at the marina, and it was very good food with large portions. Enjoyed the wine trail that was super close to the house too. Overall, we all give thumbs up and can't wait to come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Maria G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Shawnee get away
This home provides good rest and relaxation. The hot tub was especially appreciated after hiking the nearby trails in Shawnee. The beds and kitchen were all that we needed to recharge for the next day of exploring. Owner indicated he doesn’t provide check-in information until 1 hour prior when I reached him by phone 4 hours prior since I had not heard anything since notified of instant booking. There were no problems. This is just a heads up if you are a planner like me.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ashley V., Peoria,il

Liked: Cleanliness
So fun!
Darling cabin right on the lake! We loved our stay and cannot wait to come back. The cabin had everything we needed. The boat dock was great for fishing and parking our boat. The hot tub was a amazing! Just perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chyanne R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Greatocation
We knew this was close to Mack’s Marina where we planned to rent a boat but we didn’t realize it was right next door. We were able to walk to get the boat then pull it up on the boat slip with the house. The convenience of loading and unloading from the house and not needing a vehicle was awesome!! Plus the marina had any last minute needs and a Mexican restaurant which was also very convenient!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022