The Bonnie Stuga

[Lake name] · northern Maine

Your week on the lake, done properly.

Loons at dawn, if you're up for it.

A [four]-bedroom cabin on [lake] in northern Maine, with a dock, kayaks, a hot tub on the deck and a woodstove for the cold months. Sleeps [8].

Check datesSee the cabin
[photo: the dock at dusk]
Sleeps [8][4] bedrooms[2] bathsHot tubDock & kayaksFire pitWoodstoveWi-Fi[Dogs by arrangement]

The cabin

Built for a full house and a slow week.

[four] bedrooms, [two] baths, a kitchen that can feed everyone, and a walkout basement for the rainy afternoon.

Everything in the cabin
[photo: the living room, woodstove lit]

Inside

A woodstove, a long table, and [a wall of windows] facing the water.

[photo: the primary bedroom]

Sleeping

[A king in the primary, queens in two more, and the bonus room over the garage for the kids.]

[photo: the deck and hot tub, lake behind]

The deck

The hot tub, the grill, and the best seat in the house for the loons.

[photo: fog on the lake, six in the morning]

The lake

Swim off the dock. Paddle to [the island]. Sit by the fire.

  • Two kayaks, [two paddleboards] and life jackets in every size
  • A dock for swimming, reading and doing nothing
  • A fire pit with the wood stacked for you
  • [Trails and a town] a short drive away
The lake and around

A year here

Open all four seasons, and they are four different places.

[photo: the dock in July]

Summer

Long days on the water. [Swimming by July], loons every evening, the grill going.

[photo: the hills in October]

Fall

The hills turn, the lake goes still, and the woodstove earns its keep.

[photo: the deck in snow, hot tub steaming]

Winter

Snow to the deck rail, the hot tub steaming, [snowshoes in the garage].

Spring is mud season. The rates say so.

From

$[320]/ night

Minimum [3] nights. [Weekly in July and August.]

Book direct and you deal with us, not a platform. Same house, [no service fee], and a person on the other end of the message.

Check dates
[photo: the hosts on the dock]

The hosts

The Bonnie Stuga is our family's place.

Scottish on one side, Swedish on the other, hence the name: bonnie for the lake, stuga for the cabin, and the "The" because Dad says it sounds like a person otherwise. [Two sentences from Mom and Dad about the house and why they share it.]

We're [a few hours] away and reachable all the time, and the house keeps an eye on itself in between. [Names]

Good to know

The practical part.

Check-in 4 pm, check-out 11 am

Your door code arrives [the day before] and works until check-out. No key to hand over.

Cameras outside only

Four cameras cover the driveway, front door, walkout and deck. None inside, and no microphones.

Quiet from 10 pm

Sound carries over water. The deck speaker turns itself down at ten.

A house, not a venue

No parties or events. [Dogs by arrangement.] Smoking outside, away from the deck.

Wi-Fi, TVs and a house tablet

[Fiber] Wi-Fi, Rokus in guest mode, and a tablet by the door with everything about the house.

Winter

The driveway is plowed. [Snow tires or all-wheel drive from December to March.]