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Cottage Daze

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Terrace/patio
3 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Interior
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Smart TV

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 689 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
  • Outdoor space

Explore the area

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Clear Lake, IA
  • City Beach Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Surf Ballroom and Museum
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Clear Lake State Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Mason City, IA (MCW-Mason City Municipal)
    ‪5 min drive‬

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About this property

Entire place

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

Cottage Daze

Newly remodeled 3bd/2bth, just a few blocks from the lake, 9 minute walk to the beach and downtown. Entire lower half of duplex with private entrance to master bedroom. Outdoor space with wood burning firepit, gas grill, and multiple seating areas. Bedroom 1 & 2 each have a queen bed. Optional bedroom 3 has a queen murphy bed that will be set up upon request.
During your stay at this cottage, you're just a quick walk from City Beach Park. Features include laundry facilities. The cottage offers free WiFi and a kitchen.
  • Air-conditioned cottage with kitchen, washing machine, and 2 bathrooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • Within a 15-minute walk of City Beach Park and MercyOne Clear Lake Family Medicine
This cottage offers its guests barbecue grills and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock.

This Clear Lake cottage is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the cottage: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 3 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Living room

Entertainment

  • Smart TV

Outdoor areas

  • Firepit
  • Gas grill
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • On a lake

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)

General

  • Unit size: 955 square feet

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Rules

Quiet times are between 10pm - 8am

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account which will enable you to manage your booking.

Reviews

Cottage Daze Reviews

10

Exceptional

10/10

Cleanliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 31 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nancy C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Very nice property! It was clean, comfortable and convenient. We enjoyed the outdoor seating and fire pit. The host was responsive and easy to contact. We enjoyed it very much! Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Renee W.

Liked: Cleanliness
We love to be outside! We ate our meals in one outside area (and used the grill) and had evening fires in the other outside area. The inside was just as perfect. Great kitchen with everything we needed to make meals, nice to have two bathrooms as we had 6 adults for a couple of days and comfortable beds. Waking distance to downtown, the lake and swimming area. We loved everything about this place. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele p.

Liked: Cleanliness
We loved our cottage! It had everything we needed plus was close to the beach. Six-year-old grandson had a ball, especially when we made s’mores at the fire pit. We would love to stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Very clean, comfortable and nice touches to make it comfortable. Bedrooms are spaced apart which is nice for privacy and convenient when each guest may have different sleeping hours. Two outside patio areas and a few blocks to the lake
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jodi N.

Liked: Cleanliness
The Cottage has great outside space, is close to the water & downtown area.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joel C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cottage Daze is as quant as the pictures. It is so clean and comfortable. The outside sitting areas are perfect for coffee in the morning or s'mores by the fire in the evening. A very convenient walk to the beach, restaurants and shopping. We will definitely rent this darling cottage in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Absolutely Adorable! Beau made check in and check out extremely easy. Communication excellent! Dishes were amazing for cooking. And spotlessly clean cabin.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Val H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Papa's 70th

The property was wonderful for us! It was very clean, the welcome package of coffee, laundry detergent and dishwasher soap was perfect! We loved the bag game and the firepit! We will stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robin H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Really enjoyed the cottage. Would recommend it to anyone!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric L.

Liked: Cleanliness

Very clean and comfortable

The property exceeded our expectations. It is really well maintained and clean. There were a lot of small touches we didn't expect, like firewood ready to use in the fire pit and toys to play with at the beach. Beau was very attentive and checked in with us proactively to make sure we were doing well. We would stay here again.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

d m., Foley, Mn

Liked: Cleanliness

Enjoyed our stay

Well stocked with necessary items and plenty of towels. Really nice to supply little details to make it more convenient. Little fire pit was really great. Convenient to walk downtown or to the lake which we did every day. Description was exactly what it was and Beau was great with communication. We had no problems with anything there. Thanks!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Curtis S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Boys werkend

Nice quaint. Little cottage would stay there agsin
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alice G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Old friends

Easy to find, close to everything, check in and check out couldn’t be easier. I will probably be back!!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Clear Lake stay

Completely met our expectations! Thanks for the stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janann K.

Liked: Cleanliness

Girls - kites - shopping

It was a great weekend for a girls weekend out - saw the kites. Shopped. Ate. - this cottage was perfect.! And Beau was excellent host. Snowy weekend snd the drive and sidewalks always shoveled. I would recommend this house for anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Don M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Frozen Tundra

Stayed during the coldest day of the year but enjoyed playing board games and cards with our friends in the house. Separate bedrooms and two baths worked great to have some privacy at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great spot

We loved this place. Spotless and comfy. We’ll be back for sure!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Sister get together

This place is amazing. Host was very attentive Checked with me to make sure everything was ok. One of the smoke detectors started beeping cause the battery was low contacted host and someone came within a half hr. We will definitely stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kerry M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Wind stay

Place was very clean and set up met our needs. Was surprised the firepit was on the street side of the house on a busy street but there weren’t many cars and it worked out fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Cozey and warm

Corey, nicely remodeled, close to the lake and love the outside fire pit area!. Will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

kenneth r.

Liked: Cleanliness

Cottage Daze was awesome!

Larger than we thought it would be. Linens were top quality. Wished we were staying longer, just were there overnight!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martha & David H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family Time

It was a nice, comfortable, clean cottage. We enjoyed the outdoor seating area. The bedrooms were quiet and comfortable. We would come back if ever in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucy R.

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent location

This house was so perfect for us. We came to Clear Lake for the car cruise and car show. Location was perfect to walk downtown. We had one other couple with us and with each bedroom and bathrooms being on opposite ends of the house we slept great and did not bother each other. Lovely outdoor area! We would stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marybeth S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Furniture

The stay was great except you need a table with six chairs instead of the high-rise four and the big coffee table in front of the sofa it sleeps 6 so we expected 6 people could sit at a table to eat and play games
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brady G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Clean and newly renovated

We loved this rental. It was clean. Newly renovated. The owner even reached out to tell us we could check in a little early, which I thought was very thoughtful. He also checked in on us via email through our the stay to make sure all was good. I was very impressed with this rental. It had all of the things we needed like soap, detergent, and shampoo. I will definitely try and rent this house again. It also had lots of great outdoor seating, which we loved and took advantage of.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024