Fall is BEAUTIFUL @ LAKE Francis! Winter Specials, flexible, inquire!

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Sunroom overlooking the lake with double fireplace

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Wonderful

5 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 143600 sq ft

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Dryer
Fireplace
Beach view
Washer
Kitchen
Parking available

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Elysian, MN

Sakatah Lake State Park
‪16 min drive‬
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
‪26 min drive‬
Minnesota State University
‪28 min drive‬
Mankato, MN (MKT-Mankato Regional)
‪25 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1 - Main Level Master

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2 - Main Level

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3 - Main Level

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4 - Lower Level Suite

2 Queen Beds

Bedroom 5 - Lower Level Suite

2 Queen Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1 - Master Bath

Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3 - Lower Level

Toilet

Bathroom 4 - Lower Level

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 5 - Lower Level

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Office

Dining area

About this property

Lake Francis is set up exclusively for my family, friends, and guests! It is designed for a family retreat on 5 private acres. The property has 5 bedrooms including: Main Level Master Suite w/ King Bed. 2 Main Level Queen Bedrooms, and 2 Lower Level Private Suites - each with 2 Queen Beds! Lake Francis accommodates up to 14 guests. The open floor plan allows for amazing views of Wagner's Bay and the new deck provides endless evening sunsets. The property is fully furnished and includes Satellite TV and Wi-Fi. The property has 5 bathrooms, fully equipped brand new Kitchen, Dining room table, additional 6' table, Living Rm, and lower level walk out Den. Only an hour drive from the Twin Cities. This property will give you that true getaway experience from the hustle and bustle of your hectic lives. There are plenty of fun things to see and do in neighboring Elysian! There is a peacefulness here that is priceless and being able to get a small town feel so close to home is exactly what sold us on this property. It can't be beat!

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English, Japanese

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit one pet total)

Dogs only $150 pet fee required.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Please smoke outside and dispose of butts properly

Only registered guests allowed on property.

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

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, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Elysian

Located in Elysian, this cabin is on the beach. Cinemark River Hills Mall Movies 8 and Chankaska Creek Ranch & Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Le Sueur County Fairgrounds and WOW Zone Family Entertainment Center. Travelling with kids? Consider Drive A Tank, or check out an event or a game at Taylor Center. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Elysian, MN

What's nearby

Sakatah Lake State Park - 16 min drive - 17.8 km
WOW Zone Family Entertainment Center - 23 min drive - 27.3 km
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center - 26 min drive - 32.6 km
Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato - 27 min drive - 28.0 km
Minnesota State University - 28 min drive - 32.7 km

Restaurants

‪Casey's General Store - ‬8 min drive
‪The Boatlanding Restaurant & Resort - ‬11 min drive
‪The Thirsty Beaver - ‬8 min drive
‪Fischers Corner Bar - ‬8 min drive
‪Tucker's Tavern - ‬8 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Fall is BEAUTIFUL @ LAKE Francis! Winter Specials, flexible, inquire! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at Fall is BEAUTIFUL @ LAKE Francis! Winter Specials, flexible, inquire! ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Fall is BEAUTIFUL @ LAKE Francis! Winter Specials, flexible, inquire! ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Fall is BEAUTIFUL @ LAKE Francis! Winter Specials, flexible, inquire! located?

This Elysian cabin is on the beach, 5.4 mi (8.8 km) from Lake Tetonka, and within 12 mi (20 km) of Murphy Wildlife Management Area and Sabre Lake. Sakatah Lake and Sakatah Lake State Park are also within 12 miles (20 km).

9.2

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8.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Tracy C.

29 Mar 2025

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

Very enjoyable!

This house is perfect if you’re just wanting to relax with plenty of space! The view is spectacular! We loved having the canoes and paddles provided in our stay. It’s well-stocked and nicely furnished.

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

9 Feb 2025

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

A Great weekend again

We have stayed here in the past and love the home layout and accommodations. We are very happy it is available again. Working with Chris is the best.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

wendy b.

2 Feb 2025

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

Fishing trip

Very roomy...a few repairs are needed...example sliding doors ...supplied well...easy to get in on arrival

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcy L.

7 Jan 2025

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

Great place!

Property is spacious and stocked well. I brought a few items that usually aren't at VRBOs and they were all there. The owner was incredibly kind. We hop we can stay there again.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katherine V.

9 Oct 2024

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

Annual Family Cabin Trip

This property is awesome for large groups! Lots of space to spread out, well stocked, and Chris is wonderful to work with.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda S.

3 Oct 2024

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

Beautiful comfortable cabin on the lake

This is a fabulous place for a family getaway. The property is wonderful, very comfortable and spacious. The host provides all the comforts of home. The lake is gorgeous. great fishing and so relaxing. We all agreed that we will be back and have highly recommended to friends and family.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Liz W.

22 Sept 2024

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

Wedding Weekend

The Elysian area is beautiful. This was a large house on a lake and gave us the chance to have good quality time together, make breakfasts together, etc. House is larger than it appears from the outside. The new Wi-Fi there was superfast, so good connectivity. We had a good time with family!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda A.

5 Aug 2024

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

Family vacation

We had a great time at the lake house. We had plenty of room-bedrooms & bathrooms. The lake was nice for fishing but a bit weedy for swimming close to the shore line. The yard could use a bit of maintenance-but we were not particular and it had rained the majority of the summer. Overall I would highly recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph M.

26 Feb 2024

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

Great location

The house had plenty of room for me and my 8 friends (and 5 bathrooms helps a lot). The lot is semi-secluded with a big yard on the lake. This was the second time we have stayed there and will definitely be going back.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

David V.

2 Jul 2023

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

Great Place

Clean, spacious, easy access to water, and owner was very accomodating.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Katherine V.

12 Oct 2023

Liked: Check-in, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Annual family get together

This property works well for our large groug(14) everyone can be together but plenty of space for quiet time as needed.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kyle S.

2 Feb 2023

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

Perfect

The place was amazing. Right off the lake with plenty of bedrooms and beds for everyone!

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robyn W.

24 Jul 2023

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

Great Weekend

The house on Lake Francis was perfect for our large family. The proximity from the house to the lake was ideal. We rented the pontoon and the lake was great for fishing. Would stay again!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Garrett S., Bondurant

4 Jun 2023

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

Good time in Elysian

Great place for a group hangout. Most of the bedrooms had ensuite bathrooms which was great for the "own space" feel. The flat back yard surrounded by trees made the time spent out there enjoyable even with higher temperatures and few clouds.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Dave W.

7 Aug 2023

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

Annual Family Vacation

Enjoyed our change in venue for our annual family vacation with kids and grand-kids. House worked out great with plenty of room and the beach was great for the little ones. Felt dock could be improved and more water activities for the older kids (movable dock or lily-pad) due to the shallowness of the lake. Overall a good time had by all.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rod K.

20 Sept 2023

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

Lake Francis house

This was a quiet clean relaxing place. Just what we needed while attending a family member in hospice. We highly recommend this home away for any guests looking for peace and quiet, enjoying nature, and having a lot of room to spread out and live. Stay off your devices and look at the lake!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick K., Eau Claire, WI USA

6 Sept 2023

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

Family Gathering

It is a very nice house in a great location. On the north end of the lake with one house on the east side and woods on the west. Very private part of the lake. The lake was very nice, one of the best lakes for water quality in the area. Fishing was good for bass, northern and panfish. Already rented it again for next year.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kelly H.

26 Dec 2021

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

Family (4 generations) Christmas Visit

Great location, plenty of room for our entire family. Could use a little maintenance and update. If not familiar with well water/septic system, heads up on the smell/odor of the water.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Barbara S.

27 Sept 2023

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

Disliked: Cleanliness

Cleanliness’s

Mattresses in terrible condition, tvs did not work very dirty under beds uncomfortable furniture dirty vents no toilet paper. Would not recommend

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Paulette k.

1 Oct 2019

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Beautiful layout for a large group

Needs a good cleaning. Updated, more comfortable furniture and beds. I feel like we should be refunded our cleaning fee because before using the refrigerator and bathrooms we needed to clean them. This is a nice house and nice layout for a large group, but really needs cleaning and updating.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Sally M.

7 Aug 2017

Overall property was nice, cleaning????

This house was built in 2015 and the pictures looked gorgeous! I had high expectations for the condition and cleanliness of the home. I an sure the owner would be disappointed at the housekeeping. The floors were not cleaned under the beds, kitchen floor not scrubbed, and many carpet stains on a very nice carpet. Also we paid extra to rent the pontoon boat but the canopy was broken which limited the amount of time we could be out on the lake.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

David K.

30 Jul 2022

Liked: Check-in, location

Not exactly what we were expecting for the price charged

We are veterans at renting houses so we have have had a lot of prior rentals to compare this property too. Pros: The house is spacious and set in a peaceful location over the lake plenty of bathrooms the lake is beautiful and we enjoyed taking the pontoon boat out everyday (not included in the basic rental) The owner seemed nice enough and checked in with us via text from time to time it was great to observe all the wildlife from the deck Cons: In general, we felt that the property was overpriced compared to other houses we have rented. Beds were uncomfortable. No separate climate controls for downstairs so it was 10 degrees colder down there at all times--not comfortable! The internet was limited--which should have been advertized--we had a few disappointed young adults who were frustrated by the imposed limit--as a consequence, they had something less than a wonderful time. There was a nasty sulfur smell from the well water and the Brita filter on the kitchen tap was expired. There was construction next door which woke us up early several of the days we stayed there. Very irritating and not conducive to a restful stay at all. The blinds in the two downstairs were in poor repair and we were unable to block light sufficiently to not be awakened at first light. Several of the rooms had overhead lighting only which is less than ideal. A few bedside/ table lamps would have been nice Despite the sizable cleaning fee, the house had dirt and dust in a few places although in general it wasn't too bad in most of the house. The general state of maintenance seemed poor--there were shims over the living room picture window that seemed very DIY/ doors to the patio/deck and the downstairs bedroom were broken and either difficult to close or impossible to lock/ some of the plumbing was improperly installed--again, DIY. One towel per person seemed really chintzy for a rental of this price and the bed covers seemed thin and cheap. The dishwasher did not work. There were no instructions as to where to pontoon key was, how to operate the boat or the lift although we did figure everything out eventually. All in all, though there were reasons to commend the house, we did not feel we got our money's worth and would not recommend at the price we paid.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Jim S.

11 Apr 2025

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

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris L.

21 Dec 2024

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Debra V.

8 Oct 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

About the host

Hosted by Guest House Mn

Lake Francis is a wonderful property under professional management.

Why they chose this property

My daughters love to watch all the wildlife Lake Francis and Elysian has to offer. The fishing is FUN and the house gives you the true "Up North" feel. It is the perfect place to find peace and refuge from our hectic lives: 25 Miles to Interstate 35 W, Direct Lake Shore on Spring Fed Lake Francis, amazing views from deck and throughout the home, Singing Hills Bike Trail, Mankato 20 min, MSU 20 min, Gustavous 15min, Bethany 20min, Great Fishing, Great Hunting, Snowmobile Trails, Scrapbooking/Girl's Weekend, Fire Pit, Local restaurants and bars!

What makes this property unique

The location is amazing!! One hour from the Twin Cities, 20 minutes to Mankato and absolutely beautiful with a 30 mile paved bike trail and to many lakes to list. We truly feel our guest will have a wonderful family experience.

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English, Japanese

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Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1 - Main Level Master

Bedroom 2 - Main Level

Bedroom 3 - Main Level

Bedroom 4 - Lower Level Suite

Bedroom 5 - Lower Level Suite

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1 - Master Bath

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3 - Lower Level

Bathroom 4 - Lower Level

Bathroom 5 - Lower Level

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