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Lakefront Cottage Sleeps 6

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A two-story house with a covered porch, multiple windows, and a well-maintained garden.
A dining room with a glass table surrounded by wicker chairs, a wall clock, and a chandelier.
A room with a wooden ceiling, a yellow wall, and large windows. There is a red sofa, a beige armchair, and a yellow ottoman.
A kitchen with white cabinets, a tiled backsplash, a window with a teal valance, a stove, and a refrigerator.
A living room with a sofa, armchair, and coffee table, a dining area with a table and chairs, and a ceiling fan.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits

    Top-rated for families.

  • Centrally-located

    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Internet
  • Refrigerator
  • Onsite parking available

Explore the area

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Manteno, IL
  • Place, Northfield Square Mall
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Cinemark Bourbonnais Movies 10
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Olivet Nazarene University
    ‪10 min drive‬

Where you'll sleep

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden

About this property

Lakefront Cottage Sleeps 6

Special winter rates through February '24!
Cousins Cottage is an adorable 3 bedroom cottage located on the lake in small town Manteno. Pure relaxation - you can enjoy fishing, swimming and a local beach. Within walking distance to coffee shops, restaurants, gym, grocery store, parks and walking path. We are located on I-57 close to ONU, Bourbonnais , Bradley, Kankakee & Peotone and just a 45 minute drive from Chicago's Magnificent Mile.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 11:00 AM

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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

We offer paddle boats and fishing is good!

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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

Violation of rules, noise, illegal activities will result in immediate eviction.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 768291vb
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
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Manteno

Located in Manteno, this cottage is on a lake. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Kankakee River State Park and Perry Farm Park, while Kankakee Railroad Museum and B. Harley Bradley House are cultural highlights. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Route 66 Raceway or Chicagoland Speedway. Power boating, fishing and swimming offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling nearby.
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Manteno, IL

What's nearby

  • Northfield Square Mall - 8 min drive - 13.9 km
  • Cinemark Bourbonnais Movies 10 - 8 min drive - 13.9 km
  • Olivet Nazarene University - 10 min drive - 16.9 km
  • Perry Farm Park - 12 min drive - 17.6 km
  • Kankakee County Convention & Visitor Bureau - 13 min drive - 23.6 km

Getting around

  • Kankakee Station - 18 min drive
  • Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Panera Bread - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Mayberry Junction - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Circle K - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Lakefront Cottage Sleeps 6 pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Lakefront Cottage Sleeps 6 ?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Lakefront Cottage Sleeps 6 ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Lakefront Cottage Sleeps 6 ?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Lakefront Cottage Sleeps 6 located?

Situated on a lake, this cottage is within 9 miles (15 km) of Northfield Square Mall, Olivet Nazarene University and Perry Farm Park. Kankakee County Convention & Visitor Bureau and Kankakee Railroad Museum are also within 16 miles (25 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 64 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 64 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 64 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 64 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 64 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Warm and welcoming cottage. Perfect spot and lovely little town. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect place! Cozy and comfortable! Hosts were very responsive and make the best banana bread!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Property was perfect. Clean and beautiful home. Great location. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful lake house!!! I could have not found a better place to stay! This house had everything you need, clean, near everything in town and lots in walking distance! Most gracious hosts and so helpful! Bring on the lake was so relaxing and enjoyable, I didn’t want to leave!! I recommend cousins cottage to everyone and am so thankful I came across it!!!
Stayed 19 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was a perfect place for our daughter’s graduation weekend from Olivet. The entire family enjoyed the fishing and the relaxing atmosphere. Plenty of room to celebrate the occasion. Neighbors invited us to fish off there dock too. Downtown is beautiful. We enjoyed the Mexican restaurant, PJ’s ice cream and The Well coffee shop. Also enjoyed the Manteno Nazarene church service.
The Lake view.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review of our vacation rental! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay! Rondy & Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our plan was a get away for some R & R and Cousins Cottage was the perfect place to do it! From watching movies on TV to the fabulous fishing just out the back door, it was great! Everything was clean and decorated just lovely! We briefly met Annette when we arrived, and she brought home made banana bread for us. It was amazing and perfect with our coffee at breakfast! There is a grocery store in town and Walmart and Aldi are just a short drive away. Downtown Manteno is walkable from the house and it’s very cute! We plan to book Cousins Cottage again when we can get away for a few days. I’m in Florida so I’d love to go and see snow! Thank you Annette for everything! We will see you again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Absolutely wonderful

The location was exactly as advertised and local community was very nice and welcoming
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome home

Great little cottage. Clean, cozy, and the water view was very scenic. Definitely will book again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Thank you!

This was a great stay for our group. The host was very kind and professional. Everything was comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2026
Thank you for your review! We hope you will return to Manteno. Rondy & Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Very Nice Experience

Excellent property! If you need a place to stay in Manteno, I would highly recommend it!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Dec 2022
Steve, we appreciate your 5 star recommendation! We hope you will stay with us again. Thank you so much! Annette and Rondy
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful, comfortable home and yard!!

Friendly, warm hostess and host!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2020
Thank you, Mary Ellen, for choosing Cousins Cottage for your stay. We appreciate our guests! Rondy and Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful!

Great property! Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Dec 2022
Margie, you are a wonderful guest! Thank you for your top notch review. We hope you will return again. Rondy and Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent lakefront home

Very enjoyable and all was covered great.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 July 2023
Thank you Diane! We hope you'll visit again. Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful weekend

In town for ONU graduation and it was a perfect retreat with all of the busyness of the weekend. The banana bread was a thoughtful added touch of ‘welcome.’
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Welcoming

When we first arrived, it felt very welcoming and very cozy. The rooms were very nice and the banana nut bread was phenomenal I will say! my friends and I had a great time staying.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Graduation get away

We were in town for daughter’s graduation from OLIVET and couldn’t have found a more perfect place.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2026
Thank you for much for your great review! Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Kayaking Vacation

This charming little cottage on the lake makes a great home base for all the wonderful activities and towns around Manteno. It is also a great place to hang out with great fishing and a lovely fire pit with a beautiful view of the lake. This is our 3rd summer staying here and it always feels like home thanks to Rondy and Annette!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Grandmas 95 Birthday

It was perfect place to catch up with my mother and sister from Florida. The place was very clean and had that at home comfortable feel. Would love to book it again next year.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 July 2023
Many thanks for your wonderful review, Christine! We hope to see you again. Annette and Rondy
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Second stay was even better than the first!

We had a great time during our stay! The property was clean and well stocked. Everything we needed was available. Fishing right in the backyard was a blast and my children loved it. This is the second time we have stayed here, and would absolutely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Dec 2022
Thank you, Donald! We re so glad you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to your next visit! Annette and Rondy
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Clean & peaceful

Quaint property in a small peaceful town. Property was clean and the listing description was accurate. View of the lake in the backyard was very peaceful and soothing. And less than an hour away from the big city. Definitely will rent again the next time we are up this way!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome!

Awesome!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

COZY COTTAGE

This is our second time staying at the cottage. We enjoyed being so close to downtown and took advantage of walking downtown to the RECHARGE COFFEE BAR. Loved being there! Thank you. Owners are great!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Mar 2020
Barton, Thank you for being our guests! We are very glad you enjoyed your visit ....and our coffee bar! Rondy and Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful, quiet fishing

The weekend was perfect. We were able to have a nice fire the first night, the fish were biting, and the house was a perfect size for everyone to have their own space but also be comfy together. Thank you again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Dec 2022
Jacqui, thank you for choosing Cousins Cottage for your getaway on the lake! We appreciate your wonderful review and hope you will come to Manteno again. It's guests like you who make us realize how rewarding it is to offer our cottages on Lake Manteno. Thank you! Annette
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We arrived to the house with a surprise on the kitchen counter . An amazing banana nut bread made by Annette 😁 The house
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect for Family Time!

Instead of staying at hotel, we opted to stay a VRBO. The Cousin's Cottage was perfect for our family. We could still participate in the Family Weekend HOCO events at Olivet but then spend our evenings together, around a table, playing games and relaxing, grilling out. We took advantage of a nice morning, sitting by the lake drinking our coffee. It was very enjoyable. There were plenty of beds for all our family members and we all got a good nights sleep!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2026
Thank you again for choosing our rental! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay! Rondy & Annette

About the host

Hosted by Annette LaMore

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We have lived in Manteno all of our lives. Annette grew up on Lakeview Drive and knows the area and the lake very well. She spent her summers as a lifeguard when she was in high school. Rondy worked at his dad's gas station on Main Street. in fact, Rondy and Annette met at the gas station when she was 16 and he was 19. She pulled in to the pump to get gas for the first time after getting her driver's license. Rondy was working that day! There was an instant attraction between them. They broke up with the people they were going with and started dating. The rest is history!

Why they chose this property

Cousins Cottage is named for Annette's cousins who also lived on the lake at 71 W 5th. The cousins used to play in the backyard together. When their family moved to the other side of town the house was sold. Forty years later, when the house went up for sale, Rondy and Annette decided to purchase it and have been renting it out since.

What makes this property unique

Fishing is fun on Lake Manteno. Paddleboats are even more fun! You will enjoy the beauty of nature and all the wildllife you'll see. We have ducks, geese, turtles, frogs, lots of fish, many different kinds of birds including heron and hawks. Rabbits and squirrels love it here too!

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