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Gorgeous Lakefront Cottage, Private beach & Ice Fishing Shack🎣 45 min from Edm

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A lakeside outdoor seating area with Adirondack chairs, a fire pit, and a view of the lake and sunset.
A bedroom with a large bed, a nightstand, a dresser, a mirror, and a window with curtains.
A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a large island with bar stools, a refrigerator, and a microwave.
A modern kitchen with white cabinetry, a dining area with a wooden table set for six, and a living area with a sofa and a fireplace.
A modern living room with a fireplace, white furniture, and a television mounted above it.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Isle Lake
5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 16

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Dogs and cats allowed
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue

Explore the area

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Gainford, AB
  • Place, Isle Lake
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Wabamun Lake
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Place, Pembina River Provincial Park
    ‪24 min drive‬

Where you'll sleep

5 bedrooms (sleeps 16)

Bedroom 1

4 Single Beds

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds

Bedroom 4

2 Double Beds

Bedroom 5

1 King Bed

3 bathrooms

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Outdoor shower

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Gorgeous Lakefront Cottage, Private beach & Ice Fishing Shack🎣 45 min from Edm

Beautiful Cottage on Lake Isle with room for your whole family and friends to get away. Only 45 minutes from Edmonton. Great views from the massive two story deck.

Come and enjoy all the fun the lake has to offer. In summer you can go boating, fishing, hiking, and have a fire right next to the water! In winter you can go Ice fishing, sledding, or skating and come back and warm up in front of the wood burning fireplace while you watch a movie.

We have games, toboggans, books, and more!

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

Events allowed: family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats (limit 3 total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
Return outdoor furniture and indoor furniture to original spots.
Leave Duvets, cleaner with do that.
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 9644467
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
Parties and events (including family gatherings, birthday parties and weddings) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 60
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 and a first aid kit
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

Map
Gainford, AB

What's nearby

  • Isle Lake - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Wabamun Lake - 12 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Entwistle Outdoor Swimming Pool - 22 min drive - 25.5 km
  • Pembina River Provincial Park - 24 min drive - 26.1 km
  • Drayton Valley Omniplex - 53 min drive - 79.2 km

Restaurants

  • ‪RV Pub and Grill - ‬9 min drive
  • Village Kitchen
  • ‪Gainford - ‬9 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Gorgeous Lakefront Cottage, Private beach & Ice Fishing Shack🎣 45 min from Edm pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 3 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Gorgeous Lakefront Cottage, Private beach & Ice Fishing Shack🎣 45 min from Edm?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Gorgeous Lakefront Cottage, Private beach & Ice Fishing Shack🎣 45 min from Edm?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Gorgeous Lakefront Cottage, Private beach & Ice Fishing Shack🎣 45 min from Edm?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Gorgeous Lakefront Cottage, Private beach & Ice Fishing Shack🎣 45 min from Edm located?

Situated on the waterfront, this family-friendly holiday home is steps from Isle Lake and within 3 mi (5 km) of Wabamun Lake and Isle Lake Natural Area. Dussault Lake and Entwistle Outdoor Swimming Pool are also within 16 miles (25 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Absolutely fabulous! Such a quiet relaxing place with a view! Lots of room for everyone. Excellent place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was excellent. The outside of the house/decks could use a bath but other than that it was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great communication with the host.Cabin is a per listing. 2 bedrooms on main floor, 3 on lower floor. 2 living areas. 2 large decks and dock and beach. Location and house are great for families. This location was a mid-way point for a small family reunion. We are interested in returning again for the same style of gathering
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great amenities and responsive host. Would definitely rent again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
This property was the perfect place for an ice fishing weekend. The home was clean and beautifully decorated. It accommodated all of our friends and family comfortably. The hosts were amazing to deal with.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great.time!Check in was easy and the property was lovely with lots of room for all kinds of family fun!Kitchen had everything needed to enjoy family dining.
Wonderful sunsets and some great storm watching.
Lots of bird life. This was a pelican
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
House was beautiful!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great place

It was a great place to stay and enjoy a winter holiday!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Feb 2024
Thank you Becky!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
What a wonderful space to relax, cook, rest and be restored. We stayed for a girls get away and it is the perfect spot. I would highly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Ice Fishing Weekend

Great stay at the property for an ice fishing weekend with some friends!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our family all gets together once a year and this was the spot we picked this time. It was perfect. The outdoor patio had more than enough room for everyone to enjoy the last bit of summer together!! I would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Fishing Weekend!

The house was beautiful and the ice fishing shack was a nice treat!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

GREAT!

Fantastic stay. Place is super clean and has everything you would need. Nice renovations done. Owner communicated extremely well and was able to accommodate and early checkin. 10/10!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Feb 2025
Thank you Leam! We would love to host you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

A Short Getaway

Some friends and I stay in this beautiful home for two nights. The view of the water and the quiet and well appointed space made for a restful couple of days. We will certainly be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Oct 2024
Thank you Susan! We can’t wait to host you again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family get away

Lovely home with all the amenities and then some! Unfortunate timing with extreme lake water blue green algae but you cant control nature. Great place.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

An Amazing Place to Escape

I spent two days here with work colleagues. We enjoyed the large space to cook, eat and talk. The bedrooms are well appointed, beds are comfortable and the deck with the view was fabulous. We stayed in late September and had a great time. We will be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing Weekend

We spent the weekend at this amazing lake house with friends. We had a great time, the house is perfect for large groups. It was very clean, communication with the host was good and the check in and out process was simple. Will stay again! Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Family gathering

Communication was very good. Very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Dec 2022
We are so happy you had a wonderful stay! We welcome you and your family back to the Lakehouse anytime!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lake views, relaxation, & ice fishing

We had a wonderful experience staying at this gorgeous lakehouse. The host was so helpful and accommodating with the booking process and even left us a care package and bottle of Prosecco. The house had everything we needed and more. The ice fishing shack was a huge bonus and we all caught fish while comfortable and toasty warm. I would happily rent this place again in summer or winter.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jan 2023
Thank you Caroline, it was a pleasure to host you and your group! I'm so glad you had some good fishing as well! 🎣 We welcome yo back again in the future.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Lakehouse weekend fun

Great lake activities and view. Lots of amenities for family's. Kitchen was ok to cook in- could be more pots and basic cooking ingredients. Cleaniness of bed sheets and and upkeep not this best.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Aug 2023
I am so glad you enjoyed the beach and home! We also love it and the lake. I am sorry you were disappointed about kitchen supplies. We have stayed at many air bnb’s and we include way more supplies than other properties . I know you were disappointed about no lobster pot but you never asked in advance. We have spices, oils, coffee, an instapot, blender, muffin pans and so much more. Our sheets are cleaned to highest standard every time by our long term cleaner.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Lakefront at its best! This is perfect!

Lake front at its best ! A perfect spot for a family reunion - lots of sleeping options allowing privacy for all. The large open kitchen and dining area is a great gathering place. This place is loaded with gathering spots both inside and outside! There’s even a super fun little hideaway room that the kids love! There are upper and lower huge decks, a huge feature for us is the level grass area to play, and the big beautiful sandy area for kids to play. There is even a walkable long dock. The location for sunsets is the best. The ambience is luxurious with a very relaxed vibe. This is our second time here and Holly the host is lovely - easy to contact and so helpful. We love this place!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Christmas

Had a lovely family Christmas at the lake house. Host was very responsive and helpful. The property could use a deep clean (walls, furniture, etc.) and some of the linens could be replaced, but the kitchen was very well appointed and we had plenty of room for the 14 of us. All in all, a good experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Annual Family Weekend at the Lake

Every year we take a family weekend trip to a lake cabin to close off the summer together - our family consists of us, our four adult children and their husband and wives and our 3 grand children - this year we chose Lake Isle and rented this gorgeous Lakehouse - the house itself was wonderful - the kitchen had all we needed and the open floorplan let us all be together. The grandkids enjoyed the toy room and the beach toys and we all loved the fire pit each night - the bed rooms were nice and plenty of space we brought the kayaks and launched in off the deck- all in all it was a lovely family weekend and we’d definitely rent again. i’ve already recommended it to a friend for her family as well !
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Beautiful interior, well appointed, spacious, & generally clean conditions inside. Unhealthy beach and unsanitary yard play areas due to high amounts of animal feces that were not removed until evening of our last day. Also lake water was completely unsafe to even enter or swim due to high levels of blue-green algae. Public government-issued health warning about the lake was issued a month before but guests were never informed. This should be mandatory. Initial communication with hosts appeared helpful and responsive. As asked for by hosts in their welcome book, guests reported any issues upon arrival. This included the above exterior issues, as well as preexisting ones found such as cracked glass patio sections, broken arcade and play items, 3 empty propane tanks, and others. Some issues were addressed by hosts, others delayed, and some not taken care of or acknowledged at all. Spacious outdoor top patio with beautiful views was vital as it turned out to be only usable outdoor space due to poor beach and yard conditions. Overall a very good interior/patio vacation but not the pictured outside lakeside vacation promised in the property listing. Loss of use of the most important outdoor recreation areas seriously detracted from the expected vacation experience, which could have been resolved if areas cleaned immediately, and all guests should be warned & notified of known unsafe & unhealthy water conditions. Very beautiful inside but seriously missed the mark on outside care.
Lakeside area showing blue green algae and sandy beach area with uncleaned animal feces.
Well-appointed and spacious interior accommodations provided very comfortable areas for entertainment, dining, and sleeping.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Aug 2025
Thank you, Steve, for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re so glad you enjoyed the interior of our cottage and found it spacious, clean, and well-appointed. Regarding the lake conditions, Alberta Health does occasionally post seasonal blue-green algae advisories. These notices are precautionary in nature and state that algae may be present in certain areas and that swimmers should avoid visible blooms. There have been no visible blooms at Lake Isle this summer, and both residents and guests have continued to enjoy the lake safely. Conditions can change quickly depending on wind and weather, and unfortunately, that is outside of any property owner’s control. As for the propane tanks, they were not empty — the fire table was in working order. We provided detailed instructions, and the following guests were able to use it without issue. With respect to the outdoor areas, geese do occasionally wander through the yard as they do around the lake. We promptly sent our yard person to clean during your stay as soon as you raised the concern, even though the mess was caused by wildlife. All of the items you reported were acknowledged and addressed as quickly as possible. While we always strive to exceed expectations, it seemed that nothing short of a financial discount would have been satisfactory. We appreciate your comments and will continue to maintain both the home and outdoor spaces so that future guests can enjoy the full lakeside experience.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026

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