Great place! I even got homemade chicken noodle soup... yeah! I can defiantly recommend it.

What a great environment, just a stones throw from the city of Bemidji yet out in the country with no real close neighbors. I got to see some real nice wildlife within a 1/2 mile of the residents, being an avid outdoors man, this fit my style. Everyone we made contact with was more then welcoming us to there city. Extremely friendly people. We had 2 trucks with 2 boats and an additional car using the property every day with more then enough room to get in and out. I like the renovation & creativity Phil put into the place it gives off a soothing feeling during your stay. We made great use of the outdoor patio as well as the grill and ladder ball game. I HIGHLY recommend you give them a try. Thank You again Phil & Michelle.

Phil & Michelle go above & beyond to make guest feel welcome from complementary s'mores supplies & access to a patio & grill to the beautiful, warm decor.

Such a wonderful apartment with gracious hosts. Wish we had more time to enjoy the patio, chickens and beautiful garden!

The apartment (appears to be nicely converted from a garage?) was lovely, with some unique decorating touches including an old piano - headboard conversion. The beds were very comfortable. My son enjoyed the smores ingredients that were provided, and I enjoyed the selection of tea and coffee. Guest should be aware that the home is rural and there are free range chickens and roosters which tend to start their day fairly early. The owner's dog and cat were both very friendly when we met them outside as well.

Best Airbnb hosts we have ever had. Michelle responded immediately to any inquiries we had. The living space was perfect for us. The beds were super comfortable and we were provided with everything we needed. My kids loved Bjorn, the family dog, and Phil was extremely friendly and showed my kids the newly hatched chicks. We loved interacting with the hosts. They were respectful and gave us privacy. Such a nice place to stay. We will be back!

Attention to details. They knew we were arriving late and tried to assist us with that. All facilities like the laundry were easy to use. I grew up near wildlife and a farm, so there is the sounds of chickens, but I enjoyed it. All the rooms are nicely done, not filled up on used Ikea bits.

Phil and Michelle were great. I traveled with my family which included a 21mth old and 6 week old. We had everything we needed during our stay and it was great to have a yard and full kitchen! It is super close to downtown and the state park. The beds are high but super comfortable and the space stayed nice and cool during our stay.

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at Tricia and Franks apartment by the lake! It was clean, quiet, and they were both very accommodating! Would recommend to any weary travelers!

Tricia was more than accommodating. She made our arrival time easy. I would recommend Tricia's place to anyone. Comfy bed and friendly cats.

very accommodating, we had a great stay.

Interesting, unique apartment which faces Lake Bemidji. I enjoyed spending the night there, the friendly cats, the warm atmosmphere and welcome from Tricia!

Tricia's place is very comfortable so is the bed. Her location is near the lake and a few blocks from "downtown". She is quick to answer questions if you have any. Check-in was easy, cats are very cute!

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Tricia was great! I was a little worried about the cat hair and she made sure that there wasn't one piece in the room. The room stayed cool even with out AC due to fans and a great breeze that comes from the lake. It is on busy road but it that didn't bother me as I sleep with white noise. The room is also much more spacious then the photo it is an "L" shape so plenty of space.

This airbnb was a great value. The house is in a great location. Tricia and her husband made me feel welcome.

Mike and Jo are very nice hosts. They live in a charming old house. We appreciated their hospitality!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Bemidji! The lake was gorgeous and the neighborhood very safe. We came and went at all hours of the day and night and they were very hospitable in working with that! I would stay here again if I come back.

The location is ideal for visiting Bemidji State University. I went on a run this morning and literally 1 mile to the north was Diamond Point Park and 1/2 mile to the south were the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe. The space is nice and as described. There was an odor of traditional Chinese cooking when you enter the house and leave the guest area. There is no solid door separating the guest area from the kitchen; separation/privacy is provided by a hanging curtain. I never felt it was an issue, but it does allow some sound to carry. Communication was prompt and accurate. Parking was good for a single car or a couple of motorcycles. Mark and Josefina were quite willing to help and interact, but I was on a timeline.

The quaint space off the kitchen was perfect for an easy weekend for two. With a bedroom and a parlor, there was plenty of room to relax. The bathroom was just outside the bedroom door. The bed was plenty warm for a -15 degree day in Bemidji

I stayed with Jo and her family for 8 weeks from Jan-Mar and I could not have found a better place to stay in Bemidji! It's walking distance to downtown, and has a beautiful view of the lake! The house is wonderfully historic, that being said if you can't appreciate immaculate wood flooring, a hand held shower and chandeliers in every room this is not the listing for you! The bed is super comfortable, and the parlor was exactly what I needed to make/store food while I was there. I was welcomed into a home and found a second family, I will miss staying with them very much! I recommend this listing to ANYONE who needs to stay in Bemidji Short or Long term.

A beautiful home! Very comfortable stay and the location couldn't have been better.

Cool historic house with lots of quaint original features and a good amount of space in the guest suite. Location is convenient to downtown, university and parks. Hosts were friendly but also conscious of giving guests privacy.

This house was absolutely beautiful and comfortable for our weekend stay. The lake view is beautiful and it is located near downtown Bemidji so it is easy to get around. Highly recommended!

Great location right the lake, Jim made us feel vey welcome and this house was very clean with all amenities we needed. I would recommend this to anyone. Hopefully rebook for next year. Thanks Jim!

We spent 4 days at Jim and Mary Kay's lake home. The home was very clean and comfortable. Jim checked in with us before, during, and after our stay. He provided boat rental options, which was very helpful. We enjoyed relaxing on the deck, fishing from the dock, watching the eagles, and sitting around the campfire. There are great places to bike around Bemidji, and we loved our visit to Itasca State Park. I highly recommend renting this home.

This house is perfect. Very clean. There is plenty of bedding, comfortable beds, lots of kitchen items, comfortable living space, and lots of space to sit and play games. LOVE the lake, it is so clear and calm. It was perfect for every water sport. Campfire ring and plenty of chairs! Large yard to play yard games also. We will be coming back!

Highly recommended! Beautiful home with a great view and great location!!!

Great location. Enjoyed our time with friends and family at the lake.

So pleased with this spacious, welcoming home. It was perfect for our needs: privacy, relaxation, and room for our family to be comfortable. Nature didn't disappoint either, viewing the wildlife, and the sunrise and near super moon over the lake was glorious! Can't wait for a return visit!

The place was perfect for our family and our needs! And plenty of room!!

The house was beautiful! Open, spacious, lots of rooms - more than we ever expected! The value of the stay is more than worth it! The view was amazing, all of the natural light throughout makes the space feel so cozy! We will definitely be back again!

Great views, spacious home, lovely fireplace, very hospitable host. We were welcomed to fudge treats upon walking in, which made our daughters 19th birthday extra special! Nice quiet area, short walking distance to park and stores. Our dogs loved being on the lake!

Very spacious and open upstairs and down. We ice fished right out the back door and caught a few perch. Plenty of bedrooms and we had everything we needed in the kitchen! Overall a great stay!

This spot was really nice! The neighborhood is quiet, safe and pleasant as well as close to the University which was the focus of our trip! So that was really nice to stay in a spot that wasn't too far away from most of what we came for! As for the house, it was really clean, spacious, and we'll heated! It was well stocked with kitchen utensils and had towels and shampoos! It's really nice stepping out on the deck in the heart morning! Would love to stay again in the summer when the dock is out!

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The house is in a great location... within city limits and right on the lake. It was quiet and spacious. We had a group of nine and all had our own corner of the house. We enjoyed sitting on the deck in the morning, using the fire put in the evening, fishing from the dock and using the paddle board. Will was easy to communicate with and answered any questions. He even met us at a restaurant in Bemidji to return a hat that we had left behind. We had a great great time!

The place is charming and very quiet. Only the loons can be heard at night. It is a romantic spot. I felt safe and very well taken care of.

Laura's suite was perfection. Beautiful hideaway and spotless accommodations. Loons greeted us in the morning. Eager to return.

The description was accurate. I only met the hose once when we got there around 10:30 pm. She was very nice and explained how the whole thing worked (My first time using this service) . The key was in a lockbox. The room was clean and welcoming. Clean sheets and towels were provided ad well as pots, pans, silverware, and dishes. There was a small fridge and a coffee maker in the room. The room did get a bit warm at night (summer time) but it did have ceiling fans. The land around was very nice and there was a peer leading into the lake/river. We had a good experience there and I would recommend it to others. It is about 15 minutes into anywhere to get a bite to eat so bring food or eat before.

Accurate descriptions, prompt response to inquiries.

This place was very clean and private. Easy to get into and a great place for the money.

The Bunkhouse Suite was everything Laura said it was. We were 4 adults and we were able to be very comfortable with the a apartment. Up that far North the evenings cool off just beautifully so there is o need for A/C. I am looking forward to our next trip

We loved our stay. Great hosts, the location was perfect for a quiet winter weekend getaway, the kitchen was stocked with everything we needed to prepare simple meals (even made cinnamon rolls!). We would definitely return!

An incredibly quiet and private place with a sweet dog and chickens. My boys loved having the outdoors immediately available. The bunkhouse is a very clean and efficient use of space. Perfectly sized for three. And the hosts are very kind and easy to work with.

The home is very spacious and inviting. With being close to town, one can drive a few minutes to any type of store/restaurant.

This is a peaceful, simple and rustic place. You cook outside and use the bathroom outside, so it's a lot like camping, but the cabin is a sweet space and the solar lighting was really helpful. The river is actually a lake/technically a part of the Mississippi too, so that's good to know. Overall, we appreciated how loved this cabin is and how flexible Terry was on check-in/out times.

Cabin itself is beautiful! Very clean, very charming. It was also fun being able to go kayaking and using the canoe.

Loons, an eagle, a great blue heron... the river, water lilies, and a quiet place to sleep. Who could ask for more?

Great spot! We canoed up to the dam and then walked across the Mississippi right after the dam! There is a great swimming hole about a five to ten minute paddle. The cabin is pretty close to Bemidji, but feels very remote.

I really enjoyed my stay in this sweet little cabin. Explored the lake and river in the kayak that was left by the dock and saw a lot of ducks and eagles. In the evening I had a fire and heard the loons calling. A very quiet and peaceful setting. Loved the loft where I slept. I highly recommend this place!

Very comfortable small.cabin. Beautulo Beautiful location. Let the wind rock you to sleep! Great for those wanting a taste of the simple life without all the technology. Wonderful hostess!

We had a fantastic time at Terry's cabin. It was everything we wanted and more.

This cabin is so nice and has that 'new cabin wood smell' that I never knew existed! Terry showed us around to give us the lay of the land and even had some fresh veggies that we enjoyed. There was a tremendous thunderstorm our first night but we stayed cozy in the loft and enjoyed a canoe ride the next morning where we saw a bald eagle. Space is completely as described, all the good bits of camping in the woods but without a lot of the less fun bits!

Best place in that area!

Had great view of the lake and the fire pit was great.

Great cabin, great fishing and lake and great host!

It was a nice lake. When booking this cabin we were hoping for some privacy (to escape from others and spend time with just us). The cabins ended up being pretty close together with only community areas (bonfire/beach) and not able to just have our own space and at times it seemed to be "taken over" by other cabins. The cabin seemed like it wasn't rented in a while. We probably wouldn't come back, only due to wanting more seclusion and privacy to do our own thing.

Great place for kids.

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Great cabin with a huge amount of sleeping space for a few people. We enjoyed relaxing right on the water. Weather wasn't great for being outside too much or kayaking but there is a great little beach with kayaks, canoes and private fishing docks if needed. Thanks again, Lori!

A great camping experience! A quick 15 minute drive from downtown Bemidji, beautiful location, beautiful scenery. A great "glamping" experience. We loved that the yurt had a ceiling fan to help with air flow- great idea! We would love to stay at John's yurt again on our next trip to Bemidji.

This was a really great yurt! First time sleeping in a yurt and this one had just the right balance of comfort while still feeling rustic. Loved it and hope to return next Fall!

What a beautiful and special space. It was just the respite that we were hoping for. Loved the wood stove, the quiet and the landscape. John was incredibly generous and helpful.

This yurt is a cozy, charming, absolutely enchanting place! We were happy to find a guitar with all six strings intact; and the strings of lights around the top of the walls add such beautiful ambience. It was SO nice curling up in the comfy loveseat with my book & a glass of wine while my husband played the guitar. Remember, though, that it is about a 20-yard walk to the outhouse; but a cleaner outhouse I have never before encountered -- really! There is no “outhouse” smell whatsoever! A headlamp, however, would have been handy for older people who make late-night treks. The airbed was plenty high, so getting in and out was no problem. We were lucky to be there on a clear night, and wow! The stars were absolutely magnificent way out here in this secluded, rustic spot away from city lights.

Great rustic yurt! Enjoyed the quiet & nature sounds all around, was fully stocked with everything we needed. Enjoyed the twinkle lighting inside the yurt. Comfortable air mattress & bedding. Would stay again!

This is a great place to relax and unwind after a nice day of hiking in and around the state parks. I will be back again for another yurting adventure at johns place!

This little place was excellent! Very quiet, and relaxing. The stars are incredible this far up north. Super cozy! we will definitely be back again.

John has seen to sweet little details, such as LED lights to illuminate the path to the out buildings and kitchen items such as coffee, tea and water set up to pour into a kitchen sink. Loved the atmosphere of the place!

Shhh! Dont tell anybody. I wish this place could be kept secret just for me! If you are looking for peace, quiet, great outdoors, clean, comfortable family vacation this is it! The owners took great care in this property and helping us to enjoy ourselves. We packed as if we were camping with nothing but this place has everything, just add family and food and you are in for a treat!

If you are looking for a quiet north woods getaway on a beautiful lake in a nice family friendly environment we highly recommend it! Heidi and Mark were very friendly and accommodating. This house is very nice and nicely furnished. The view from the deck and dock is amazing. We had great luck fishing catching bluegill, crappie, and northern pike. We also spent a great deal of time kayaking and swimming. It's a beautiful setting and we would like to return.

Welcoming, clean and comfortable cabin. Amazing view from the deck. Great Lake for swimming, fishing and relaxing. Peaceful and serene lake- very quiet.

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This place has great space for an extended family with plenty of comfortable beds, a large and well appointed kitchen, and lake access without an excess of weeds. It also has a ton of personality with the owners paying homage to their roots and family.

The perfect getaway. Annie thought of pretty much everything. Bathroom is beautiful, beds comfy, so peaceful inside and out, golf carts were fun to toodle around the grounds. Hope for more time there next time so we can use the fire pit with wonderful built in seats and hike the trails. Annie and Jeff are very, very kind and looked after our specific situation well. We will be back!

Catie and Al had a sign on the front of the property welcoming us and pointing us in the direction of the place we would stay - the yurt! The yurt was tucked away - a 3 minute walk - behind their home and studio space, garden, and "greenhouse" (which was actually our shower spot). Attached to their home is a screened porch with a fridge, grill, and breakfast supplies. We planned to use the fridge to store perishables for cooking and let Catie know in advance that we planned to do camp fire cooking. Catie was kind enough to find a grate to put on top of the fire and even had coals going for us when we arrived. In the breakfast nook, they had milk and cereal for us, as well as bread from a local bakery. They had out a water heater which they diligently refilled. Al and Catie were very responsive: when we noticed the fridge wasn't working in the breakfast nook, we sent them a quick message and they replaced it over night, even moving our food over to the new fridge. The yurt was stocked with wood for the fireplace and the fire circle outside had a stack of wood as well. The outhouse was clean and fresh. We used the nearby library as a place to store our cooking supplies. Clean water was available in the yurt and in a bottle outside as well. We used the provided map to plan some excursions, heading up to the Big Bog State Park on Upper Red Lake and, on our way home, down to Itasca State Park (both highly recommended). There were woods and paths to walk around in on site as well, and we did spend some time exploring the available space. As Catie and Al advertised, this is clearly an artist's space. Sculptures are poking out from many nooks and crannies, as well as a number of vehicles and other scraps we imagined were waiting to be turned into a new sculpture. We didn't get to meet Catie, but Al couldn't have been nicer or more accommodating.

Really enjoyed our brief time at this lovely Yurt. Amazing and friendly hosts! Loved the "Welcome Oscar" personal touch at the front gate and the fire Catie had already started for us. We were met by Al as we came onto the property and he showed us around. The place is littered with amazing art and sculptures! The green house bath house is one of the most unique and charming structures I have encountered. My wife Anna took a relaxing late night bath that was welcome after the previous 2 days of camping. All in all, an amazing place to stay. Look forward to our next opportunity to do so again!

Loved everything about the stay! It was exactly as described, and so relaxing.

What a once in a life time experience!!! Very remote and so peaceful, it was nice to unwind from a stressful drive at our stay in the Yurt. More amazing is all the art that is all over the property. The pieces were so beautiful to look at, I would have loved to have bought some piece to take home with me. Next trip for sure............

We had a great time! If you want a unique stay, stay in a yurt! Catie wasn't around while we were there, but Al was and he is fun and inviting as well as their Malemute doggo Nabeshna (?)

Amazing! Care had a welcome sign at the entrap with my name on it. She also had cute direction signs to guide me to the yurt. It was clean, warm, wonderfully decorated, and private. It was my first time staying in a yurt and I couldn't have been more pleased. It was for one night but I swear I haven't slept so well in weeks. I'm only sorry I didn't get to meet Cate but Al was wonderful. I recommend.

We couldn't have had a better weekend at the yurt! We had everything we could have needed, including fresh water and plenty of blankets. It is truly a little oasis, and we plan to come back in the not-so-distant future. We didn't get a chance to meet Catie, but Al couldn't have been more pleasant and accommodating -- we also got a chance to explore his studio which was a treat as well. Don't forget to explore the woods on their property!

This place has magic in it. A truly enticing and welcoming site the scene is out of a movie and the beauty of it all will not soon be forgotten. From the vibrant colors and plush textiles of the yurt to the warm cozy library and wonderful fire pit, we've returned for four summers in a row now because we simply can't get enough. If you find yourself in northern Minnesota this stop is a MUST!

Accurate and pleasant. Highly recommended.

Very pleased with the room provided! Very close to Paul and Babe the Big Blue Ox!

Josefina and her family are friendly, accommodating and communicative host. They stocked the fridge with breakfast food and plenty of tea and coffee options. The space is clean and the bed is very comfortable. The room is just as described, spacious enough to even host friends over. I love having everything all in one big room. The studio room and bathroom are very private. Their location can't be beaten, and I had one of the nicest morning walk along the lake. As an added bonus, even though it was a hot summer day, as hot as Bemidji can possibly get, this room in the basement is very cool! I also opt for the Chinese breakfast option, being a Chinese myself, her food reminded me of home and my mom's cooking. It sure could be a fun cultural experience for anyone, as well as a delicious and healthy home made meal.

A great location right on the lake, an easy walk to downtown Bemidji, and a local park that happened to be hosting a big Dragon Boat Festival. Josefina and her husband were very helpful and friendly, obviously taking pride in the service they offer, voluntarily refunding us part of our stay because the air mattress they provided for our daughter ended up having a bad leak in it.

Josefina and Micheal were wonderful host. Thank you again.

A very spacious room with just the right breakfast items for me and a very comfortable bed. The location is excellent - walking distance to the heart of downtown, right next to the lake and close to the main park. I took in the Dragon Boat Races and Corn Hole competition before dining at Fozzie's BBQ. A very good eatery with dirt cheap drinks and super-friendly owner and staff.

The host was very helpful and accommodating. The room is very large; the bed is very comfortable and there is a lovely kitchenette. The room is in the basement but the decorations and special touches the host has added to the room make it a very warm and welcoming place to stay.

Great place to stay. Josefina was very welcoming.