The WATERFRONT guest room has a bedside view of the Lake Erie sunrise. The view of the Maumee Bay is beautiful even in the winter. High Season: March thru October ~ Book NOW to save the date! Remember to save this listing in your favorites and share it with your friends. **Amenities: desk, sitting area, frig, & microwave. **Coffee & tea station. **Tilt back in the recliner & enjoy Netflix & Prime on the smart TV. **On Deck: Table & Chairs, Recliner & Rocker (Not available in winter.) Lakeside Cottage ~ We offer 10% & 15% OFF for 7 & 30 day stays. Because we take our guests health very seriously, we block time after each guest to allow us to deep clean & sanitize each guest room. *High Season: March thru October ~ Book NOW to save the date!* Remember to save this listing in your favorites and share it with your friends. Our beautiful home sits on Lake Erie's Maumee Bay. We love living here and we hope you do too even if it's just for a day or two. It's always our goal to provide our guests with a 5 star experience. We strive to create an atmosphere where you can relax & unwind. We want our guests to feel like this is their home away from home. *Included in the Lakeside Guest Room is a: Private deck~ You 15'x15' private deck is so close to the water it feels like you are hovering over the bay & it's just off your room. All "decked out" for the holidays. (Spring thru Fall we furnish it with table and chairs, outside recliner, & rocking chair) *Please note we require Airbnb to verify your ID, picture, phone, email, & payment method before we accept reservations. Be sure to upload your Government ID & Selfie Picture in your Airbnb profile.* Check in 5 p.m. ~ Check Out 10 a.m. *Mayfly celebration on Lake Erie marks the beginning of Summer and typically runs May - July. You never know how long they'll stay to visit or how many will show up for the party. The most important thing to know about mayflies is that while they look like a moth with a tail, they do NOT bite or sting. They tickle like a butterfly if they land on you but they can NOT hurt you. *The bedroom is upstairs but there is a hand railing going up the stairs. The other side of the stair case is completely open as shown in the pictures. We also decorate with a lot of glass. **(Unfortunately for this reason our home is not very suitable for children under the age of 6 or people who have trouble going up and down stairs.) *Parking ~ 1 car per reservation as we have very limited parking, parking is in our driveway. The largest vehicle we can accommodate is a double cab truck with 6' bed. Additional parking is available 2 houses down on 142nd Street. SWIMMING: 1. Maumee State Park (15 minutes away) has a great beach on Lake Erie & a man made lake with lovely beaches also. 2. Lunar Pier, MI is just North of us 12 Miles (about 15 minutes) they have a very nice beach. You must pay for parking. ****The rest of the house is shared space.**** *Bathroom~ Walk in Shower, No bath tub. 1st floor. (bedrooms on 2nd floor) We do our best to accommodate our guest’s bathroom schedule. If you have an event, work or travel plans, please let us know and we will work our schedule around yours. *We have a 2nd bedroom if you have 3-4 people in your group. Ask us about our Lakeside St. Guest Room availability. This is a perfect place to stay for so many reasons... *Girls Weekend (Ask about our wine, cheese & fruit tray) *Scrapbooking Weekend (ask about our private classes, must pre schedule) (Lake glass jewelry classes available also, must pre schedule) *Working locally needing a long term stay. (Traveling Dr.'s & Nurses, Refinery shut downs, etc.) ~~Discounts available when booking for a week or more~~ *Visiting family *Local sporting events (Walleye, Mudhens, UT Rockets, Lions, etc.) *We are centrally located to Detroit (1hr), Cleveland (2 hrs), Chicago (3 hrs), & Columbus (2.5 hrs). *Transportation routes: Detroit Airport (DTW)~45 min., AmTrak~15 min., Greyhound Bus~20 min., 80/90 Turn pike~20 min., Rte 75~5 min. **Be sure to check out our pictures for more local attractions... **Winter Events: -Toledo Zoo winter events, Lights before Christmas -Ice boat races -Ice fishing -Snowmobiling -Sledding -Ice skating **Live Entertainment -Stranahan Theater -Valentine Theater -Seagate Center -Huntington Center **Local Attractions - Imagination Station -Toledo Art Museum -Fireman & Police Museum -Metro Parks - YMCA -NW Ohio Wineries -Ballroom dance class & events -Birding -Hunting -Fishing ** Summer attractions - Lake Erie Islands - Cedar Point and soak City - African safari - free local boat, kayak & canoe launch - ProMedica party in the park concert series - butterfly house - local Yacht Club regattas - area fourth of July fireworks - area fairs & festivals -Hot Air Balloon Races & Festival -Memorial Day, Labor Day & Holiday Parade's & much much more. Our guests are welcome to use the common areas in our home. Feel free to make your favorite meal in the kitchen, grill up a steak on the waterfront patio, read a book or enjoy a meal on the back patio or just plain relax in the lakeside living room. When the breeze is blowing toward the lake you can light a fire and cook Smores in the fire pit. **We ask that you please clean up after yourself.** You can hand wash or use the dishwasher for any dishes used. If you need to do a load of laundry just let Shelly or Gee Gee know and they will show you how to set the dials. We both have busy schedules but we are glad to answer any questions you may have. We enjoy getting to know new people but we also know there are days when you just want to relax and unwind and don't really feel like visiting. People are welcome to relax in the common areas or their room or deck whatever makes them comfortable. Point Place - A peninsula between Lake Erie, Maumee Bay & Ottawa River that was once it's own summer community of fishing shacks and summer cottages annexed by Toledo. In many ways (The Point, as the locals call it) still functions as it's own little community. Point Place is a hodge podge of summer cottages turned into permanent all year around homes. The area is busy with the local yacht clubs hosting regattas. If you love fishing, boating, kayaking, amusement parks, water parks, museums, concerts, baseball, football, hockey, ballroom dancing, live plays... we have it. We are also centrally located to Detroit, Cleveland, & Chicago. All of which you can drive to or ride the AmTrak in just a few short hours. Most everyone uses their GPS to get around now a days but if you have any problems finding anything let us know and we will help you find it. If you don't have your own transportation. We do have a very well run public transit bus system (TARTA). There is a pick up just at the end of the street with 1st run before 6am. It is very inexpensive to ride and you can get just about anywhere in town or the surrounding suburbs you may want to go. Even though it is getting colder Toledo does have public bicycles throughout down town that you can use. Just look for the yellow bikes. There are also local Taxi's & Ubers. If you are wanting to travel farther we are only about 15 minutes away from the Toledo AmTrac station & 20 minutes from a Greyhound Bus Station. The closest airport’s, Detroit & Toledo are both about 45 minutes away *No smoking or Vaping anywhere on the property. *The bedroom is upstairs but there is a hand railing going up the stairs. The other side of the stair is completely open as shown in the pictures. We also decorate with a lot of glass. **(Unfortunately for this reason our home is not very suitable for children under the age of 6.) *Parking ~ 1 car per reservation as we have very limited parking. You may need to move your car to let hosts out of the garage. Mayfly celebration on Lake Erie marks the beginning of Summer and typically runs May - July. You never know how long they'll stay to visit or how many will show up for the party. -- You may have to brush them off your car. The most important thing to know about mayflies is that while they look like a moth with a tail, they do NOT bite or sting. They tickle like a butterfly if they land on you but they can NOT hurt you. They are drawn to the light and just like the mosquitos, flies, and other bugs they may enter the house when the doors or screens are opened. ****The rest of the house is shared space.**** *Bathroom~ Walk in Shower, No bathtub. 1st floor. (bedroom 2nd floor) We do our best to accommodate our guest’s bathroom schedule. If you have an event, work or travel plans, please let us know and we will work our schedule around yours. **We have just added a 2nd bedroom if you have 3-4 people in your group. Ask us about our West Side Guest Room** airbnbdotcom/h/lakesidetoledo **NEVER walk on the ice unless you have confirmed with local authorities that it is safe to walk on the ice. We are NOT authorities in ice safety. *Walk on the ice at your own risk. *Swim at your own risk. NO lifeguard on duty. *Fall is hunting season and you will hear gunshots across the water from the islands. No worries they are not close to us it just sounds that way.